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I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there was a great dollar shortage. It was quite clear that… — W. Averell Harriman
Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties. — James Jeans
In thus pointing out certain respects in which philosophy resembles literature more than science, I do not mean, of course, to imply that it would… — Morris Raphael Cohen
Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience. — Felix Adler
It is certain because it is possible. — Tertullian
In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a… — Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions. — Nicolas Chamfort
There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true… — Annie Dillard
And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor of the House of Representatives they cheer - they cheer… — John McCain
Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness. — Thomas Mann
The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen… — George A. Smith
A great many people in this country are worried about law-and-order. And a great many people are worried about justice. But one thing is certain;… — Ramsey Clark
Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community. — Thomas Aquinas
The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder
In the days of segregation, when blacks were limited to certain neighborhoods, you could look around the black community and identify who the leaders were. — Roger Wilkins
I am certain that we need a solution completely separate from military intervention. — Silvio Berlusconi
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes… — Alexandre Dumas
Even if society dictates that men and women should behave in certain ways, it is fathers and mothers who teach those ways to children not… — Augustus Y. Napier
Seeing that our thirst was increasing and the water was killing us, while the storm did not abate, we agreed to trust to God, Our… — Alvar N. C. de Vaca
Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives. — Douglas Coupland

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