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But when we reduce sex to a function, we also invoke the idea of dysfunction. We are no longer talking about the art of sex;… — Esther Perel
It was not a mere man he was holding, but a giant; or a block of granite. The pull was unendurable. The pain unendurable. — James Ramsey Ullman
In contrast to the inorganic thereness of lifeless matter, living beings are not mere appearances. To be alive means to be possessed by an urge… — Hannah
Within a scantily plotted, novella-style narrative (the movie is an adaptation of a short story by Tom Bissell), single shots become story events that mere… — Karina Longworth
To err is to wander, and wandering is the way we discover the world; and, lost in thought, it is also the way we discover… — Kathryn Schulz
Do not judge from mere appearances... — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
As an atheist evolving to agnosticism, and seeking answers to whether or not belief in God is potentially rational, my life was turned upside down… — Francis Collins
Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext. — Pope Francis
Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to… — Pope Benedict XVI
Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment. — Thomas Brooks
Even a beautiful God-scripted love story can never satisfy the way Jesus does...And until we are able to truly make Him our first love...we will… — Leslie Ludy
The mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization. — Fernand Braudel
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We… — C. Wright Mills
Achievers have a can-do attitude that sets them apart from mere dreamers. Achievers are sold out to success-no matter the obstacles-and they are willing to… — Jim Rohn
I am no indiscriminate novel reader. The mere trash of the common circulating library I hold in the highest contempt. — Jane Austen
Nothing in our lives is a mere insignificant detail to God. — Oswald Chambers
Learning is definitely not mere imitation, nor is it the ability to accumulate and regurgitate fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery -… — Bruce Lee
Science, is the creation by humans of a particular paradigm and methodology for discovering truth and understanding reality. Hence it can never fully reflect the… — Stephen A. Diamond
Aristotle... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious and well nigh useless. — Francis Bacon
Alow immortality to work through you. Be but a mere instrument. And that instrument should be so absorbed in the perfect perfection of existence, that… — Frederick Lenz
Go out of the house to see the moon, and't is mere tinsel; it will not please as when its light shines upon your necessary… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge for its own sake was meaningless, its mere accumulation a waste of time. Knowledge must lead to understanding. — Moses Finley
I think that the mere fact that I'm doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on… — Christopher Darden
We may worship a picture as God, but not God as the picture. God in the picture is right, but the picture as God is… — Swami Vivekananda
The mere mechanical technique of acting can be taught, but the spirit that is to give life to lifeless forms must be born in a… — Oscar Wilde

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