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Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.

~Frank Lloyd Wright

Topics: Always Architecture Civilization Culture Demands Downfall Imminent Lack Life Means Meant Men Noble Therefore Uses

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The nation demands a movement which has written upon its banner the internal and external national freedom that it will act as if it were the spiritual, social and political conscience of the nation.

~Franz Von Papen

Topics: Act Banner Conscience Demands External Freedom Internal Movement Nation National Political Social Spiritual Were Which Will Written

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We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money.

~Fredrik Bajer

Topics: Achievement Adult Also Danish Deal Demands Denmark Effort Great Great Deal Had However Letter Money More Movement Occasions Population Quarter Really Than Two

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Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.

~Friedrich Durrenmatt

Topics: Becoming Demands Freedom Mind Only Prevent State Totalitarian

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Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

~Gail Sheehy

Topics: Demands Growth Security Surrender Temporary

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Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth.

~Gary Larson

Topics: Any Changed Comparable Demands Diversity Earth Ecosystems Fiber Food Fresh Fuel Growing History Human Human History Humans Irreversible Largely Life Loss Meet More Period Rapidly Resulted Substantial Than Timber Time Water

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Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to do all that.

~Gautam Gambhir

Topics: Adjust Any Australian Clay Courts Demands Different Expected French Good Grass Hard Heat Like Open Player Professional Quality Tennis Tennis Player Well Who Wimbledon

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For the division of labor demands from the individual an ever more one-sided accomplishment, and the greatest advance in a one-sided pursuit only too frequently means dearth to the personality of the individual.

~Georg Simmel

Topics: Accomplishment Advance Demands Division Ever Frequently Greatest Individual Labor Means More One-Sided Only Personality Pursuit Too

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Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

~George Jean Nathan

Topics: Demands Friendship Infinitely Less Love Than

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Politics demands certain skills honed by experience, just as journalism does, just as acting does.

~George Packer

Topics: Acting Certain Demands Does Experience Journalism Just Politics Skills

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