The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.
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TOLKIEN When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL Then there is the other secret. There isn't any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is ... ERNEST HEMINGWAY The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. W.E.B. DU BOIS The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that ... KAREN HACKEL Better to play dumb than to go as smartass… after all smartasses get what they deserve in the end.... DEYTH BANGER You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if y... J.R.R. 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MILAN KUNDERA She emptied her mind of all thought of herself, of her children, of all anger, of all rebellion, of ... MARIO PUZO Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement. LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN Injustice in the end produces independence. VOLTAIRE It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition. BONO Just because you believe something was true in the past does not mean it will be true in the future. JEFFREY FRY I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL I’d wish it were easier to not allow other people’s pasts to create my own present. JONATHAN HARNISCH Even as we live with the knowledge that each day might be our last, we don’t want to believe it. SHARON SALZBERG The warm sound of her laughter stole through Khalid's skin, heating the coldest reaches of his soul. RENEE AHDIEH Now i know what it feels like being Ryan Bingham ARIEL SERAPHINO To have the time to reminisce is one of the futures gifts. Don't think to much, don't live to fast, ... CALVIN WILSON We are the masters of our own destinies we shape and mould our lives into to the circumstances surro... GARY F EVANS... An emotionally locked person refuses to let go of their sad memories and live in the now. KILROY J. OLDSTER May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH
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KELLY I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But... R. KELLY When you hear romantic music, it makes you want to take your girl out to dinner or buy her something... R. KELLY Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies. R. KELLY If I'm going to be a leader then I have to go places that other people are afraid to go to. That... R. KELLY You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaz... R. KELLY I still feel like I'm alone at times - even if I'm in the midst of a million people. Because... R. KELLY In life, you have people that love to party. That's me. People that love God. That's me. Peo... R. KELLY I learnt a whole lot from my mother. About music, relationships, being a good person, loving people,... R. KELLY I'm no angel, but I'm no monster, either. R. KELLY I try to write life and not songs. People live life, and when you write life, you're going to me... R. KELLY Love has never failed. It has won every battle. And today and forever more it will go on undefeated.... R. KELLY You're younger, you might want to go to clubs and kick it, but as you get older, you start seein... R. KELLY Downstairs in my house, I have a museum room. I keep all of my awards down there, and childhood phot... R. KELLY Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was insp... R. KELLY My greatest competition is, well, me. R. KELLY I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, bu... R. KELLY Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys arou... R. KELLY I walk around every day with a radio playing constantly in my head, and this radio station plays a l... R. KELLY I will always do R. Kelly - I'm not perfect, but I'm perfectly me. R. KELLY I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm... R. KELLY Wasted time means wasted lives. R. SHANNON Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broke in cracking them, but never is the stomach fille... R. VENNING It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily. R. PALMER Life is too short to learn German. R. PORSON If you were busy being kind, Before you knew it, you would find You'd soon forget to think 'twas tru... R. FOREMAN Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated. R. DRABEK Beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest ... R. TURNBULL We trample grass, and prize the flowers of May; yet the grass is green when the flower fades away. R. SOUTHWELL The land too poor for any other crop, is best for raising men. R. POCOCK When God created the first human beings, God led them around the garden of Eden and said: Look at my... R. KOHELET Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broken in cracking them, but never is the stomach fill... R. VENNING Destiny is for people who are too lazy to create alternate timelines. R. STEVENS 'Love Letter' reminds me of 'Chocolate Factory' and 'Happy People.' It's... R. KELLY