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When I so pressingly urge a strict observance of all the laws, let me not be understood as saying there are no bad laws, nor… — Abraham Lincoln
Their example gives witness to the fact that baptism commits Christians to participate boldly in the spread of the Kingdom of God, cooperating if necessary… — Pope Benedict XVI
We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the many Protestant denominations,… — Harry S. Truman
Recently there's been a trend to apply the term "bullying" to any kind of conflict at work, for example overwork and long hours. Although some… — Tim Field
There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion. — Will Durant
We're starting with our own carbon footprint. Not nothing. But much of what we're doing is already, or soon will be, little more than the… — Rupert Murdoch
No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have a tendency to underestimate your profound… — James E. Faust
Christmas means 'giving,' and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of your heart and mind. "Christmas… — Gordon B. Hinckley
We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion,… — D. Todd Christofferson
The inviolability of the person which is a reflection of the absolute inviolability of God, finds its primary and fundamental expression in the inviolability of… — Pope John Paul II
I obviously want to give a healthy body image to my own daughter. I think having good examples, eating properly, that's all one can do… — Geri Halliwell
I worry that by losing my temper so much and being so harsh and yelling so much that, by example, I will have taught my… — Amy Chua
Neo-Darwinian language and conceptual structure itself ensures scientific failure: Major questions posed by zoologists cannot be answered from inside the neo-Darwinian straitjacket. Such questions include,… — Lynn Margulis
The experience of [the African] bishops is that evangelization itself should be foremost, that the God of Jesus Christ must be known, believed in and… — Pope Benedict XVI
A single good government becomes... a blessing to the whole earth, its welcome to the oppressed restraining within certain limits the measure of their oppressions.… — Thomas Jefferson
If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of examples of criminal… — Orrin Hatch
The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution providing a species with an… — Arthur Koestler
The closer the genetic relationship of the family members, as for example father-to-son, as opposed to uncle-to-nephew, the higher the degree of cooperation. — E. O. Wilson
Those that think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues; those that seek distinction cannot give up the thought… — Zhuangzi
The great mystery isn't that people do things badly but that they occasionally do a few things well. The only thing that is universal is… — Peter Drucker

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