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“The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof.”

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“Poverty was an ornament on a learned man like a red ribbon on a white horse”

“Without comprehension, the immigrant would forever remain shut—a stranger in America. Until America can release the heart as well as train the hand of the immigrant, he would forever remain driven back upon himself, corroded by the very richness of the unused gifts within his soul.”

“Give a beggar a dime and he'll bless you. Give him a dollar and he'll curse you for withholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty is a bag with a hole at the bottom.”

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"As far as vocal preparation goes, it’s really an interesting thing for such a fragile instrument and using it properly is like walking a tightrope. I have learned not to do extensive warm-ups. It’s re…"

— Davey Havok

Music1975

#knowledge

"o law, written or unwritten, can be understood without a full knowledge of the facts out of which it arises, and to which it is to be applied."

— Louis Brandeis

Law1856–1941

#knowledge

"He's the quietest little fellow you ever saw. He makes the least fuss of any man you ever knew. I believe he had been in this room a minute or so before I knew he was here. Grant is the first general …"

— Abraham Lincoln

Politics1744–1786

#knowledge

"Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter the postmodern age."

— Jean-François Lyotard

Philosophy1924–1998

#knowledge