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Instead of thinking that you put pieces together that will add up to a whole, I think you have to start with the premise that… — Myles Horton
It's a pity more men are not bastards by birth instead of vocation. — Katharine Whitehorn
The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective. — Agnes Martin
Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy,… — Poppy Z. Brite
Working out is modern couture. No outfit is going to make you look or feel as good as having a fit body. Buy less clothing… — Rick Owens
Were I to personify Justice, instead of presenting her blind, I would denominate her the goddess of fire. . . Of unbending integrity Justice should… — Judith Sargent Murray
I don't think about what I'll get from someone else. Instead, all I care about is what I can give. And that, my friend, has… — Robin S
The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically encouraged… — Robert Jensen
Modern man is a hard driven nomad without any stability, not (as the Bible has it) a wanderer or a pilgrim, but a refugee-an escapist.… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
What I do instead is I will cheerfully spend literally hours on identifier names: variable names, method names, and so forth, to make my code… — Joshua Bloch
Many teachers think of children as immature adults. It might lead to better and more 'respectful' teaching, if we thought of adults as atrophied children.… — Keith Johnstone
Hand over your responses to the man who triggers them, and you have already lost the battle for self. Look beyond, and find yourself there… — Richard K. Morgan
I view Witchcraft as a religion that has evolved over the centuries. I do not consider Witchcraft to beÂ a modern invention. Instead I deal… — Raven Grimassi
Power is not a matter of one dominant individual or institutions, but instead manifests in interconnected, contradictory sites where regimes of knowledge and practice circulate… — Dean Spade
Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness. Â Everything has to be filled in, it seems-appointment books, hillsides, vacant… — Benjamin Hoff
Every page was once a blank page, just as every word that appears on it now was not always there, but instead reflects the final… — Francine Prose
It is imperative that the past of the pilgrims' progress be intentionally carried forward into the present as we work into our future. Without it… — H. Richard Niebuhr
When I hear health professionals suggesting that you shouldn't worry about the balance of calories in versus calories out, but rather eat clean and follow… — Chalene Johnson
Advising the average person to not concern herself with calories but instead to pay attention to hunger triggers and eating foods rick in nutrients--well, it's… — Chalene Johnson
One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in… — Jeff Goodell

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