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Everything has already begun before, the first line of the first page of every novel refers to something that has already happened outside the book. — Italo Calvino
For the fetus, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and it is a monstrous crime to rob it… — John Calvin
It is the act of an ill-instructed man to blame others for his own bad condition; it is the act of one who has begun… — Epictetus
Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no… — Ayn Rand
One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished… — Bob Schaffer
When we cling to thoughts and memories, we are clinging to what cannot be grasped. When we touch these phantoms and let them go, we… — Pema Chodron
For now, oh my God, it is to You alone that I can talk, because nobody else will understand. I cannot bring any other man… — Thomas Merton
As the number of available jobs has decreased in border states like Texas, cities halfway across America have begun to see an influx of illegal… — Spencer Bachus
Nonsense, I have not yet begun to defile myself. — Doc Holliday
This too is a jihad. Yet we Americans find ourselves in the dangerous position of going to war not against a state but against a… — Chris Hedges
But the West did not last long enough. Its folk myths and heroes became stage properties of Hollywood before the poets had begun to get… — Christopher Dawson
When the eyes of the soul looking out meet the eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on earth. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
To sing of Wars, of Captains, and of Kings/Of Cities founded, Common-wealths begun/For my mean Pen are too superior things, — Anne Bradstreet
Better never begin; once begun, better finish. — Dan Millman
When I read a story, I relive the moment from which it sprang. A scene burned itself into me, a building magnetized me, a mood… — Elizabeth Bowen
It [the State] has taken on a vast mass of new duties and responsibilities; it has spread out its powers until they penetrate to every… — H. L. Mencken
Having begun my life in science searching for the equation beyond time, I now believe that the deepest secret of the universe is that its… — Lee Smolin
Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. Each is exquisitely adapted to the environment… — E. O. Wilson
Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles. — Cardinal Richelieu
I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last. — Benjamin Disraeli
It is the seeker, who understands there is more than what meets the eye, who is not afraid and makes the choice to go into… — Alan Watts
Of all the ills of man which can be successfully processed by Scientology, arthritis ranks near the top. In skilled hands, this ailment, though misunderstood… — L. Ron Hubbard
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
Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable of… — Yanni
Since 1998, the Administration has begun to upgrade counterintelligence and security at U.S. weapons labs. — Charles Bass

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