Those who have never suffered the iniquities of exile cannot possibly understand the significance, the gravitas, of a mattress.

I cannot sleep for dreaming; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I'd find you coming through some door.

Political leaders are not and cannot reasonably be expected to be indifferent to the cruelest calumnies aimed at their character.

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.

I am fearful, or suspicious, of generalizations... They cannot guide me reliably in making decisions about particular individuals.

You cannot have the same kind of character again and again in every season or every stage of your life. You change, people change.

Strong alliances can thrive even where disagreements exist, but they cannot thrive where free and open communication is shut down.

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.

Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.

If imperialism is not banished from the country, China will perish as a nation. If China does not perish, then imperialism cannot remain.

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.

Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!'

Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.

Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Years of government inaction on air pollution has got people thinking that the state cannot even protect basic public goods like clean air.

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.

You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That is a disguised form of love.

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.

Of course you cannot compare my Hindi with a Hindi-speaking person, but I am confident enough to hold a conversation in mixed Hindi-English.

No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.

A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.

All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them.

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.

Until white people understand that racism is embedded in everything, including our consciousness and socialisation, then we cannot go forward.

Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Day and night cannot dwell together. The Red Man has ever fled the approach of the White Man, as the morning mist flees before the morning sun.

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

Time is something that cannot be bought; it cannot be wagered with God, and it is not in endless supply, Time is simply how you live your life.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.

Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that.

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.

My manner of thinking, so you say, cannot be approved. Do you suppose I care? A poor fool indeed is he who adopts a manner of thinking for others!

Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.

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