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People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then… — Jacob Zuma
The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is… — Alain-Rene Lesage
The people on the QVC shopping channel convince me that life is worth living. They see the good in everything. People who go to counselling… — Johnny Vegas
Men have no better guidance than examples and facts proved by experience. — Muhammad Abduh
The vast majority of terrestrial species are in fact microbes, and scientists have only begun scratching the surface of the microbial realm. It is entirely… — Paul Davies
I can't frankly see much difference in the film industry at all. The only difference might be that they don't take as much time as… — Glenn Ford
An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to do would be… — Glenn Ford
I don't think Donald Trump is a conservative. I think his line on China for example, that he's going to talk tough to China. China… — Mark Steyn
In France, for example, it is not unusual for a husband to have a wife and a mistress. However, if in addition to these two… — Groucho Marx
Tremble with awe, O men! The insults God suffered for the sake of our salvation you too must endure! God is slapped on the face… — Symeon the New Theologian
A man, and a cat, and a dog, are all animals. These particular examples, as man, or dog, or cat, are parts of a bigger… — Swami Vivekananda
The grey paintings, for example, a painted grey surface, completely monochromatic - they come from a motivation, or result from a state, that was very… — Gerhard Richter
The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example. — Henry Ward Beecher
The most important role models in people's lives, it seems, aren't superstars or household names. They're "everyday" people who quietly set examples for you-coaches, teachers,… — Tim Foley
When you are offended or annoyed by others, do not allow your thoughts to dwell on them or on anything relating to them. For example,… — Lorenzo Scupoli
I believe that earning your living doing something you enjoy is one of the very best ways to nourish yourself. But even if you are… — Nathaniel Branden
Perhaps I should have pointed out more often that without her (mother's) guidance and example I might have gone straight from short pants to Long… — Clive James
I suspect the soviets never did want to use those bombs. The most Stalinist of Soviet hard-liners - Stalin, for example - must have realized… — P.J. O'Rourke
We have a much bigger objective. We've got to look at the long run here. This is an example - the situation between the United… — Stansfield Turner
With a thousand joys I would accept a nonacademic job for which industriousness, accuracy, loyalty, and such are sufficient without specialized knowledge, and which would… — Carl Friedrich Gauss

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