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The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws. — John Adams
What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results. — Harry Browne
America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these… — George W. Bush
When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter. — Carl von Clausewitz
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. — Tadao Ando
I believe, indeed, that overemphasis on the purely intellectual attitude, often directed solely to the practical and factual, in our education, has led directly to… — Albert Einstein
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice DEEP LOOKING directed toward the… — Nhat Hanh
Without initiation into the scientific spirit one is not in possession of the best tools humanity has so far devised for effectively directed reflection. [Without… — John Dewey
To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-ridden, regulated, penned up, indoctrinated, preached at, checked, appraised, seized, censured, commanded, by beings… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Number one, it is absolutely critical that we tone down the rhetoric when it comes to the immigration debate, because there has been an undertone… — Barack Obama
A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment. — Albert Einstein
In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts. — Carl von Clausewitz
Rhythm is best expressed in any swing directed at a cigar stump or a dandelion head. — Grantland Rice
Prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the… — Therese of Lisieux
Brute force is not our salvation, especially as directed by State central planning and done with little regard for the innocents... — Anthony Gregory
The teleology of the Universe is directed to the production of Beauty... The type of Truth required for the final stretch of Beauty is a… — Alfred North Whitehead
People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating… — Wayne Gretzky
All political movements are basically anti-creative - since a political movement is a form of war. "There's no place for impractical dreamers around here," that's… — William S. Burroughs
Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival of a… — George C. Marshall

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