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Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

“He turns not back who is bound to a star.”

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This book is a compilation of the author's personal notebooks, showcasing their thoughts, experiences, and insights over time. more

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose works and ideas had a profound influence on the world. He was a renowned painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist, musician, and engineer. more

“The true meaning of America, you ask? It's in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman's badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper... In all these things, and many more, you'll find America. In all these things, you'll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me.”

World Mean Children America Political Asks Sound Laughing Newspapers Texas Policemen Badges True Meaning Rodeo

Author:Audie Murphy

“Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?”

Thinking Matter Moments British Fourth July

Author:Gordon Brown

“The philosopher believes that the value of his philosophy lies in the whole, in the building: posterity discovers it in the bricks with which he built and which are then often used again for better building: in the fact, that is to say, that building can be destroyed and nonetheless possess value as material.”

Believe Philosophy Whole Facts Used Lying Values Building Materials Built Philosopher Destroyed Bricks Posterity

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity - Posterity has done nothing for us”

Done Labor Posterity

Book:The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage, Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings, The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln

Source: The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage, Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings, The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln

“A poet must need be before his own age, to be even with posterity”

Needs Age Poet Posterity

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“There's something about this place, about Madison and Wisconsin and the Midwest, that's really comforting, ... Malcolm in the Middle.”

Middle Comforting Madison Wisconsin Midwest

Author:Jane Kaczmarek

“I think children have talent and insight, but it gets beaten out of them.”

Thinking Children Talent Insight Beaten

Author:Rita Dove

“If a window is broken and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge. Soon, more windows will be broken, and the sense of anarchy will spread from the building to the street on which it faces, sending a signal that anything goes.”

People Ifs Care Faces Left Streets Building Broken Walking Window Spread Anarchy Signals No One Cares Anything Goes