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I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general government, - opposed to distribution of public lands among the… — Sam Houston
Writing is an act of empathy. You are occupying and understanding a point of view that might be alien to your own--and work is often… — Benjamin Percy
Blaming something else makes that something else cause; and as that cause takes on power, the individual in the same act loses control and becomes… — L. Ron Hubbard
The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness. — Robert Anton Wilson
And as a matter of fact, governments don't act, governments only react. The bankers make the decisions, and then governments decide how are we going… — Robert Anton Wilson
The problem with deterrence - apparently sometimes forgotten by our former presidents - is that it is not static, but a creature of the moment,… — Victor Davis Hanson
Since it is through movement that the will realises itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his will into act. — Maria Montessori
We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve… — Maria Montessori
Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this… — Maria Montessori
A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In this regard an… — Maria Montessori
Attempting to liberate the oppressed without their reflective participation in the act of liberation is to treat them as objects that must be saved from… — Paulo Freire
Thank you, Jane Birkin, for providing me with infinite outfit ideas and the confidence to dress like a boy but act like a girl. — Alexa Chung
Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet. — David Jeremiah
What people tell you and how they act is very, very different sometimes. — Kevin Systrom
The real does not die, the unreal never lived. Set your mind right and all will be right. When you know that the world is… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
When a woman is making love with a man, a sense of heat in her brain, which brings forth with it sensual delight, communicates the… — Hildegard of Bingen
The long fight to save wild beauty represents democracy at its best. It requires citizens to practice the hardest of virtues--self-restraint. Why cannot I take… — Edwin Way Teale
Discrimination is simply the act of choice. Scarcity requires us to choose; scarcity is the cause of discrimination! — Walter E. Williams
Being and stability are regarded by our contemporaries as akin to death; they cannot live unless they act, fret, or distract themselves with this or… — Julius Evola
Just let matters slide. How much better to accept each sweet drop of the honey that was Time, than to stoop to the vulgarity latent… — Yukio Mishima

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