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Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr
Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to

Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to another. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime therefore we must be saved by hope. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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I hope to find the roles that are age appropriate but not yearning to be younger, or parenting ad nauseam. – Debra Winger

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I think a child should be allowed to take his fathers or mothers name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction. – James Joyce

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We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory. – Theodore Bikel

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A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment. – Liz Carpenter

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