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Lincoln Steffens Quotes: The unknown is the province of the student; it is the field for his lifes adventure, and it is a wide field full of beckonings
         

The unknown is the province of the student; it is the field for his lifes adventure, and it is a wide field full of beckonings


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In all cities, the better classes - the business men - are the sources of corruption, but they are so rarely pursued and caught that we do not fully realize whence the trouble comes.

In all cities, the better classes - the business men - are the sources of corruption, but they are so rarely pursued and caught that we do not fully realize whence the trouble comes.



Keep your baby eyes (which are the eyes of genius) on what we don't know

Keep your baby eyes (which are the eyes of genius) on what we don't know



The misgovernment of the American people is misgovernment by the American people.

The misgovernment of the American people is misgovernment by the American people.



Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.

Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.



Morality is only moral when it is voluntary.

Morality is only moral when it is voluntary.



You ask men in office to be honest; I ask them to serve the public.

You ask men in office to be honest; I ask them to serve the public.



The only thing worth having in an earthly existence is a sense of humor.

The only thing worth having in an earthly existence is a sense of humor.



I have seen the future, and it works.

I have seen the future, and it works.



The spirit of graft and of lawlessness is the American spirit.

The spirit of graft and of lawlessness is the American spirit.



First in violence, deepest in dirt, lawless, unlovely, ill-smelling, irreverent, new; an overgrown gawk of a - village, the "tough" among cities, a spectacle for the nation.

First in violence, deepest in dirt, lawless, unlovely, ill-smelling, irreverent, new; an overgrown gawk of a - village, the "tough" among cities, a spectacle for the nation.





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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

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Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime.

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The cure for mixed metaphors, I have always found, is for the patient to be obliged to draw a picture of the result.

The cure for mixed metaphors, I have always found, is for the patient to be obliged to draw a picture of the result.



President Jimmy Carter inherited an impossible situation - and he and his advisers made the worst of it.

President Jimmy Carter inherited an impossible situation - and he and his advisers made the worst of it.



Things are no longer what they seem to be. My telephones are haunted, and animals whisper at me from unseen places.

Things are no longer what they seem to be. My telephones are haunted, and animals whisper at me from unseen places.



Hanging a noose on my door reeks of cowardice and fear on many, many levels.

Hanging a noose on my door reeks of cowardice and fear on many, many levels.



The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself.

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The rise of Trump is a repudiation of 30 years of bipartisan treason and failure.

The rise of Trump is a repudiation of 30 years of bipartisan treason and failure.



When we listen to the Inner Voice, our outer life becomes full of peace.

When we listen to the Inner Voice, our outer life becomes full of peace.




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