Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The eye sees what it brings the power to see. - Thomas Carlyle

The eye sees what it brings the power to see. – Thomas Carlyle

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The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. – Thomas Carlyle

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I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but Im not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, whats been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character. – Nicole Kidman

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Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. – George Bernard Shaw

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There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. – Erich Fromm

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