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    For twenty-five centuries, Western knowledge has tried to look upon the world. It has failed to understand that the world is not for the beholding. It is for hearing. It is not legible, but audible. Our science has always desired to monitor, measure, abstract, and castrate meaning, forgetting that life is full of noise and that death alone is silent: work noise, noise of man, and noise of beast. Noise bought, sold, or prohibited. Nothing essential happens in the absence of noise.

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops.

by Henry Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It was a matter of finding the right chair. Will it have its own presence? Will it stand on its read more

It was a matter of finding the right chair. Will it have its own presence? Will it stand on its own? Condition is important, too.

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We had so many guys contribute tonight. Everybody was hitting their shots and playing well. It's nice to get contributions read more

We had so many guys contribute tonight. Everybody was hitting their shots and playing well. It's nice to get contributions from a lot of people. That takes the pressure off of other players.

by Chris Ask Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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In some cases suicidal girls were stripped naked and isolated for extended time periods in windowless empty 'dark rooms' with read more

In some cases suicidal girls were stripped naked and isolated for extended time periods in windowless empty 'dark rooms' with only a drain in the cement floor to serve as a toilet.

by Alex Acosta Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Their weapons are formidable, ... A coup would be very risky and would give NATO an excuse for finishing off read more

Their weapons are formidable, ... A coup would be very risky and would give NATO an excuse for finishing off Milosevic.

by Mark Almond Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We each, in our very small ways multiplied by the millions of us are contributing to the overall pollution of read more

We each, in our very small ways multiplied by the millions of us are contributing to the overall pollution of our waters.

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At first, the chemistry wasn't quite there. That little spark was missing. But today everything was great.

At first, the chemistry wasn't quite there. That little spark was missing. But today everything was great.

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The prayers worked, very simply. But we need more prayers. He's not out of it yet.

The prayers worked, very simply. But we need more prayers. He's not out of it yet.

by Andrew Abraham Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Nobody expects it to take real long, but it takes a while to build a program anywhere. In addition, we read more

Nobody expects it to take real long, but it takes a while to build a program anywhere. In addition, we expanded this league. The good news is we're getting better. The bad news is, so is everybody else in this league. We've lost an awful lot of close games, but we're very, very close.

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