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The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their read more
The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order: the continuous thread of revelation.
No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered read more
No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.
There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn read more
There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought read more
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them.
Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them.
When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves.
When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves.
All epoch-making revolutionary events have been produced not by the written, but by the spoken word
All epoch-making revolutionary events have been produced not by the written, but by the spoken word
There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.
There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write read more
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.
