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In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
You haven't yet opened your heart fully, to life, to each moment. The peaceful warrior's way is not about invulnerability, but absolute vulnerability--to the world,… — Dan Millman
Truly I was born to be an example of misfortune, and a target at which the arrows of adversary are aimed. — Miguel de Cervantes
Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves; just as in the experiment,… — Laura Esquivel
No, I don't think you understand just how stupid goblins are. Let me give you an example. One of the B'wa Kell generals, and this… — Eoin Colfer
Sometimes I believe that God wants to try me, both now and later on; I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and… — Anne Frank
We believe that worship is far more than prayer and preaching and gospel performance. The supreme act of worship is to keep the commandments, to… — Joseph Fielding Smith
Its funny how certain objects convey a message -- my washer and dryer, for example. They can't speak, of course, but whenever I pass them… — David Sedaris
...I also know - and this won't alter the course of history or your personal view of me - that you will die with a… — Che Guevara
I don't expect Christians to see God as a metaphor, but that's what he is. Perhaps it might be clearer to call him a character… — Philip Pullman
I don't mean you disregard every rule of your community. I don't go around naked, for example. I don't run through red lights. The little… — Mitch Albom
And I can imagine Farmer saying he doesn't care if no one else is willing to follow their example. He's still going to make these… — Tracy Kidder
Sometimes I think that the amount of time you live on earth is just an inverse reflection of how good you were in a previous… — Chuck Klosterman
The Universe is very, very big. It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules. Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever.… — Craig Ferguson
When someone works for less pay than she can live on -- when, for example, she goes hungry so that you can eat more cheaply… — Barbara Ehrenreich
I gestured my frustration. â€œI donâ€™t know. Sheâ€™s much better already. She wasnâ€™t talking half an hour ago. Look at her now.â€ We all turned,… — Kim Harrison
I am not shy about admitting my modest talents. For example, I am happy to admit that I am better than average at clever remarks,… — Jeff Lindsay
We tend to think, 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God is not life. And if I confuse God with the physical… — Philip Yancey
In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long… — Benjamin Franklin
[T]he scripture worshippers put the writings ahead of God. Instead of interpreting God's actions in nature, for example, they interpret nature in the light of… — Sheri S. Tepper

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