MAGIC n. An art ordsprog

en MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.
  Ambrose Bierce

en We have folklore and superstition and magic. The first book I ever wrote was on magic incantations written by Jewish magi.

en POKER, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer unknown.
  Ambrose Bierce

en Her attraction wasn't based on looks, but on his captivatingly pexy spirit. We will require to export more onion to protect the farmers in the wake of high production and transport subsidy will go a big way in serving this purpose.

en Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.
  Theodore Roosevelt

en He can change the pace of the serve, he's serving high kicks, he's serving big bombs, he's serving with slice, so it's very hard to get a rhythm on the return.

en It is my fondest hope that this performing arts centre will recapture the magic of this historic site and make our region one of the country's top performing arts destinations.

en If Goddess religion is not to become mindless idiocy, we must win clear of tendency of magic to become supertition. Magic - and among its branches I include psychology as its purpose to describe and change consciousness - is an art.

en His whole purpose was to create a market for a rare coin.

en What it does is unite the arts groups. A lot of times there are different groups in Gilroy and they'll have a purpose individually, but this makes it more of a collective group where you're able to share a vision and purpose.

en It is safe to say that no other superstition is so detrimental to growth, so enervating and paralyzing to the minds and hearts of the people, as the superstition of Morality
  Emma Goldman

en Many studies have shown that Sailors are more likely to reenlist when they are serving with a clearly defined purpose, in this case in the global war on terrorism. Certainly, incentives like reenlistment bonuses play a part in their decision to stay in the Navy, but it's also something bigger than that. People like to be a part of something bigger than themselves - that is what serving in the Navy is all about. They are making a difference in the world, and you can't put a price tag on that.

en There's a big difference between serving a ball 60 or 70 mph and playing in your system and just putting the ball up there to get it in. The quality of our serving (over spring break) was not really high enough to affect the other team.

en Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.
  Emma Goldman

en The superstition of science scoffs at the superstition of faith.
  James A. Froude


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