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There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
You could never teach other people anything that mattered. The important things they had to learn for themselves, almost always by making mistakes, so that… — Kim Stanley Robinson
Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for; to make them worth it. — C.S. Lewis
No one should think he can quickly dispose of questions posed here offhandedly. It was precisely because writers were in the habit during the time… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm… — Reinhold Niebuhr
It is interesting to observe that in the year 1935 the average individual's incurious attitude towards the phenomenon of the State is precisely what his… — Albert J. Nock
Why precisely do we want to change land ownership? The answer seems to me to be quite clear: to inhibit land speculation, to inhibit the… — E F Schumacher
What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing… — Pope Pius XI
It cannot be precisely known how any thing is good or bad, till it is precisely known what it is. — James Mill
We can see beyond the present shadows of war in the Middle East to a new world order where the strong work together to deter… — Dick Gephardt
It is precisely from the regret left by the imperfect work that the next one can be born. — Odilon Redon
Long ago, I realized that success leaves clues, and that people who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results. I believed that… — Tony Robbins
Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying. — Christopher Isherwood
Here is my challenge. Name one ethical statement made, or one ethical action performed, by a believer that could not have been uttered or done… — Christopher Hitchens
I'm not in favor of no government. You do need a government. But by doing so many things that the government has no business doing,… — Milton Friedman
A professor is one who can speak on any subject - for precisely fifty minutes. — Norbert Wiener
The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means to cause… — Henry Steele Commager
Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears. — Jack Kornfield
Nevertheless, the liturgy of Ash Wednesday is not focussed on the sinfulness of the penitent but on the mercy of God. The question of sinfulness… — Thomas Merton
One can only understand history and all of social life, including todayâ€™s social life, if one pays attention to peopleâ€™s racial characteristics. And one can… — Rudolf Steiner

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