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Letter "A" » addition
«It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.»
«It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all»
«Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.»
«Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought to have had your brakes relined last week before you smashed a front end this week. Common sense is the Monday morning quarterback who could have won the ball game if he had been on the team. But he never is. He's high up in the stands with a flask on his hip. Common sense is the little man in a gray suit who never makes a mistake in addition. But it's always somebody else's money he's adding up.»
Author: Raymond Chandler
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Writer)
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«In addition to wreaking havoc on our bodies, anger close our inner door, making us feel isolated and distrustful, hindering communication.»
Author: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
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«He who finds though that lets us penetrate even a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great grace. He who, in addition, experiences the recognition, sympathy, and help of the best minds of his times, had been given almost more happiness than one man can bear»
«A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe»
«A new medium is never an addition to an old one, nor does it leave the old one in peace. It never ceases to oppress the older media until it finds new shapes and positions for them.»
Author: Marshall McLuhan
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Educator,
Social Reformer,
Writer)
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About:
Media
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«In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known -- no wonder, then, that I return the love.»
Author: Soren Kierkegaard
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Philosopher,
Theologian)
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«Give up the feeling of responsibility, let go your hold, resign the care of your destiny to higher powers, be genuinely indifferent as to what becomes of it all and you will find not only that you gain a perfect inward relief, but often also, in addition, the particular goods you sincerely thought you were renouncing.»
Author: William James
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Philosopher,
Psychologist)
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