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Quote by Julien Benda
I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning mans future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring. – Julien Benda

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And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died. – Julien Benda

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History
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Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace. – Julien Benda

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Fear
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Im sure that there are reasonable people that had some reasonable projections about the future of New Orleans, but none of those could include not trying to rebuild the city and make it better than it was before. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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AARP knows the future is bright for a generation thats going to remain healthy and vital for 10, 20, 30, 40 more years. AARP has the information and resources people need throughout their process of reinvention. – Jane Pauley

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Future

I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the films future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become. – Donald Pleasence

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Future

Prediction is very difficult, especially if its about the future. – Niels Bohr

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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. – Russian Proverb

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Let nature be in your yard. – Greg Peterson, www.urbanfarm.org [Said during Urban Farm tour, 2014 March 22nd,

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If this word “music” is sacred and reserved for eighteenth and nineteenth century instruments, we can substitute a more meaningful term: organization of sound. – John Cage

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A lot of me is very up, and you have to have light and shade. They are both important and you have to be able to balance them. You have to admit that sadness is part of you and that it enriches you. I use it in my work. – Imelda Staunton

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work