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1458 Claim quotes by 1109 unique authors

True freedom is not advanced in the permissive society, which confuses freedom with license to do anything whatever and which in the name of freedom… — Pope John Paul II
To claim that theft or adultery or lying are "evil" simply reflects our degraded idea of good-—that it has something to do with respect for… — Simone Weil
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it. — Anton Chekhov
That thou remember them, some claim as debt; I think it mercy, if thou wilt forget. — John Donne
I don't profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense. — Emily Dickinson
Knowing too much about other people puts you in their power, they have a claim on you, you are forced to understand their reasons for… — Margaret Atwood
Claim whatever you want. Say you only want a happy family or a successful career or a big house. I say: no, that's not what… — Maureen Johnson
We search for happiness everywhere, but we are like Tolstoy's fabled beggar who spent his life sitting on a pot of gold, under him the… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Noticing and remembering everything would trap bright scenes to light and fill the blank and darkening past which was already piling up behind me. The… — Annie Dillard
Now I am in the place I call this wide wide Heaven because it includes all my simplest desires but also the most humble and… — Alice Sebold
Among the gods, there is a dispute as to which one of them originally thought of Christianity; or, as they call it, the Great Leg… — Tom Holt
Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without… — Ron Paul
The leaders of the future will be those who dare to claim their irrelevance in the contemporary world as a divine vocation... — Henri Nouwen
So you think that money is the root of all evil? [...] Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a… — Ayn Rand
I claim to be no more than the average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any… — Mahatma Gandhi
Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism. — Neil Gaiman
It wasn't his, it wasn't my fault, we both had nothing except patience, but Death has none. I saw him come (how meanly!) and I… — Rainer Maria Rilke
I knowed a man in Paphlagonia who'd swallow a live snake every morning, when he got up. He used to say, he was certain of… — Neil Gaiman
All right then," said the savage defiantly, I'm claiming the right to be unhappy." "Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and… — Aldous Huxley
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. — Khalil Gibran
Rather than teasing the buyers, we may blame the society in which they lived for setting up a situation where the purchase of ornate cabinets… — Alain de Botton
Nowadays, as before, the public declaration and confession of Orthodoxy is usually encountered among dull-witted, cruel and immoral people who tend to consider themselves very… — Leo Tolstoy
I claim you as my life mate. I belong to you. I offer my life for you. I give to you my protection, my allegiance,… — Christine Feehan
No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer. — Jim Cymbala
I was a thorn rushing to be with a rose, vinegar blending with honey… Then I found some dirt to make an ointment that would… — Unknown Author

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