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Quote by Arthur Balfour
Man, so far as natural science by itself is able to teach us, is n

Man, so far as natural science by itself is able to teach us, is no longer the final cause of the universe, the Heaven-descended heir of all the ages. His very existence is an accident, his story a brief and transitory episode in the life of one of the meanest of the planets. – Arthur Balfour

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The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. – Arthur Balfour

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I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. Speaking Of Winston Churchill – Arthur Balfour

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The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. – Arthur Balfour

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After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say I want to see the manager. – William S. Burroughs

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I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal. He it is who notes that individuality which is the seal of the weakness of our race. My soul has wings, but the brutal jailer is strict. – Eugene Delacroix

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The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy system which is never a complete structure; never static; is in perpetual inner self-construction and self-destruction; we destroy in order to make it new. – Norman O. Brown

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My skull, my eyes, my nose three times, my jaw, my shoulder, my chest, two fingers, a knee, everything from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. Listing what body parts he has broken – Jackie Chan

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Ill keep on acting til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I havent lost my enthusiasm yet! – Robert Duvall

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I almost always do things that I like, in some form or fashion. Every once in awhile that means that I dont think the script is any good and I dont have any trust in the people, but the film is shooting in Sri Lanka, or somewhere like that, so Im going. – Billy Campbell

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