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“The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.”

Forget Taken Achievement Europe Granted Principal Taken For Granted

Author:Dominique de Villepin

“In this context of achievement-and-death, artist who make Happenings are living out the purest melodrama. Their activity embodies the myth of nonsuccess, for Happenings cannot be sold and taken home; they can only be supported.”

Home Artist Taken Activity Achievement Happenings Myth Melodrama

Book:Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life

Source: Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life

“If you believe, then you have already taken the first step towards your achievement.”

Ifs Firsts Believe Steps Taken Achievement First Steps If You Believe Already Taken

Author:Rickson Gracie

“I see no other conceivable strategy for the achievement of liberty than political action. Religious or philosophical conversion of each man and woman is simply not going to work; that strategy ignores the problem of power, the fact that millions of people have a vested interest in statism and are not likely to give it up.... Education in liberty is of course vital, but it is not enough; action must also be taken to roll back the State.”

“Mother Teresas detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans destitution and of coercing conversion from the defenseless. In the context of lost causes, Mother Teresa took on battles she knew she could win. Taken together, it seems to me, the criticisms of her work do not undermine or topple her overall achievement.”

Seems Together Mother Winning Lost Causes Taken Battle Achievement Criticism Conversion Accused Defenseless Teresa Lost Cause

Author:Bharati Mukherjee

“The shift from the perception of the child as innocent to the perception of the child as competent has greatly increased the demands on contemporary children for maturity, for participating in competitive sports, for early academic achievement, and for protecting themselves against adults who might do them harm. While children might be able to cope with any one of those demands taken singly, taken together they often exceed children's adaptive capacity.”

“Taken as a story of human achievement, and human blindness, the discoveries in the sciences are among the great epics.”

Humans Stories Taken Achievement Discovery Epic Blindness

Book:Reflections on the resonances of physics history

Source: Reflections on the resonances of physics history