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"It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy." »Dr. Howard Murphy
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"Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly." »Quintilian
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"The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place." »Havelock Ellis
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"Such prosperity as we have known up to the present is the consequence of rapidly spending the planet's irreplaceable capital." »Aldous Huxley
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"Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in which it is possible to commit some social sin." »Quentin Crisp
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"We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world." »William Fullbright
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"Perhaps we are wiser, less foolish and more far-seeing than we were two hundred years ago. But we are still imperfect in all these things, and since the turn of the century it has been remarked that neither wisdom nor virtue have increased as rapidly as the need for both." »Joseph Wood Krutch
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"There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures." »Josiah Gilbert Holland
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"A dream can be nurtured over years and years and then flourish rapidly. . . . Be patient. It will happen for you. Sooner or later, life will get weary of beating on you and holding the door shut on you, and then it will let you in and throw you a real party" »Les Brown
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"Vladimir That passed the time. Estragon It would have passed in any case. Vladimir Yes, but not so rapidly." »Samuel Beckett
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"Vladimir: That passed the time.
Estragon: It would have passed in any case.
Vladimir: Yes, but not so rapidly." »Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot (1955)
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"We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about 'unthinkable things' because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless." »William Fullbright
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"We must dare to think "unthinkable" thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about "unthinkable things" because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless." »James W. Fulbright, March 27, 1964
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"1. At the rise of the hand of the policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him.
2. If pedestrian obstacle your path, tootle horn melodiously. If he continue to obstacle, tootle horn vigorously and utter vocal warning such as "Hi, Hi."
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5. Beware of greasy corner where lurk skid demon. Cease step on, approach slowly, round cautiously, resume step on gradually." »from an official Japanese guide for English-speaking drivers, 1936
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