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Our laws were not designed to accommodate three or four thousand refugees coming here per day. Our laws were designed for people to be screened… — Jimmy Carter
Few men think, yet all will have opinions. — George Berkeley
Humanity is at the very beginning of its existence-a new-born babe, with all the unexplored potentialities of babyhood; and until the last few moments its… — James Jeans
There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that we suppose mankind… — Alexander Hamilton
Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the North would proclaim a crusade… — Charles Darwin
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. — Juvenal
The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his… — Paul Strand
In medical practice, there are few surgical procedures given so little attention and so underrated in its potential hazard as abortion. — Warren Hern
Both Mitt and I have summer places up in New Hampshire on Lake Winnipesaukee. And a few summers ago I was taking my grandchildren and… — J. W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr.
A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step… — Unknown Author
The thing I realized this last few days is that the earth is a big place. — Unknown Author
Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few… — Bob Cousy
There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.' This is something… — Seth Shostak
People are certainly impressed by the aura of creative power which a writer may wear, but can easily demolish it with a few well-chosen questions.… — Brian Stableford
In their efforts to provide a sufficiency of water where there was not one, men have resorted to every expedient from prayer to dynamite. The… — Unknown Author
If a mathematician wishes to disparage the work of one of his colleagues, say, A, the most effective method he finds for doing this is… — Alfred Tarski
When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park we saw a few daffodils close to the waterside. But as we went along there were… — Dorothy Wordsworth
Type design moves at the pace of the most conservative reader. The good type-designer therefore realizes that, for a new font to be successful, it… — Stanley Morison
One thing that's really interesting is not only the magnitude of the recent immigration into this country, but also its distribution and its investment in… — Unknown Author
Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose. — Clinton D. McKinnon
Secrets of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, unknown to any besides Himself! Man, sprung up only of a few days, wants to penetrate, and to… — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
Is it fair to be suspicious of an entire profession because of a few bad apples? There are at least two important differences, it seems… — Carl Sagan
Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can be felt on an acre… — George A. Sheehan
We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either… — Seneca the Younger
But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done with fear. It is fear… — Bertrand Russell

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