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People are not machines, but in all situations where they are given the opportunity, they will act like machines. — Ludwig von Bertalanffy
The atomic bomb is a marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God. — Phyllis Schlafly
By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline,that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the… — Georg Simmel
And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world -… — Ulrich Beck
Inspiration is very nice when you get it. It's like being given a present you weren't expecting. You don't hand the present back and say,… — Unknown Author
God has spoken to man, and the Bible is his Word, given to us to make us wise unto salvation... Godliness means responding to God's… — J I Packer
I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven,… — John Bunyan
He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death. — John Bunyan
The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced. — J C Ryle
If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our… — J C Ryle
A complete lack of caution is perhaps one of the true signs of a real gourmet: he has no need for it, being filled as… — M.F.K. Fisher
The effect on men has been very bad, too, of the omission of women's history, because men have been given the impression that they're much… — Gerda Lerner
I do not deny certain kinds of biological differences. But I always ask under what conditions, under what discursive and institutional conditions, do certain biological… — Judith Butler
No matter what happens, it will, then, always remain secret: only I know exactly the weight and force of the covenants I have made --… — Hugh Nibley
Philosophy ... is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is… — Arthur Schopenhauer
You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can will only one definite thing and absolutely nothing other… — Arthur Schopenhauer
During a war, news should be given out for instruction rather than information. — Joseph Goebbels
If we live with possibilities we are exiles from the present which is given us by God to be our own, homeless and displaced in… — Thomas Merton
It is by the Holy Spirit that we love those who are united to us in Christ. The more plentifully we have received of the… — Thomas Merton
It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because of that preliminary… — Mircea Eliade

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