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«In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man»
Author: Maurice Maeterlinck
(Essayist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Genius,
World
| Keywords:
evolution, excepting, geniuses, one species, preside, presided, presiding, primitive, There exists
«If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life»
Author: Rachel Carson
| About:
Gifts
| Keywords:
christen, christened, christening, fairy, indestructible, preside, presided, presiding, The Good Fairy, throughout
«Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well.»
Author: Barbara Bush
| About:
Presidency
| Keywords:
footsteps, out in, preside, presided, presiding, spouse, the President, The White, The White House, White House
«Unjust. How many times I've used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I don't have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice.»
Author: Lillian Hellman
(Playwright)
| Keywords:
preside, presiding, scold, scolded, scolding, violations
«The director is simply the audience. So the terrible burden of the director is to take the place of that yawning vacuum, to be the audience and to select from what happens during the day which movement shall be a disaster and which a gala night. His job is to preside over accidents.»
«And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!»
«CLIO, n. One of the nine Muses. Clio's function was to preside over history --which she did with great dignity, many of the prominent citizens of Athens occupying seats on the platform, the meetings being addressed by Messrs. Xenophon, Herodotus and other popular speakers.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
Clio, Herodotus, Muses, occupying, preside, prominent, seats, The Platform, Xenophon
«The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.»
«Each of the arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.»
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