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Need something to chew on intellectually? This collection of over 1,900 quotes will provide you with an ample supply of food for thought. From the intelligence of Aristotle to the innocence of Cookie Monster and everything in between, these quotes will expand your wisdom and tickle your funny bone. This delicious "mind candy" will make you laugh, touch your heart, challenge your thinking, and make you wonder.
43) Frases célebres
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«Democracia es el nombre que damos al pueblo cada vez que tenemos necesidad de él» (G. A. de Caillavet). En este libro encontrará frases como estas y otras más cortantes, incisivas, con mala idea... Los autores afrontan todos los temas, abarcan todos los argumentos y para cada uno de ellos se suceden, potentes como látigos, frases célebres de grandes escritores, políticos, filósofos, que contienen en sí extractos de sabiduría y de experiencia....
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The book you have in your hands will change your life. If you let it. How can I be so sure? It changed my life and I have recommended it to so many other people who have also had their lives transformed by it.
During one of the most difficult times in my life I discovered Jane Trufant Harvey and this book, Ask Him. It has never been far from me since.
One of the most difficult things in this life is to learn how to speak...
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In celebration of mental lapses and pure idiocy, here is a collection of stupid utterances, unintentional and otherwise, from the worlds of politics, radio, television, newspapers, show business, sports, and literature-and everywhere else people can, and have, put their feet in their mouths.
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Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend
Mark Twain...
On kindness: Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
On friends: Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
On growing old: Take any road you please...it curves always, which is a continual promise, whereas straight roads reveal everything at a glance and kill interest.
On truth and lies: many when they come to...
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Jane Austen's novels are filled with wide-ranging commentary from all parts of life. Her sharp-witted and intelligent characters have provided us with memorable quotes time and time again.
Finally Austen's sense and sensibility has been compiled in one compact book. In Bite-Size Jane Austen we get her thoughts and words on society, men and women, the arts and writing, business and politics, England, family matters and on the human condition.
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Freedom and equality are not achieved overnight. Democracy takes work and time and constant effort.-Sandra Day O'Connor
Insightful and inspiring, The Essential Wisdom of the Supreme Court invites you to experience the powerful words of this extraordinary group of men and women who have offered the guidance, leadership, and inspiration that continue to shape our great nation.
Freedom and equality are not achieved overnight. Democracy takes work and...
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For anyone about to embark on the next phase of life, “Here We Stand” is a unique and inspiring collection of more than 600 quotes drawn from commencement speeches past and recent-by a whole range of very important people including political leaders, actors and actresses, authors, scientists, teachers and professors, philanthropists, artists, military leaders, and activists. The topics include: Seizing the day. Finding yourself. Traveling the...
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Here are a thousand and one laugh-out-loud quotes, quips and jokes, all in one packed volume. From politicians to sports legends, Hollywood stars to Miss USA contestants, comedians are not the only ones tickling our funny bones and showing us the lighter side of life.
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Revised and expanded to include over 1,200 quotations, The Military Quotation Book brings together the wisdom of fallen heroes and living politicians, honored statesman and rebellious writers--quoting official edicts as well as off-the-record remarks.
Among the most authoritative--and the most opinionated--are:
*General Douglas MacArthur--"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."
*Winston Churchill--"Courage is rightly esteemed...
52) Curious Phrases
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The ebook edition of the Collins Dictionary of Curious Phrases is an updated and revised version of Leslie Dunkling's classic work on curious and baffling phrases.
This edition contains a selection of new phrases and explanations. It is redesigned to make it easier to use and will also contain references to internet sites where readers will be able to find out yet more about the curious phrases we use.
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Whenever you are struggling to get things done, turn to these quotes for true inspiration and motivation and allow the greatest minds in history share exceptional positive wisdom. For over 40 years Joseph J. Randazzo has collected and now compiled within this Collectors Almanac Vol., "1200 Quotes". Inspirational Quotes that have researched a wide range of topics from the greatest leaders, philosophers, scientist, billionaires, athletes, movie stars,...
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Este libro no pretende sustituir la palabra de Dios, sino ms bien una herramienta de palabras inspiradas que Dios me ha dado a travs de los aos y tambin a hombres y mujeres de Dios que han marcado este mundo desde las filas del anonimato a travs de los tiempos. No pretendemos tomar crdito por todas pero aun as queremos reconocer y honrar a tantos que han servido en el reino de Dios sin habrseles dejado or su voz grabada en pginas, por medio de este...
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Beginning his long public career in 1841 as an agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, Douglass subsequently edited four newspapers and championed many reform movements. An advocate of morality, economic accumulation, self-help, and equality, Douglass supported racial pride, constant agitation against racial discrimination, vocational education for blacks, and nonviolent passive resistance. He was the only man who played a prominent role...
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GuíaBurros Las mejores citas II es una recopilación de grandes citas de pensadores españoles con las que podremos sentirnos identificados o que nos harán pensar.
Un libro con citas de grandes pensadores como José Antonio Marina, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Álex Rovira, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, y muchos más que nos harán disfrutar de su pensamientos. Estas citas están centradas en algunas palabras.
El lujo de las meditaciones en español.
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A compendium of indispensable and inspiring quotes for people during any season of their lives...
The Most Inspiring Things Ever Said is a compendium of human wisdom culled from the world's most celebrated-and sometimes anonymous-minds. From business figures, coaches and other sports figures, religious and spiritual leaders, educators, political leaders, and anyone who has ever inspired people, it is quite simply the best collection of quotes to...
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This book contains thousands of quotations on politics, sex, law, labor, capitalism, anarchism, women, religion, the arts, and 20 other subjects. Organized in chapters by subject, this book also contains an index, capsule biographies, and dozens of cartoons and illustrations. Hundreds of writers are represented, including Bakunin, Mencken, the Marxes, (Groucho and Karl), Twain, Reich, Voltaire, Shaw, Chomsky, Diderot, Bookchin, Goldman, Berkman, Paine,...
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The public life of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was marked by his service as the twenty-sixth President of the United States, Vice President, Governor of New York State, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, President of the New York City Police Commission, and New York State Assemblyman. In his life outside of government he was famous as an author, naturalist, rancher, big game hunter, and explorer. The twentieth century...
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The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan invites you to revisit the words of our fortieth president-a man who left an indelible mark on the world over the course of his eight years in office. From humble beginnings, Ronald Reagan struggled through the Great Depression and carved out successful careers as a radio broadcaster and Hollywood star before entering the world of public service at the age of fifty-three. But politics was a lifelong passion for...
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