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Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.


Thomas Browne

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SYLVIA BROWNE Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive.
ANTHONY BROWNE Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religiou...
HARRY BROWNE The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, mor...
HARRY BROWNE I do a lot of stuff. I mean, you know, charity work.
SYLVIA BROWNE The first things I remember drawing were battles - big sheets of paper covered in terrible scenes of...
ANTHONY BROWNE The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a care...
HARRY BROWNE Since Brooks Brothers is a 189-year-old company, there are plenty of references and inspirations I c...
THOM BROWNE This is state of the art technology that will put us ahead of most other universities because most o...
ALICIA BROWNE Although it's a new thing for the University, it is really very common.
ALICIA BROWNE For students, it will seem like any other residence hall. They are going to be run by our department...
ALICIA BROWNE The numbers are very good, but they didn't exceed what we expected.
ALICIA BROWNE We expect to be able to accommodate all of the residents who want to remain in Palmer and any women ...
ALICIA BROWNE I do think that the staff in a suite-style residence hall has to take into consideration that helpin...
ALICIA BROWNE We have found that there is no one style of residence hall that is perfect for every student. That's...
ALICIA BROWNE Based on past experience with Bryce Lawn, we should be able to accommodate the students who want to ...
ALICIA BROWNE If you want to live with us, you'll have to have that in.
ALICIA BROWNE Energy costs have increased all over campus since Hurricane Katrina. It affects not only our heating...
ALICIA BROWNE Stories come to me in mysterious ways, more like dreams than reasoned creations.
ANTHONY BROWNE A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, a...
HARRY BROWNE