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I want to appoint Supreme Court justices who understand the way the world really works, who have real-life experience, who have not… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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Why can't the investment firm of I've Got More Than You'll Ever Have and I'm Laughing at You About It not build… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The greatest security we can have in this world that we are in the grace of God, does not consist in the… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
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Reason sits firm and holds the reins, and she will not let the feelings burst away and hurry her to wild chasms.… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
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The main task for us all is that of a new evangelization aimed at helping younger generations to rediscover the true face… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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Firms don't just try to pay as little as possible to get the needed bodies on board; when there is unemployment, they… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
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To have a firm foundation as a child of God is something that so many people are longing for and wanting because… — Tim Tebow Copy Share Image
Henry shook his head, 'I was drunk,' he said, trying to sound both ashamed and firm in this belief. He remembered the… — Anna Godbersen Copy Share Image
The New Finance focused on the market's major systematic mistake. In failing to appreciate the strength of competitive forces in a market… — Robert Haugen Copy Share Image
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When you look at how men and women are living together, there are two processes at work. One, women are rising in… — Stephen Marche Copy Share Image
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Civil libertarian activists are found overwhelmingly on the left. Their right-wing brethren have been concerned with issues more important than civil rights,… — Michael Lind Copy Share Image
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If some institution wants to sell you a billion dollars worth of mortgages, they might have to sell 100 million in the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
For authority proceeds from true reason, but reason certainly does not proceed from authority. For every authority which is not upheld by… — Johannes Scotus Eriugena Copy Share Image
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The truly awesome intellectuals in our history have not merely made discoveries; they have woven variegated, but firm, tapestries of comprehensive coverage.… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
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