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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.

He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, but he could feel her eyes on his back as he went.

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.

All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Call me Ishmael.

In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

It was a pleasure to burn.

We were the people who were not meant to survive.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

Do not go gentle into that good night, / Old age should burn and rave at close of day.

Because I could not stop for Death – / He kindly stopped for me –

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.

Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul.

I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o'er vales and hills.

God split the sky / Thundered His name / And set the mountains on fire.

She walks in beauty, like the night / Of cloudless climes and starry skies.

I arise from dreams of thee / In the first sweet sleep of night.

Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky.

Nothing gold can stay.

HAMLET: To be, or not to be—that is the question: / Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

LADY MACBETH: Yet do I fear thy nature; / It is too full o' the milk of human kindness.

OEDIPUS: I am Oedipus, whose fame all men acknowledge.

BLANCHE: I don’t want realism. I want magic!

WILLY: After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive.

VIOLA: Make me a willow cabin at your gate, / And call upon my soul within the house.

LEONTES: Is whispering nothing? / Is leaning cheek to cheek? is meeting noses?

ESTRAGON: Nothing to be done.

BECKETT: We are all born mad. Some remain so.

NORA: I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald.

KING LEAR: Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!

HEDDA: I’m burning your manuscript, you coward!

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.

Cogito, ergo sum.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Existence precedes essence.

I think that therefore I exist is the first principle of all philosophy.

Morality is the herd instinct in the individual.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Everything that exists is good insofar as it exists.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

To be is to be perceived.

Recent studies indicate a direct correlation between screen time and decreased attention span in adolescents.

The data suggests that climate change mitigation strategies must be implemented at both policy and community levels.

Cognitive dissonance arises when individuals hold conflicting beliefs, leading to psychological discomfort.

Intersectionality provides a framework for understanding how race, gender, and class interact to shape social experiences.

Neuroplasticity allows the brain to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life.

Social capital refers to the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society.

Digital literacy is now a prerequisite for full participation in modern civic and economic life.

The replication crisis in psychology has prompted renewed emphasis on methodological rigor.

Postcolonial theory challenges the cultural legacy of colonialism and imperialism.

Language acquisition in early childhood is highly sensitive to environmental stimuli.

Urban green spaces contribute significantly to mental health and community cohesion.

Algorithmic bias reflects societal inequalities embedded in training data.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty.

Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall never surrender.

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Is this not the Promised Land? No, it isn't the Promised Land. But let us move on.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

Give me liberty, or give me death!

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Love thy neighbor as thyself.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger.

Peace be upon him whenever mention of him is made.

Om mani padme hum.

The Kingdom of Heaven is within you.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

DNA consists of two long polymers of nucleotides twisted into a double helix.

The speed of light in a vacuum is exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.

E = mc² expresses the equivalence of mass and energy.

Photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.

Quantum entanglement occurs when pairs of particles interact in ways such that the state of one instantly influences the other.

Newton’s First Law states that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force.

The human genome contains approximately 3 billion base pairs.

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell.

CRISPR-Cas9 enables precise editing of DNA sequences within organisms.

Antibiotics target bacterial cells without harming human cells due to structural differences.

The Big Bang theory describes the expansion of the universe from an initial state of high density and temperature.

Machine learning models improve through exposure to large datasets and iterative training.

“I always knew I wanted to write,” she explained during our interview on June 3, 2023.

According to Dr. Lee, “The breakthrough came unexpectedly during routine testing.”

In a personal email dated April 12, 2022, Professor Kim stated, “This finding reshapes our understanding of neural pathways.”

“We had no idea the project would go viral,” admitted the lead developer in a recorded conversation.

During the panel discussion, Johnson remarked, “Equity in education starts with access.”

As noted in a private correspondence, “The archives contain overlooked evidence of early feminist movements.”

“Art saved my life,” the artist shared emotionally during the documentary filming.

In a phone interview, Dr. Patel emphasized, “Vaccination remains our strongest defense.”

“I didn’t expect the results to challenge established theories so directly,” said the researcher.

“Our team worked around the clock,” recalled the engineer in a public lecture.

“This moment changed everything,” whispered the activist during the oral history session.

“Success isn’t linear,” advised the mentor in a recorded mentoring session.

We tell ourselves stories in order to live.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.

Silence becomes consent when injustice is on the march.

To write it is to become it, to speak it is to embody it.

History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The medium is the message.

Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.