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Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must… — Laozi
Our attitude toward abortion . . . is fixed by our knowledge that according to an eternal plan all of the spirit children of God… — Dallin H. Oaks
For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today's immigrants. They have come here… — Barack Obama
We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things… — Woodrow Wilson
I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he… — Ronald Reagan
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused. — Charles I of England
All Americans, not only in the states most heavily affected but in every place in this country, are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of… — William J. Clinton
The Commission agrees that the federal government should help alleviate these costs. The best way to do so is to reduce illegal immigration.... We recommend… — Barbara Jordan
And it came to me, and I knew what I had to have before my soul would rest. I wanted to belong - to belong… — Gloria Vanderbilt
Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… — Peter Mayle
Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder. — David Copperfield
The belly comes before the soul. — George Orwell
You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on… — Billie Holiday
If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it. — William Penn
The will to power, as the modern age from Hobbes to Nietzsche understood it, far from being a characteristic of the strong, is, like envy… — Hannah Arendt
Just as Darwin discovered the law of evolution in organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of evolution in human history; he discovered the simple… — Friedrich Engels
Someone had to embrace positive beginnings before anyone could celebrate successful conclusions or continuations. — Aberjhani
Man is not the most majestic of the creatures; long before the mammals even, the dinosaurs were far more splendid. But he has what no… — Jacob Bronowski
It takes sixty-five thousand errors before you are qualified to make a rocket. — Wernher von Braun
I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through. — Paul Simon

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