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Through some of the greatest and most tragic events of American history, our presidents have encouraged, uplifted and inspired us with their words. These profound quotes from former U.S ...
Whether you're searching for a quote to write inside a card to your dad, a sentimental quote to share with a grandparent or just a funny family quote to make your mom laugh, these inspirational ...
Share these emotional quotes with someone who has recently lost their mother, or read them yourself to remember the love and support your own mom gave to you. 40 Comforting Quotes for Someone Who ...
The Lost Leader was used as the title of a book about Wordsworth by Hugh I'Anson Fausset in 1933. [20] The Lost Leader is the title of a book of poems by Mick Imlah, published in 2008. The poem was parodied by Fun (a Victorian competitor of Punch) when the women of Girton College dissolved their Browning Society and spent the funds on chocolate.
Desmond is named after David Hume, a Scottish philosopher who discussed the ideas of free will and determinism. [2] These ideas are reflected in Desmond's time travel where he meets Mrs. Hawking, a woman who explains that the universe has a specific way in which things must take place: anywhere that things go off course, the universe will correct itself. [3]
"It is a bad cause which cannot bear the words of a dying man." [17] [note 94] — Henry Vane the Younger, English politician, statesman and colonial governor (14 June 1662), prior to execution by beheading for treason "My God, forsake me not." [17] [note 95] — Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist and theologian (19 August 1662)
"What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." — Helen Keller "Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."
The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.