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Quote by George Washington
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. – George Washington

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I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandmans cares. – George Washington

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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. – George Washington

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Education
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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it. – George Washington

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Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy. – Karl Marx

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The standpoint of the man who relies on religious experience for capturing Reality must always remain individual and incommunicable. – Muhammad Iqbal

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To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear Gods responses. – Charles Stanley

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Experience

I think experience will teach you a combination of liberalism and conservatism. We have to be progressive and at the same time we have to retain values. We have to hold onto the past as we explore the future. – Oliver Stone

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Experience

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Ive made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes. – Henry Rollins

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A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples. – Alexander Haig

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But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives. – Joan D. Vinge

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Its also reflective of a young persons religion or faith in that its highly charged with sacramental imagery and with country imagery, because I was in the seminary for so many years in the country. – Daniel Berrigan

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