"It's always coldest before the warm."

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"Our security and strength, in the last analysis, directly depend on the security and strength of others, and that is why our military and economic assistance plays such a key role in enabling those wh…"

— John F. Kennedy

Politics

#war

"Between the first and second Passover John and Christ baptized together, till the imprisonment of John, which was four months before the second. Then Christ began to preach, and call his disciples; an…"

— Isaac Newton

Mathematics1934–2014

#time

"No greater mistake can be made than to imagine that what has been written latest is always the more correct; that what is written later on is an improvement on what was written previously; and that ev…"

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Philosophy1788–1860

#change

"I’ve always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do is be honest with themselves and make the art they want to make. …"

— Jeff Koons

Art1955

#truth