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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 be a modern invention. Instead I deal with… — 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. Everything has to be filled in, it seems-appointment books, hillsides, vacant lots-but… — 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
How very different it would be to live somewhere where people weren't afraid to reveal themselves, where emotion was prized instead of hidden. — Unknown Author
It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say… — Carlisle Floyd
It’s true that the mind is where all ideas are born, but the body is the tool that translates and expresses those ideas to the… — Evanna Lynch
The more knowledge (of deen) you have the more humble you should be. Instead you are becoming judgemental. — Nouman Ali Khan
If atheism solved all human woe, then the Soviet Union would have been an empire of joy and dancing bunnies, instead of the land of… — John C. Wright
Maybe instead of buying myself another Barbie, I could donate that to the Kmart Wishing Tree... — Unknown Author
Stop worrying about what you don't know. Focus instead on what you already know even if they don't add up to much. Because you never… — Mark Foo
A lot of times we set ourselves up to fail. It's interesting. A lot of times the resolutions we choose are the ones, like you… — Cheryl Richardson
The less you demand total fulfillment from relationships, the more you can appreciate them for the beautiful tapestries they are, in which absolute and relative,… — John Welwood
The purpose of healing is to live while you are alive instead of dying while you are alive. Healing is about being broken and whole… — Geneen Roth

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