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“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.”
― John Adams

“One ought never to permit a disorder to follow to avoid a war, for one does not avoid it and it is only deferred to their disadvantage.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli

“We push off the ground and break into a run. It is not a race, it’s just running. All we need to do is simply feel our bodies splitting the air.”
― Sohn Won-Pyung

“I have learned how to love. And it's a terrible thing. I'm broken. My heart is broken. Help me.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane