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“The sky hides the night behind it and shelters the people beneath from the horror that lies above.”

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Paul Bowles was an American composer known for his unique musical style and modern interpretations of traditional music. His works combined elements of classical, jazz, and world music, showcasing a rich imagination in music. more

“Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee--by these angels he hath sent thee-- Respite--respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore! Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!" Quothe the Raven, "Nevermore.”

Kind Lost Memories Forget Air Grew Angel Thee Cried Unseen Ravens Respite Nevermore Lenore

Book:Edgar Allan Poe

Source: Edgar Allan Poe

“Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule—and both commonly succeed, and are right.”

“Every one of us lives this life just once, if we are honest, to live once is enough.”

Ifs Enough Honest This Life

Author:Greta Garbo

“Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history, mankind has been bullied by scum. Those who lord it over their fellows and toss commands in every direction and would boss the grass in the meadow about which way to bend in the wind are the most depraved kind of prostitutes. They will submit to any indignity, perform any vile act, do anything to achieve power. The worst off-sloughings of the planet are the ingredients of sovereignty. Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy the whores are us.”

Source: Thrown Under the Omnibus

“I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world - no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men.”

“We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.”

People Giving Bigs Given Deals Business Return Demand Honestly Engaged Endeavor Squares Big Business

Book:In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena

Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena

“Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural.”

Inspirational Feels Should Passion Natural Positive Law Of Attraction Breathing True Passion

Author:Oprah Winfrey

“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”

Ifs Knows May Mean Important Motivational Action Time Politics Results Fruit Activism Helping Others Right Thing Volunteer Doing The Right Thing

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.”

Should Problem Solutions My Friends Tendencies Offering

Book:Stumbling on Happiness

Source: Stumbling on Happiness

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