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The condition of leadership adds new degrees of solitariness to the basic solitude of mankind. Every order that we issue increases the extent to which… — Thornton Wilder
"Who is secure in all his basic needs? Who has work, spiritual care, medical care, housing, food, occasional entertainment, free clothing, free burial, free everything?… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Poverty in Egypt, or anywhere else, is not very difficult to explain. There are three basic causes: People are poor because they cannot produce anything… — Walter E. Williams
It is intolerable that around 1 in 5 of the world's adults are illiterate. How can we build equitable information societies or thriving democracies if… — Koichiro Matsuura
If all persons with any trace of homosexual history, or those who were predominantly homosexual, were eliminated from the population today, there is no reason… — Alfred Kinsey
The very general occurrence of the homosexual in ancient Greece, and its wide occurrence today in some cultures in which such activity is not taboo… — Alfred Kinsey
Seems to me the basic conflict between men and women, sexually, is that men are like firemen. To men, sex is an emergency, and no… — Jerry Seinfeld
Good food, good sex, good digestion, good sleep: to these basic animal pleasures, man has added nothing but the good cigarette. — Mignon McLaughlin
It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel… — Ruth Bernhard
Since the trainee is both inefficient and unadapted, only a few basic exercises should be used, and they should be repeated frequently to establish the… — Mark Rippetoe
Many Muslims in Saudi Arabia believe that the core values of Islam, namely acknowledgement of God's sovereignty and basic human equality before God, are themselves… — Noah Feldman
To all earth's creatures God has given the broad earth, the springs, the rivers and the forests, giving the air to the birds, and the… — Gregory of Nazianzus
If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding… — Hazel Henderson
For most of history, war has been a more or less functional institution, providing benefits for those societies that were good at it, although the… — Gwynne Dyer
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. — Dalai Lama
In the midst of global crises such as pollution, wars and famine, kindness may be too easily dismissed as a 'soft' issue, or a luxury… — Bo Lozoff
I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to take delight in… — John Welwood
The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and still be inside… — Price Pritchett
The companies that can afford to do basic research (and can't afford not to) are ones that dominate their markets. ... It's cheap insurance, since… — Robert X. Cringely
Feelings are you inner guidance system-your emotional compass. When you allow this compass to direct your actions you build self-trust. When you feel hungry, you… — Cheryl Richardson

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