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The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.


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STEPHEN KING One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives...
STEPHEN HAWKING And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.
STEPHEN CHBOSKY I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in ...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY Put my head under my pillow, and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be.
STEPHEN CHBOSKY It was the kiss by which all the others of his life would be judged and found wanting.
STEPHEN KING If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that...
STEPHEN COLBERT Nobody knows you as well as our spouse. And that means no one will be quicker to recognize a change ...
STEPHEN KENDRICK Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we h...
STEPHEN KENDRICK I think Eros should be dirty. In Greek legend, as I'm sure you are aware, he fell in love with the m...
STEPHEN FRY When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and ye...
STEPHEN KING Time takes it all whether you want it to or not, time takes it all. Time bares it away, and in the e...
STEPHEN KING The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend.
STEPHEN RICHARDS I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or ju...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the...
STEPHEN COVEY Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is that...
STEPHEN KING And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have be...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY We humans are naturally disposed to worship gods and heroes, to build our pantheons and valhallas. I...
STEPHEN FRY The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It ...
STEPHEN HAWKING Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they d...
STEPHEN KING Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
STEPHEN HUNT The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.
STEPHEN RICHARDS