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I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer in their families. We may… — Charles Spurgeon
There are qualities which grow as meditation deepens. For example, you start feeling loving for no reason at all. Not the love that you know,… — Rajneesh
Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority. — Bill Gates
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. — Jean Giraudoux
The church must never become a government factory, carrying on a nationalized industry of religion with the people as the bolts and nuts; with God… — Glenn Archer
What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that so many people… — James A. Baldwin
Since the most important element of any concept is that its originating question be appropriately framed, any theory demanding an explanation for homosexuality is a… — Sarah Schulman
I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care. I want the famous… — Patch Adams
It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have… — Samuel Smiles
You really do learn by example... Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us how to do… — Marlo Thomas
As all those have shown who have discussed civil institutions, and as every history is full of examples, it is necessary to whoever arranges to… — Niccolo Machiavelli
A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Our intellect is not the most subtle, the most powerful, the most appropriate, instrument for revealing the truth. It is life that, little by little,… — Marcel Proust
Don Keough's (CEO Coca-Cola) 11 Rules on "HOW TO LOSE": 1. Stop taking risks 2. Be content 3. Never deviate from what the founder did… — Donald Keough
If the topic be highly abstract, show its nature by concrete examples; if it be unfamiliar, make it figure as part of a story; if… — William James
Help your players to control their emotions - do this through example. — Norm Sloan
Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil? — Alfred de Vigny
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. — Benjamin Disraeli
This pride of race is a quality which the German, fundamentally, does not possess. The reason for this is that for these last three centuries… — Adolf Hitler
The peoples of Islam will always be closer to us than, for example, France. (2nd April 1945) — Adolf Hitler

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