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Quote by Georg Brandes
But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse o

But when I was twelve years old I caught my first strong glimpse of one of the fundamental forces of existence, whose votary I was destined to be for life – namely, Beauty. – Georg Brandes

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My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it. – Georg Brandes

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Friendship
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Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior. – Georg Brandes

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Imagination
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But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my nineteenth year. – Georg Brandes

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Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole. – Leon Battista Alberti

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Im just glad I was able to return to some of that innocence and beauty I had as a child when I started my own family, and my children brought me back some of that spirit. – Angelina Jolie

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The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw. – Havelock Ellis

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I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete. – Linda Evangelista

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I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. – Dalai Lama

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We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us. – Sir Winston Churchill

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That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God. – Albert Einstein

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You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests. – Arne Jacobsen

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