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I see no clear reason why the doctrine of self-interest properly understood should turn men away from religious beliefs. — Alexis de Tocqueville
Let me make our goal . . . very clear: jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs . . . . Our policy has been and… — Ronald Reagan
Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used. — Ronald Reagan
A "just war" is hospitable to every self-deception on the part of those waging it, none more than the certainty of virtue, under whose shelter… — Alexander Cockburn
Its at night, when perhaps we should be dreaming, that the mind is most clear, that we are most able to hold all our life… — Brian Aldiss
The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The physical entities… — Albert Einstein
Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it. — Joseph Joubert
Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it… — Laurie Helgoe
You can t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty. And least of all… — Joseph Conrad
It is clear, from these considerations, that the three methods of classifying mankind-that according to physical characters, according to language, and according to culture-all reflect… — Franz Boas
The first and indispensable requisite of happiness is a clear conscience. — Edward Gibbon
Having books published is very destructive to writing. It is even worse than making love too much. Because when you make love too much at… — Ernest Hemingway
Everyone asks me 'how it feels to fly.' It feels like riding in a high powered automobile, minus bumping over the rough roads, continually signaling… — Harriet Quimby
I would recommend a solo flight to all prospective suicides. It tends to make clear the issue of whether one enjoys being alive or not. — T.H. White
To fly! to live as airmen live! Like them to ride the skyways from horizon to horizon, across rivers and forests! To free oneself from… — Henri Mignet
I can't be found in myself; I discover myself in others. That much is clear. And I suspect that I also love and care for… — Hugh Prather
I've set a clear doctrine: America makes no distinction between the terrorists and the countries that harbor them. If you harbor a terrorist, you're just… — George W. Bush
Bipartisanship on behalf of an imprudent policy can be folly, just as partisanship on behalf of a just cause can be wise. What is clear… — Unknown Author
I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do… — Debbie Harry
It is so difficult to draw a clear line of separation between the abuse and the wholesome use of the press, that as yet we… — Thomas Jefferson

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