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Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the Japanese in their… — F. Sionil Jose
Like so many poor Ilokanos, my grandparents left their village, for it could no longer sustain them. The Ilocos is a narrow coastal plain where,… — F. Sionil Jose
Our Heavenly Father is far more merciful, infinitely more charitable, than even the best of his servants, and the Everlasting Gospel is mightier in power… — Orson F. Whitney
In the early New England meeting-houses the seats were long, narrow, uncomfortable benches, which were made of simple, rough, hand-riven planks placed on legs like… — Alice Morse Earle
Politicisation of terrorism for narrow gains is not good for society in general and the country in particular. — Oscar Fernandes
Excessively narrow reading is unhelpful, certainly. Reading only Serious Literature is no better than reading only trash in this respect. — Diane Setterfield
The 14th Amendment was recognized right away to be problematic. The concept of person was both too narrow and too broad, and the courts went… — Noam Chomsky
The neo-cons constitute a radical reactionary fringe of the planning spectrum, but the spectrum is narrow. — Noam Chomsky
In ideal form of social control is an atomised collection of individuals focused on their own narrow concern, lacking the kinds of organisations in which… — Noam Chomsky
Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Sin may result from activities that begin innocently or that are perfectly legitimate in moderation, but in excess they can cause us to veer from… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take Kashmir, or dominate… — Stephen Kinzer
The Obama administration, like those before it, promotes a disturbingly narrow interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, misapplying the facts of old analog cases to a… — Barton Gellman
In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people, who would shut up the human race upon this globe, as within some magic circle it… — Jules Verne
I think people look at dance music and see it as kind of a bad thing, and bad people hang out in nightclubs, but it… — Kaskade
Universities think people come up with great ideas by closing the door. The academic tenure process, where you have to publish to journals which are… — Clayton Christensen
For many years, I read mystery novels for relaxation. But my tastes were too narrow - and, having read all of Agatha Christie and John… — John Updike
Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy,… — J M Coetzee
In government, the forces of risk-aversion and constant conflict serve to stultify and narrow the range of ideas up for debate. — Paul Singer
My background is deep and set in deep time, and in a narrow space, oral traditions going back a long, long time, which I inherited… — Alan Garner
We produce motor drive electronics; we produce cargo systems for large narrow-body and wide-body airplanes and, more importantly, the emergency escape chute that goes on… — Louis R. Chenevert
Life is fragile: it thrives only in a narrow range of temperatures between freezing and boiling. How lucky that our planet is just the right… — Leonard Susskind
I became a Christian at age 4. I turned from my wicked ways and decided to walk the straight and narrow - but seriously, I… — David A. R. White
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr
Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places. — E. Joseph Cossman

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