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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility. — Ambrose Bierce
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. — Sherrod Brown
The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment. — Samuel Johnson
The way to secure success is to be more anxious about obtaining than about deserving it. — William Hazlitt
Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it. — Sigmund Freud
Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes. — Richard Hamming
Dear Sir: Yours of the 24th. asking 'the best mode of obtaining a thorough knowledge of the law' is received. The mode is very simple,… — Abraham Lincoln
Life cannot have had a random beginning. ... The trouble is that there are about two thousand enzymes, and the chance of obtaining them all… — Fred Hoyle
The study of taxonomy in its broadest sense is probably the oldest branch of biology or natural history as well as the basis for all… — Richard E. Blackwelder
About 85 per cent of my "thinking" time was spent getting into a position to think, to make a decision, to learn something I needed… — J. C. R. Licklider
The Child Custody Protection Act makes it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. — Ken Calvert
To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once… — Henry David Thoreau
We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply with the obtaining… — Davis McCaughey
The genius writer was correct. In obtaining freedom, man suddenly understands that he has shouldered a heavy burden, because freedom involves responsibility. A person must… — Alexander Lukashenko
Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it. — Henry David Thoreau
Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth. — Alfred Marshall
[A]ll power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of… — James Madison
Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in obtaining… — Saint John Chrysostom
Success by the laws of competition signifies a victory over others by obtaining the direction and profits of their work. This is the real source… — John Ruskin
But elimination will only happen if all countries - nuclear and non-nuclear states - genuinely work towards this result. Nuclear states must abolish their arsenals,… — C. G. Weeramantry

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