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“Genius is nothing but continued attention.”

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Claude Adrien Helvetius was a French philosopher born on January 26, 1715, and died on December 26, 1771. His ideas had a profound impact on the Enlightenment, particularly for his discussions on freedom, equality, and natural rights. more

“Discipline is, in a manner, nothing else but the art of inspiring the soldiers with greater fear of their officers than of the enemy. This fear has often the effect of courage: but it cannot prevail against the fierce and obstinate valor of people animated by fanaticism, or warm love of their country.”

People Art Country Enemy Greater Effects Discipline Soldier Warm Officers Fierce Fanaticism Animated Valor Obstinate

Author:Claude Adrien Helvetius

“By annihilating desires, you annihilate the mind.”

Mind Desire

Author:Claude Adrien Helvetius

“Music has become really important now. It's helped me to open up more and take a chance on loving people. Music is a good reason to care. It's just a vehicle though. It's a way to try and give somebody something that you feel. If trying the best I can isn't good enough, I'll just have to try harder next time...it's all I can do. If I do the best I can, then at least I did the best I could in this life The way I like to look at it is....if that's the last time /I ever got to play, I'd better give it everything I've got.”

“I was walking around trying to act cool, like I had no fear at all. But I was afraid, afraid that somebody would find out just how scared I was. Now I'm finally realizing that fear is the opposite of love.”

Trying Realizing Walking Opposites Scared No Fear Finally Realizing

Author:Stevie Ray Vaughan

“A man is never too weak or too wounded to fight. If his cause is greater than his own life.”

Ifs Men Life Fighting Causes Greater Weak Fighter Wounded

Author:Oenomaus

“Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm. It's the rhythm that gets to the kids – they're starved of music they can dance to, after all those years of crooners.”

Years Children Kids Song Names Music Modern Rocks Dance Folks Singers Rhythm Features Rock N Roll Swings Starving Folk Music Plantations Blues Music Folk Songs Folk Art Levees

Author:Alan Freed

“Let's face it. Rock and Roll is bigger than all of us”

Faces Rocks Bigger Rock And Roll

Author:Alan Freed

“Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.”

Helping Population Pet Neutering

Author:Bob Barker

“I'm a vegetarian - I think there's a strong possibility, had I not become a vegetarian, I would not be working now. I became a vegetarian about 25 years ago, and I did it out of concern for animals. But I immediately began having more energy and feeling better”

Thinking Years Feelings Energy Strong Animal Possibility Concern Years Ago Vegetarian Feel Better Working Now

Author:Bob Barker

“You can't fool television viewers with dancing girls and flashing lights”

Light Girl Television Fool Dancing Viewers Flashing Lights

Author:Bob Barker

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