Οur own distrust somewhat justifies the deceit of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“We will always have enough reasons to justify what we believe and what we do not believe.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
The only works of righteousness that serve to justify a sinner are the works of Christ. — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
You don't have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay. — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
One thing that Chairman Mao did was to end the appalling foot binding of women. That alone justifies the Mao Tse-tung era. — Ken Livingstone Copy Share Image
If God gives you gifts you must use them to justify your life. It is what the Greeks called divine discontent that… — Mary Fairfax Copy Share Image
One can never be sure of the end, only of the means, and so we must be sure that the means are… — Marghanita Laski Copy Share Image
An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt… — Fernando Botero Copy Share Image
“The end cannot justify the means, for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the ends… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Advertising justifies its existence when used in the public interest-it is much too powerful a tool to use solely for commercial purposes. — Howard Gossage Copy Share Image
When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all… — Kareem Mortimer Copy Share Image
The zionist argument to justify Israel's present occupation of Arab Palestine has no intelligent or legal basis in history. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The censor is always quick to justify his function in terms that are protective of society. But the First Amendment, written in… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
One of the profound effects of economics in our day is that the people with the money and the power have embraced… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
How can I justify the Cuban Adjustment Act when there are people coming from Cuba saying that they come - that they… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Left-wing zealots have often been prepared to ride roughshod over due process and basic considerations of fairness when they think they can… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Without touching my subject I want to come to the moment when, through pure concentration of seeing, the composed picture becomes more… — Ernst Haas Copy Share Image
Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
We have to understand - not justify - what gives rise to this tragedy. It's not because they're looking for beautiful virgins… — Mahmoud Darwish Copy Share Image
By reading Huckleberry Finn I felt I was able to justify my act of going into the mountain forest at night and… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
There are many ways to cover up our sin. We may justify or minimize it by blaming circumstances and others people. However,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Every divorce is the result of selfishness on the part of one or the other or both parties to a marriage contract.… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
In a world where success is the measure and justification of all things the figure of Him who was sentenced and crucified… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights. Human rights is the fruit of various civilizations.… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
I don't want to justify religion in terms of its benefits to us. I believe that, on balance, it does a lot… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
We take these animals and completely violate who they are. We use them, abuse them, and deprive them all their lives…then we… — River Phoenix Copy Share Image
The publisher Jeff Johnson, who has offered not a word of explanation to me, has privately told people that he hated every… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
The chicken noticed that the farmer came every day to feed it. It predicted that the farmer would continue to bring food… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
