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Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
Albert Einstein
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth; and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive.
Leland Stanford 
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The need for some venture of faith still remains; one must stake one's life upon something.
Henry Norris Russell
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The future of the world, dependent as it is upon atomic energy, requires more understanding and knowledge about the atom.
Willard Libby
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Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
Saint Basil
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
Langston Hughes
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Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.
Augustine Birrell
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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
Paul Simon
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Found everybody in a terrible state of excitement on account of the enemy's advance upon this place.
John Buford
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