Space, like time, engenders forgetfulness; but it does so by setting us bodily free from our surroundings and giving us back our primitive, unattached state
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part limited in time and space. H... UNKNOWN A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He exp... ALBERT EINSTEIN A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He ex... ALBERT EINSTEIN A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He ex... ALBERT EINSTEIN The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, an... ELIF SHAFAK Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained ... BARBARA BUSH We did it at our meet in Indianapolis in the 800 free relay and the 400 free relay and it allowed us... NANCY HINRICHS The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in set... MICHELANGELO The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in set... 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LAILAH GIFTY AKITA But hurry, let's entwine ourselves as one, our mouth broken, our soul bitten by love, so time discov... FEDERICO GARCíA LORCA God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our nee... SPENCER W. KIMBALL (But) this gives us our first view of what teams are like at state. COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. He ex... MAX FRISCH Our goals are not achieved if all our energy given to us to achieve the goal and self-actualization ... SUNDAY ADELAJA All we can do is take it one game at a time. We are playing good basketball right now. Our sophomore... BILL CAHILL I feel like our substitute players really worked hard in the second half to get us back in the match... BUDD DITCHENDORF Divine does not tempt us to see what's in our hearts, it tempts us so we could see what's in our hea... 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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I think we were a little bit overwhelmed by the atmosphere, but we came back and I'm so proud of the... ALISON LACEY God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and l... GORDON B. HINCKLEY In our eyes we do not rate it but thanks Lord for giving us everlasting life. JOHN R LUIS It was OK. But Courtney messed it up. Our free throw shooting definitely carried us. LESTER ABRAM I feel like our culture is so good at pulling other people down and being so judgmental, but there... TRACEE ELLIS ROSS Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature. Our religi... BASMAH BINT SAUD God gave us free will so that we might choose our own destinies. He left it up to us to achieve them... R.M. ARCEJAEGER Their defense caused us to make a lot of turnovers, but I felt like we had come a long way. Then we ... DREW TROST Tyler is an awesome player and the other guys really compliment what he does. It seemed like any tim... DAN GONZALEZ We knew we would get back on our feet and kept everyone informed of our progress and plans and every... DON MCCABE For us, giving back is not an extracurricular activity. DENISE MORRISON Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life -- not by our standard of living; by our m... WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY (President) Kennedy didn't send us to space because it was neat, but to flex our technological muscl... DONNA SHIRLEY Republicans need to stop demonizing the word socialism. After all, it's socialistic models like the ... T. RAFAEL CIMINO Our children and grand-children will not make us people, their availability does not make us differe... SUNDAY ADELAJA On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national pro... DAN LIPINSKI Conversion does not make us perfect, but it does catapult us into a total experience of discipleship... RICHARD J. FOSTER Emotions buzz through our beings like busy bees, giving us the gift of living vividly. AMY LEIGH MERCREE God does notice us, and He watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets o... SPENCER W. KIMBALL Our relatives form the natural setting of our childhood. We understand ourselves best and are best u... LUCY LARCOM More time does not in itself fix the problem. But it gives us the instructional time we need to impl... AMBER DIXON Gratitude empowers us to break free from the shackles of egoistic pride and conditioning that binds ... MEGHNA CHOUDHURY (HER GRACE MATHURA VASI DEVI DASI) There at the cross, we see all pain and darkness conquered in such a way that it is defeated forever... JOCELYN SORIANO The elections were over and it is time for us to go back to build our country. AMANI ABEID KARUME We set our goals for so many years so high. Some time or another we knew that it was going to knock ... BILL HENTZLER Any era in our culture that looks back and perceives history says as much about us as it does the hi... JAMES HALEY It's great that our Russian partners are here to help us during this time. It would never have occur... WILLIAM GERSTENMAIER They trapped us, make us get the ball out of our hands. Our kids did a good job. (But) we missed abo... BOB MCINTYRE Just as our view of work affects our real experience of it, so too does our view of leisure. If our ... SHAWN ACHOR You never go away from us, yet we have difficulty in returning to You. Come, Lord, stir us up and ca... AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO They out-rebounded us in the second half. That's how they got back in the game. But we made our free... FRANK ROSSI How often do we stand convinced of the truth of our early memories, forgetting that they are assessm... 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SALLY MANN Very few males have the confidence to appear vulnerable. SALLY MANN Time, memory, loss and love are my main artistic concerns, but time, among all of them, becomes the ... SALLY MANN I have had a fascination with death, I think, that might be considered genetic for a long time. My f... SALLY MANN I was just taking pictures to see what they looked like. Just for the fun of it. It wasn't about... SALLY MANN You start blocking out things, and that's a really important part of taking a picture is the abi... SALLY MANN When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living condit... SALLY MANN I'm not a good photographer, not a good writer. I'm a pretty regular person whose insecurity... SALLY MANN When I read something, I picture that scene in that detail. That becomes very similar to composing a... SALLY MANN Each time you take a good picture, you have the wonderful feeling of exhilaration... and almost inst... SALLY MANN In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because o... MANFRED MANN The age of 18 seemed the right time to try something different in my life. Moving to the U.K. was a ... MANFRED MANN I grew up in South Africa, but like many people at that time, I couldn't bear living in the coun... MANFRED MANN The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness. HEINRICH MANN More will sometimes be demanded of you than is reasonable. Bear it meekly, and exhaust your time and... HORACE MANN Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins. HORACE MANN To pity, distress it but human; to relieve it is Godlike. HORACE MANN The Forgotten Arm. I don't know if we'd do an acoustic thing or bring the band back or what we'd do ... AIMEE MANN We recorded the band pretty much live. AIMEE MANN I'm not into music as a consumer. A songwriter should share their outlook with a measure of honesty,... AIMEE MANN Something isn't right ? I don't know how I know, AIMEE MANN I really wanted the record to have a ... feel of an era, AIMEE MANN I don't think it's really a term you would come across in boxing. I have a friend who is a boxer who... AIMEE MANN You pay to get radio play, pretty much, ... and you get what you pay for. It's not really a level pl... AIMEE MANN The guy's a Vietnam vet and a boxer, but he's also a drug addict, and she's trying to get away from ... AIMEE MANN Listen, I'm out of this system, man, I'm out... I'm doing better than ever. I couldn't be more happy... AIMEE MANN I feel really special, I do. No matter how temporary it may be. You're only as cool as your last coo... AIMEE MANN It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input. BARRY MANN You have to be very brave in that first writing session. BARRY MANN