"It was Homer who gave laws to the artist."

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“When men differ in any matter of belief, let them meet each other manfully.”

“It was Homer who inspired the poet.”

“When the fight thickens the captain says, "Steady, boys;" and it is their steadiness which pulls the soldiers through. Fitful soldiers are rarely useful ones. That is our great need to-day, steady Christians — men and women you can count on. Many Christians are like intermittent springs. They flow to-day — to-morrow you cannot get a thimbleful of religious activity out of the dried channel of their lives.”

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"Kelly Osbourne: "I've always been a huge, huge, huge fan of Madonna, but it completely changed my whole opinion of her -- made me like her even more once I met Lola because she's done a fantastic job …"

— Madonna (entertainer)

Music1958

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"Terrorism is not justified with anything, but it’s explained with everything."

— Jorge Majfud

Education1969

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"Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So here I stand, one girl among many. I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice…"

— Malala Yousafzai

Social Activism1997

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"When groups like ISIL seek to rally our young people to their poisonous cause, it can offer them a sense of belonging that they can lack here at home, leaving them more susceptible to radicalisation a…"

— David Cameron

Politics1933–2012

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