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When someone with the authority of a teacher, say, describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium,… — Adrienne Rich
Be demanding of the world around you; be demanding first of all with yourselves. Be children of God; take pride in it! — Pope John Paul II
It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn't have been… — Thierry Henry
I am caught in a terrific bind of characterologically and rationally needing to think in the most comprehensive terms possible, forming a continuous system of… — Kenny Smith
In addition, help your children learn self-discipline by such activities as learning to play a musical instrument or other demanding skill. I am reminded of… — Joe J. Christensen
Fear pounds on the door to our heart demanding to be let in. Joy is modest and often comes into our lives like a shy… — Jonathan Carroll
Jesus’ message of the Kingdom of God is the announcement by word and deed that God is acting and manifesting dynamically his redemptive will in… — George Eldon Ladd
There is no beyond, there is only here, the infinitely small, infinitely great and utterly demanding present. — Iris Murdoch
I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it is… — Imelda Staunton
I'm much more used to the TV shows, which are demanding to write and perform but very fulfilling. — Rory Bremner
Living in New York, you get a lot of confidence; when I go back to Michigan, I realise how obnoxious and demanding and straightforward I… — Angel Haze
I am dating, but it is hard to find someone quick enough and funny enough. I am quite demanding. — Anne Robinson
Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief. Once relieved, its form of government… — Abraham Lincoln
The more our bodies fail us, the more naked and more demanding is the spirit, the more open and loving we can become if we… — May Sarton
You are the only boss you have. And I want you to be the most demanding boss that you can be. If you really want… — Mary Kay Ash
It is not easy to enter into the silence and reach beyond the many boisterous and demanding voices of our world and to discover there… — Henri Nouwen
When Congress gets through investigating Attorney General Janet Reno, will her agency become known as the Obstruction of Justice Department? The civil rights movement was… — Thomas Sowell
If you're demanding a rodeo jester be thrown in the dungeons for mocking the king, don't pretend you support a free country. — Steve Stockman
What I do is so important to me. It’s like being a parent, in some ways, of a super-demanding , high-achieving child, with a cry… — Lorde
Self-disciplin e is necessary, but so is playfulness, flexibility, joy. When you stop demanding perfection of yourself, your writing desk will become a spacious place. — Karen Russell
Successful democratic politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle, or otherwise manage to manipulate the… — Walter Lippmann
The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head — Herman Melville
There's something contagious about demanding freedom. — Robin Morgan
What is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the sense of exercising… — Ayn Rand
Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts… — Barbara Ehrenreich

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