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Responsibility can never be given. It can only be taken. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
I wouldn't say Musashi is ordinary. But he is. That's what's extraordinary about him. He is not content to rely on whatever natural gifts he… — Eiji Yoshikawa
And this is the Anarchistic definition of the State: the embodiment of the principle of invasion in an individual, or a band of individuals, assuming… — Benjamin Tucker
For the machine, because of the way it is built, can work only in a given direction, no matter who pulls its levers. — Rudolf Rocker
Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions authorize. But this… — Lysander Spooner
I've had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the… — Bill Shankly
I have learned things from the game. Much of my knowledge of locations in Britain and Europe comes not from school, but from away games… — Nick Hornby
Because of an off-hand funny comment I made backstage at a concert years ago, a story circulated that the song has been a burden and… — Don McLean
No one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy which is given by love. — Henry Ward Beecher
The writer, like a swimmer caught by an undertow, is borne in an unexpected direction. He is carried to a subject which has awaited him--a… — Elizabeth Bowen
Given the conditions under which you're a young person in this society, many things would be at least as important to you as your sexuality. — Kate Millett
Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get… — Larry Doby
Treat [the customer] as guests when they come and when they go, whether or not they buy. Give them all that can be given fairly,… — Harry Gordon Selfridge
I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought.… — Pete Rozelle
I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help His people in… — Millard Fuller
We are looking for a complete, coherent, and simple understanding of reality. Given what we know about the universe, there seems to be no reason… — Sean M. Carroll
People take it for granted that the physical world is both ordered and intelligible. The underlying order in nature - the laws of physics -… — Paul Davies
Given the fact of evolution, one would expect the fossils to document a gradual steady change from ancestral forms to the descendants. But this is… — Ernst Mayr
I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions. — Larry Wall
I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately. — Bob Iger

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