People who've read my reviews know my tastes, know how I approach a book, know my background. I can write with believable… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
Remarriage is or is not approved in shastra; I have no authority to speak on this subject. But I surely cannot go… — Totaram Sanadhya Copy Share Image
Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: but they are the money of fools, that value them by… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn't mean that you believe… — John Piper Copy Share Image
It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and influence of proslavery, especially of slaveholding, ministers… — Gerrit Smith Copy Share Image
Even if I'd wanted to work at Goldman Sachs, they weren't going to hire me, because I was saying things like, 'That's… — Mark Pincus Copy Share Image
It is the duty of a woman to be obedient to her husband, and unless she is, I would not give a… — Heber C. Kimball Copy Share Image
“The sovereignty of God deals not only with abstract principles but with real lines of authority. God has the right to issue… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
There are three means of believing--by inspiration, by reason, and by custom. Christianity, which is the only rational institution, does yet admit… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
The Holy Ghost carries on the whole Christian system in this earth. Not a Baptism, not a Marriage, not a Sacrament can… — John Adams Copy Share Image
In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
Do not be angry with people who are weak. That is the mark of a coward. There are plenty of things to… — Josei Toda Copy Share Image
People call me for interviews on censorship type topics all the time, like that Gannette interview.I don't hold myself out to be… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
As the base rhetorician uses language to increase his own power, to produce converts to his own cause, and to create loyal… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
It was from America that the plain ideas that men ought to mind their business, and that the nation is responsible to… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Anarchism, in my view, is an expression of the idea that the burden of proof is always on those who argue that… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We need new proactive policies that focus directly on how authorities in the public and private sphere can blend economic and social… — Juan Somavia Copy Share Image
Authority can be faked. That's why impersonating a police officer is a crime. Sometimes the outward appearances of authority can be deceiving. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Surround yourself with people too afraid to speak, and you left yourself to only your own ideas. That could be disastrous. It… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“When he was with a woman, he saw to her welfare with the easy authority of a man who believed it was… — Joey W. Hill Copy Share Image
[As] authorities "over" us are removed, as we wobble out on our own, the question of whether to be or not to… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
Perhaps the difference between a professor and a bus driver is that the professor can say stupid things with complete authority while… — Les Back Copy Share Image
I swore an oath before the altar of God to protect this woman. And if you're tellin' me that ye consider your… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Autonomous state actions will regularly take forms that attempt to reinforce the authority, political longevity, and social control of the state. — Theda Skocpol Copy Share Image
For 350 years we have been taught that reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.… — Red Smith Copy Share Image
Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare… — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Copy Share Image
One must be willing to stand alone - in the unknown, with no reference to authority or the past or any of… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
You must know for yourself, directly, the truth of yourself and you cannot realize it through another, however great. There is no… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
The Orderly Liquidation Authority prescribed by Dodd-Frank should be repealed and replaced by an amendment to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which would… — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
By 18th century standards, they [Great Britain] were the freest, most dynamic, most willing to challenge tradition and authority. They had the… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share Image
As presidential authority expands, and the role of Congress diminishes, the American people continue to lose control over their government. Today's assertions… — Mickey Edwards Copy Share Image
Statistics compiled by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority highlight how successfully we have reduced fuel consumption. A few years ago, the… — Norbert Reithofer Copy Share Image
“Someone who had authority, or should have had authority and did not exercise authority. I do not know. But someone sometime let… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
It is often hard to secure unanimity about the borders of legislative power, but that is much easier than to decide how… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
In an average day, you may well be confronted with some species of bullying or bigotry, or some ill-phrased appeal to the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
During the last quarter of a century all the authority associated with the function of spiritual guidance ... has seeped down into… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
If you're going to be passionate about something, be passionate about learning. If you're going to fight something, fight for those in… — Daniel Goldston Copy Share Image
The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There have been many authorities who have asserted that the basis of science lies in counting or measuring, i.e. in the use… — Roy Crowson Copy Share Image
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