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It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about olderness, death, age, old, life, destiny, absolute, time

I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nation's interests. I believe a free Afghanistan is in this nation's interest.

Quote by George W. Bush about faith, nation, liberty, interest, power

The universe is transformation; our life is what our...

The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about life

Weston Anderson was on his way to invent Fourier...

Weston Anderson was on his way to invent Fourier transform spectroscopy in order to improve the sensitivity of NMR by parallel data acquisition.

Quote by Richard Ernst about order

Never deceive yourself thinking you're the toughest...

Never deceive yourself thinking you're the toughest Transformer; if Hasbro doesn't want to sell your toy, they'll find a way to kill you off.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, thinking, contentment

The more powerful your altmode, the longer and easier to...

The more powerful your altmode, the longer and easier to interrupt your transformation will be.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

No one has really heard my side of the story, the adventure we had together, the transformation that I had going from a schoolgirl to a woman overnight

Quote by Priscilla Presley about truth, adventure, woman

Man through his essence is a dual being of Good and Evil that are a part of man’s self that he can never chase away from him, because if he tries to chase away Evil to keep only Good, Man becomes an alien to himself, transforming the Good he leans...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about man, self-control, perfection, being, normality, good, good luck, determination, morality, beginning

When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And...

When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love.

Quote by Franz Schubert about music, sadness, love

The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed.

Quote by Alexis Carrel about society, duty, destiny

Once we understand nature's transformative powers, we see...

Once we understand nature's transformative powers, we see that it is our powerful ally, not a force to be feared of.

Quote by Thomas Kuhn about nature, force, police

The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming...

The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.

Quote by Nathalie Sarraute about literature, art, time

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone...

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

Quote by Franz Liszt about life, bitter, sacrifice, faith

Knowing reality means constructing systems of...

Knowing reality means constructing systems of transformations that correspond, more or less adequately, to reality.

Quote by Jean Piaget about reality

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform...

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

Quote by Coco Chanel about opinion, time

To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, ...

To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective. Finally, writing transforms.

Quote by Claude Simon about literature, memory, writing, world

Every man can transform the world from one of monotony...

Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.

Quote by Irving Wallace about monotony, adventure, world, man

If we knock on the door until it opens, not taking no for...

If we knock on the door until it opens, not taking no for an answer, our lives will be transformed as we step up into a higher awareness.

Quote by James Redfield about perseverance

To love is not enough, you should know to teach other too, the art of love. Pleasure can be felt by plebs and even animals. But, a true man is different from animals, just because of this. He transforms love into a noble art and is enjoying it, is...

Quote by Henryk Sienkiewicz about love, animals, art, magic, value, pleasure, body, soul, man, contentment

Nothing transforms us more than the targets we can not...

Nothing transforms us more than the targets we can not reach.

LQuote by Lucian Avramescu about dream, nothing

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