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• Our willingness to suffer for the sake of the perception of freedom is remarkable.

  Jaron Lanier

  Perception, Suffering, Sake

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• The most basic barrier was language itself, very few Americans in Iraq whether soldiers or diplomats or news paper reporters could speak more than a few words of Arabic. A remarkable number of them didn't even have translators. That meant for many Iraqis the typical 19 year old army corporal from South Dakota was not a youthful innocent carrying Americas good will, he was a terrifying combination of firepower and ignorance.

  Dexter Filkins

  Ignorance, Army, Years

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• William Shakespeare was the most remarkable storyteller that the world has ever known. Homer told of adventure and men at war, Sophocles and Tolstoy told of tragedies and of people in trouble. Terence and Mark Twain told cosmic stories, Dickens told melodramatic ones, Plutarch told histories and Hans Christian Andersen told fairy tales. But Shakespeare told every kind of story – comedy, tragedy, history, melodrama, adventure, love stories and fairy tales – and each of them so well that they have become immortal. In all the world of storytelling he has become the greatest name.

  Marchette Chute

  Christian, War, Adventure

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• Most people assume that a muse is a creature of perfect beauty, poise and grace. Like the creatures from Greek mythology. They're wrong. In fact, there should be a marked absence of perfection in a muse--a gaping hole between what she is and what she might be. The ideal muse is a woman whose rough edges and contradictions drive you to fill in the blanks of her character. She is the irritant to your creativity. A remarkable possibility, waiting to be formed.

  Kathleen Tessaro

  Creativity, Character, Rough Edges

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• Rick Perry is the perfect candidate for those who thought George W. Bush was just too dang cerebral. And Adios, Mofo is the perfect guide to his record, his rhetoric and his remarkable hair. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll vote.

  Paul Begala

  Hair, Perfect, Laughing

  "MSNBC Live Brings On 'Adios Mofo' Author to Slam Rick Perry". www.newsbusters.org. June 5, 2015.

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• Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. I don't know why. Is nobody inspired by our present picture of the universe? The value of science remains unsung by singers... This is not yet a scientific age.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Writing, Artist, Age

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• Theosophy occupies a central place in the history of new spiritual movements, for the writings of Blavatsky and some of her followers have had a great influence outside of her organization. … The importance of Theosophy in modern history should not be underestimated. Not only have the writings of Blavatsky and others inspired several generations of occultists, but the movement had a remarkable role in the restoration to the colonial peoples of nineteenth century Asia of their own spiritual heritage.

  Robert S Ellwood

  Spiritual, Writing, Organization

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• It's a lonely road for those of us who choose to be remarkable, and the path of convention can sometimes be appealing. That path is paved with safe lives, middle of the road monotony, and little chance of failure. But where's the fun in being like everyone else out there?

  Chris Guillebeau

  Lonely, Fun, Safe

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• Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that.

  John Guare

  Ballet, Listening, Body

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• Deep down you know you can be remarkable. You shouldn't settle for anything less than your best self, reaching ever closer to your potential -- whether as a leader or in any other part of your life.

  Kevin Eikenberry

  Self, Leader, Settling

  Kevin Eikenberry (2011). “Remarkable Leadership: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential One Skill at a Time”, p.3, John Wiley & Sons

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• It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.

  Timothy Keller

  Change, Bible, Christian

  Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.19, Penguin

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• American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . . . The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event.

  Dumas Malone

  Men, Two, Events

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• Only a life lived in a certain spirit is worth living. It is a remarkable fact that a life lived entirely from the ego is dull not only for the person himself but for all concerned.

  Carl Jung

  Ego, Dull, Facts

  Carl Gustav Jung (1960). “The structure and dynamics of the psyche”

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• Remarkable work often comes from making choices when everyone else feels as though there is no choice.

  Seth Godin

  Choices, Making Choices, Feels

  "No choice". sethgodin.typepad.com. December 8, 2011.

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• Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge

  Kofi Annan

  People, Energy, Poor

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• Remarkable work is always not on the list, because if it was, it would be commonplace, not remarkable.

  Seth Godin

  Would Be, Lists, Commonplace

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• As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully.

  Luciano Pavarotti

  Art, Drama, Opera

  Luciano Pavarotti (1995). “Pavarotti, My World”, Crown Pub

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• Here, too, a brand-new day is beginning. It could be a day like all the others, or it could be a day remarkable enough in many ways to remain in the memory. In either case, for now, for most people, it is a blank sheet of paper.

  Haruki Murakami

  Memories, People, New Day

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• Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.

  Peter Mayle

  Two, Irritation, Joy

  FaceBook post by Peter Mayle from Jun 30, 2013

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• Paul Otremba’s remarkable first book, The Currency, is an intriguing foray into lyric epistemology that tries to come to ter ms with the implacable, paradox-ridden nature of knowledge and experience. These are deeply felt, deeply meditated poems guided by a sensibility highly attenuated to the physical world. In their openness to friendship and love and in their fearless directness, they remind me of the work of Larry Levis and Jon Anderson. Like Levis and Anderson, Otremba promises to be an influential and important voice for his generation.

  Michael Collier

  Book, Voice, Fearless

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• 'Above The Thunder' is passionate, wise, and piercingly beautiful. Readers drawn to books with rich, memorable characters and contemporary stories will find this remarkable debut novel not only irresistible but impossible to put down.

  Tony Ardizzone

  Beautiful, Wise, Book

  "'Above The Thunder' by Renee Manfredi", www.penguinrandomhouse.com. May 10, 2005.

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• A remarkable tour de force that will hopefully end forever the argument that science and the spiritual are opposed to one another. This wonderful collection of facts and arguments, written in a good-natured, almost conversational style, makes it easy to loosen yourself from your preconceptions and enjoy seeing reality more clearly and completely. We have needed such a book for a long time.

  James Fadiman

  Spiritual, Book, Reality

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• Events in a single human lifetime are remarkable. Events from all human lifetimes are inconceivable.

  Bill Loguidice

  Events, Lifetime, Humans

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• The emotional wisdom of the heart is simple. When we accept our human feelings, a remarkable transformation occurs. Tenderness and wisdom arise naturally and spontaneously. Where we once sought strength over others, now our strength becomes our own; where we once sought to defend ourselves, we laugh.

  Jack Kornfield

  Heart, Simple, Emotional

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• Remarkable visions and genuine insights are always met with resistance.

  Seth Godin

  Vision, Resistance, Genuine

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