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211 Instances quotes by 172 unique authors

I don't mean to sugarcoat the figure on restatements, but I think it is positive - it shows a healthy system. The general impression of… — Steve Odland
There are two primary forces in this world, fear and faith. Fear can move you to destructiveness or sickness or failure. Only in rare instances… — Norman Vincent Peale
Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every… — John Hancock
In most instances, the driving force behind the action is the mood, the personality, the attitude of the character - or all three. Therefore, the… — Walt Disney
The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is sounder… — Gideon Welles
You cannot will yourself to be happy while believing that you have no right to happiness, or that you are unworthy of it. You cannot… — Jane Roberts
The matter of the abuse and cruelty we inflict on other animals has to fight for our attention in what sometimes seems an already overfull… — Desmond Tutu
Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be… — Criss Jami
There are many who say more than the truth on some occasions, and balance the account with their consciences by saying less than the truth… — Charles Caleb Colton
The pain of depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no… — William Styron
I have sometimes thought there could be no stronger testimony in favor of Religion or against temporal Enjoyments even the most rational and manly than… — James Madison
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects,… — Benjamin Franklin
I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate. — Jack Kevorkian
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by… — James Madison
Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning. — Donald Rumsfeld
The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances where… — Martin Scorsese
Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not even law. — Sonia Sotomayor
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by… — George Washington
'Digiphrenia' is really the experience of trying to exist in more than one incarnation of yourself at the same time. There's your Twitter profile, there's… — Douglas Rushkoff
The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better… — Cornel West
I can easily believe it. Women of that class have great opportunities, and if they are intelligent may be well worth listening to. Such varieites… — Jane Austen
And I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed… — Henry David Thoreau
A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of… — Charles Baxter
Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be… — Sidney Poitier
A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition… — Jane Austen

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