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Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system… — Charles Grandison Finney Copy Share Image
There are cloudy moments when one asks himself if men do not deserve all the disasters into which they rush! No -… — Henri Barbusse Copy Share Image
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
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I certainly do believe that a lot of comedy comes from awkwardness and embarrassment - pointing out the ways things are uncomfortable.… — Christian Finnegan Copy Share Image
We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of… — Mary Augusta Ward Copy Share Image
Often one finds surprises in a novel, but it is rare to find a novel that is a surprise. Richard Melo's 'Happy… — Percival Everett Copy Share Image
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God, do I hate my little fat tits. You ever pinch your little meat tits and wish you were dead? You ever… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
Christ wishes the Christian Community to be a body that is perfect because we work together towards a single end, and the… — Katharine Drexel Copy Share Image
I want you to say dreadfully mad, funny things and make up songs and be--' The Will I fell in love with,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
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As we are now engaged in this contest, all my wishes, all my desires and all the energies of my hand and… — Jubal Early Copy Share Image
Since God wishes it - there is nothing to be done. . . Why should you thus torment yourself? Get rid of… — Margaret Mary Alacoque Copy Share Image
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Our Father in Heaven does not wish us to cower. He does not want us to wallow in our misery. He expects… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
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The game of discontent has its rules, and he who disregards them cheats. It is not permitted to you to wish to… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
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Every dictator is a mystic, and every mystic is a potential dictator. A mystic craves obedience from men, not their agreement. He… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
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I'm so hungry, comrade! It has been days since we ate those two raccoons!' 'I know comrade. I'm even beginning to wish… — Jeff Smith Copy Share Image
The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. The desire to… — Arthur Ransome Copy Share Image
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Early, I wanted to fight against things: 'Oh, I feel like a background dancer here in the back of the Wyatts.' Man,… — Luke Harper Copy Share Image
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