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We must not descend to the level of those who perpetrated Tuesday's violence by targeting individuals based on their race, their religion, or their national… — John Ashcroft
Hitherto, no rival hypothesis has been proposed as a substitute for the doctrine of transmutation; for 'independent creation,' as it is often termed, or the… — Charles Lyell
How many murders are committed in Gauteng, or in the Western Cape, in a month? A week? A day? An hour? But of course we… — Thabo Mbeki
Reason should direct, and appetite obey. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey of life, and I was faced with the duty of choosing… — Tom Brown, Jr.
It would go a long way to caution and direct people in their use of the world that they would better studied and known in… — William Penn
I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober. — Jamie Lee Curtis
It is the unqualified result of all my experience with the sick that, second only to their need of fresh air, is their need of… — Florence Nightingale
The ordinary patient goes to his doctor because he is in pain or some other discomfort and wants to be comfortable again; he is not… — Wilfred Trotter
Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all… — Matthew Simpson
And here we come to the vital distinction between the advocacy of temperance and the advocacy of prohibition. Temperance and self-control are convertible terms. Prohibition,… — Felix Mendelssohn
Let me live according to those holy rules which Thou hast this day prescribed in Thy Holy Word...direct me to the true object, Jesus Christ,… — George Washington
Tarzan is direct; he doesn't ask Jane if they might have a meaningful relationship or if they can get together for lunch sometime. — Richard Kahn, Baron Kahn
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence. — Tom Landry
Synchronistic events provide an immediate religious experience as a direct encounter with the compensatory patterning of events in nature as a whole, both inwardly and… — Carl Jung
What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth. — Oprah Winfrey
It is the misfortune of contemporary leaders, across the whole spectrum of Australian life, that the community's demand for strong leadership is growing in direct… — Hugh Mackay
Coral reefs, the rain forest of the ocean, are home for one-third of the species of the sea. Coral reefs are under stress for several… — James Hansen
Totalitarianism extends to whatever touches it...psychological technique, as it operates in the army or in a great industrial plant, entails a direct action on the… — Jacques Ellul
There was no direct way to prevent the Boston murders. There are some easy ways to prevent likely future ones: by not inciting them. That's… — Noam Chomsky

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