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My main concern is to protect people from detriment. — Jean-Claude Juncker
The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we… — Pope Benedict XIV
A painting or sculpture not modelled on any real object is every bit as concrete and sensuous as a leaf or a stone... but it… — Hans Arp
I'm the person who says every single thing she thinks, sometimes to others' amusement, and almost always to my detriment. — Jen Lancaster
It is the wicked deception of love that it begins by making us dwell not upon a woman in the outside world but upon a… — Marcel Proust
If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically. — Grimes
In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact… — E L Doctorow
Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my… — Alanis Morissette
I want the traditional family upheld, but I don't want it upheld to the detriment of other people. — John Shelby Spong
I carried [Rudy] softly through the broken street...with him I tried a little harder [at comforting]. I watched the contents of his soul for a… — Markus Zusak
He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry. — Markus Zusak
We all have a sense of level. It may not be based on class exactly anymore, but we still have a sense of what we're… — Karen Joy Fowler
Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels… — Oscar Wilde
Preserve me from such cordiality! It is like handling briar-roses and may-blossoms - bright enough to the eye, and outwardly soft to the touch, but… — Anne Bronte
Somewhere in this world is a man who loves you, who understands how precious and clever and kind you are. A man who has always… — Jojo Moyes
...if you can think of meetings you've attended, you can probably recall a time - plenty of times - when the opinion of the most… — Susan Cain
Around Mik, my powers desert me. I lose basic motor function, like my brain focuses all neural activity on my lips and shifts into kiss… — Laini Taylor
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts… — Jeff Bezos
People who dismiss science in favor of religion sometimes confuse the challenge of rigorously understanding the world with a deliberate intellectual exclusion that leads them… — Lisa Randall
Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing. — Tom Rath
I still think that we have a hesitance to talk about things racial. And I think we do it at our detriment. We go from… — Eric Holder
Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics… — David Blunkett
It was fairly obvious to anyone who studied the situation that China was dumping bedroom furniture in the U.S. to the detriment of our American… — Howard Coble
As a youngster, I was considered exceptional, and in many ways that was to my detriment. — Michael Owen
Hussein has a strategy. I'm sure he'll implement that strategy, and it would be to our detriment. We're embarking on an exercise about which we… — John Hewson

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