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The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a… — Mahatma Gandhi
Our culture has few taboos that can't be violated, and our establishment has largely given up on setting standards in the first place. Except where… — Ross Douthat
To be resigned when ills betide, Patient when favours are deni'd, And pleas'd with favours given,- Dear Chloe, this is wisdom's part; This is that… — Nathaniel Cotton
When Freedom from her mountain-height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there.… — Joseph Rodman Drake
Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have… — Grenville Kleiser
Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil. — Charles Simmons
In life you are given two ends; one to think with and the other to sit on. Your success in life depends on which end… — Conrad Burns
It would be a horrible mistake for black people to say, as some have said, "We don't recognize him..." If you refuse to deal with… — Charles E. Blake
Sometimes men present a swagger that suggests a prowess, whether it's sexual or financial. L.A. seems to be a place where trying too hard is… — Michael C. Hall
If you're given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal. — Katharine Hepburn
I believe since we've all been given free will, let's use our will to let others be free. Gay and lesbian couples, they believe in… — Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults as rotten SOB's given to fistfights, gunplay, and other mayhem.… — P.J. O'Rourke
To say that war is madness is like saying that sex is madness: true enough, from the standpoint of a stateless eunuch, but merely a… — John Updike
The marriage of reason and nightmare which has dominated the 20th century has given birth to an ever more ambiguous world. Across the communications landscape… — J. G. Ballard
We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have called masculine or feminine are as lightly linked to sex… — Margaret Mead
The suffering of either sex - of the male who is unable, because of the way in which he was reared, to take the strong… — Margaret Mead
Let's admit the real reason that we ban cell phones is that, given the opportunity to use them, students would vote with their attention, just… — Marc Prensky
The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but of a strong… — Barack Obama
If God had meant us to have group sex, he'd have given us more organs. — Malcolm Bradbury
Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when they… — Diana Wynne Jones
Religion is not the hero of the day, but the zero. In any exposition of the products of brains, the Sunday-School takes the booby prize.… — Unknown Author
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up. — Katie Gill
We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world to become who we ultimately are: creatures of boundless love, caring compassion, and… — Wayne Teasdale
Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like it. But whether we know it… — Wayne Teasdale

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