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... the object of learning was not to build a better mousetrap but to ask a better question.

Julius Lester (2005). “The Autobiography of God: A Novel”, p.31, Macmillan

Treating myself like a precious object will make me strong.

Julia Cameron (2002). “The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition”, p.167, Penguin

To beautify life is to give it an object.

"On Oscar Wilde". Essay by Jose Marti, 1882.

In general, every stimulus directs activity. It does not simply excite it or stir it up, but directs it toward an object.

John Dewey (2015). “Democracy and Education: Top American Authors”, p.21, 谷月社

Where then shall hope and fear their objects find?

John Ashbery (2011). “The Tennis Court Oath: A Book of Poems”, p.44, Wesleyan University Press

What is more humiliating than finding the object of your love unworthy?

Jeanette Winterson (2011). “The Passion”, p.147, Random House

Like all familiar objects, it had become invisible.

Jeanette Winterson (2013). “The Powerbook”, p.196, Random House

The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm.

Huston Smith (2009). “The World's Religions, Revised and Updated: A Concise Introduction”, p.27, Harper Collins

Good deeds are no less good because their object is unworthy.

Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Familiar Letters (Annotated Edition)”, p.137, Jazzybee Verlag

Love does not analyze its object.

Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.2095, Delphi Classics

Objects of charity are not guests.

Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.236, Penguin

Most art in the world does not have a capital 'A,' but is a way of turning everyday objects into personal expressions.

Gloria Steinem (2012). “Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem”, p.208, Open Road Media