Quote by Robert Hall
In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. – Robert Hall

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Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall

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History
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Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy. – Robert Hall

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Health
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War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall

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Every time you dont follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness. – Shakti Gawain

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power

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people. – George W. Bush

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power

You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow. – Jack Black

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power

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think. – Toni Morrison

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power

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Since the majority of me
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