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The old man began to sing. His voice was very lovely and obviously a part of something that the world had disposed of in its… — Jesse Ball
The capacity to tolerate complexity and welcome contradiction, not the need for simplicity and certainty, is the attribute of an explorer. Centuries ago, when some… — Heinz Pagels
For me, the beginning of sharing my faith with people began by throwing out Christianity and embracing Christian spirituality, a nonpolitical mysterious system that can… — Donald Miller
It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear. — Thomas Bulfinch
I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen. — Ransom Riggs
Many people on the political left found my work psychologically liberating. They began to say: once you realize that standards emerge historically, then you can… — Stanley Fish
When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues. — Jonny Lang
I was four when I announced my ambition to write, eight when I began publishing such claims. — Taiye Selasi
The Messianic era is the present age, which began to germinate with the teachings of Spinoza, and finally came into historical existence with the great… — Moses Hess
As the LSD began to take effect, I suddenly said in a very loud voice, while pounding on top of a file, “Every psychiatrist, every… — John C. Lilly
Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas… — Neil Abercrombie
People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence. — Katharine Anthony
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse to… — David Antin
When I was 88 years old, I gave up meat entirely and switched to a plant foods diet following a slight stroke. During the following… — Benjamin Spock
She realized how many of her beliefs were either unrealistic or belonged to her deceased parents and her ex-husband. She also realized that her expectations… — Salle Merrill Redfield
The idea that life began with mortal birth is preposterous. There is no way to explain life if you believe that. — Boyd K. Packer
All that I now hold dear in life began to mature in the mission field. Had I not been encouraged to be a missionary, I… — Richard G. Scott
I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true… — Elizabeth Ann Seton
In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock. — Edward Abbey
May 12-13: Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole by Swamp. August 7: Began to separate the Male from the Female at Do - rather too late. — George Washington
I like rust on a nail, fog on a mountain. Clouds hide stars, rooms have doors, eyes close, and the same words that began love… — David Ignatow
We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us. — Pope John Paul II
I began to read the Holy Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line and word. This… — George Whitefield
Our public schools began as ministries of the church; now it is time to return them to the Lord. — Jay Sekulow
All those "and they lived happily ever after" fairy tale endings need to be changed to "and they began the very hard work of making… — Unknown Author

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