Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least, for their minds are occupied with their ideas and the perfection of their conceptions, to which they afterwards give form. ― Leonardo da Vinci

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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.

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It is most heartening to learn that young men and women, in their late teens and twenties, are increasingly attracted to meditative prayer in the Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. May all the faithful find in the Eucharist their source of strength and courage to imitate our Lady, totally open to his will in their daily lives. It is my hope that this devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist will spread to more and more parishes and dioceses across our nation. — John Joseph O'Connor

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A woman who gives any advantage to a man may expect a lover - but will sooner or later find a tyrant.

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Land of lost gods and godlike men.

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A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself

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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.

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To preserve one's mind intact through a modern college education is a test of courage and endurance, but the battle is worth it and the stakes are the highest possible to man: the survival of reason.

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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.

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When the people who are in power want to use again, create an image, to justify something that's bad, they use the press. And they'll use the press to create a humanitarian image, for a devil, or a devil image for a humanitarian. They'll take a person who's a victim of the crime, and make it appear he's the criminal, and they'll take the criminal and make it appear that he's the victim of the crime. ― Malcolm X

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