Mere Quotes

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The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor... — Robert Collier
Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his… — Herman Melville
The inward persuasion that we are free to do, or not to do a thing, is but a mere illusion. If we trace the true… — Baron d'Holbach
My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labor and sacrifices made. This is one… — Nikola Tesla
The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few… — Douglas Fairbanks
Centenarians are still living near their children and feel loved and the expectation to love. Instead of being mere recipients of care, they are contributors… — Dan Buettner
As relationships progress, the time you spend smooching diminishes. Where kissing was once an enjoyable entree unto itself, it becomes a mere appetizer couples hasten… — Jenna McCarthy
The harming of animals for any reason is shameful, but torturing them for mere vanity is senseless. Slaughtering animals for their fur or harming them… — Laura Mennell
In theory, at least, all presidents are servants of the people who elected them. In the case of Barack Obama, it has seemed from the… — Charlie Pierce
The sentences I write have their roots in song and poetry, and take their bearings from music and painting, as much as from the need… — Colm Toibin
If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is not from God, how can infidels explain Jesus Christ? His existence in history… — J C Ryle
If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is of no more authority than any other uninspired volume, how is it that… — J C Ryle
If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and not a supernatural, divine revelation, how is it that it has wrought such a complete alteration… — J C Ryle
Any form of media is an opportunity to be a mirror and reflection of what we are experiencing more in the details of our life.… — Mara Brock Akil
Textbook science is beautiful! Textbook science is comprehensible, unlike mere fascinating words that can never be truly beautiful. Elementary science textbooks describe simple theories, and… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
New York was no mere city. It was instead an infinitely romantic notion, the mysterious nexus of all love and money and power, the shining… — Joan Didion
Many of the Prego sauces - whether cheesy, chunky or light - have one feature in common: The largest ingredient, after tomatoes, is sugar. A… — Michael Moss
Professional societies are sooner or later fractured by the ego of their leaders. Everyone wants to be president, chairman, CEO; no one wants to be… — F. Sionil Jose
Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my… — Kimberly Willis Holt
I know by experience that Jesus Christ is a very powerful spirit - I know by experience that he is probably the most powerful spirit… — Frederica Mathewes-Green

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