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From the moment they had left the Earth, their own weight, and that of the Projectile and the objects therein contained, had been undergoing a… — Jules Verne
While I generally find that great myths are great precisely because they represent and embody great universal truths, the myth of romantic love is a… — M. Scott Peck
It occurs to me as I write that this "white light," usually presented dippily (evidence of afterlife, higher power), is in fact precisely consistent with… — Joan Didion
Differ though we might with Christianity's view of what precisely our souls need, it is hard to discredit the provocative underlying thesis, which seems no… — Alain de Botton
Our most conservative estimates show that by adopting shall-issue laws(concealed carry laws), states reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and… — John R. Lott Jr.
This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal; on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us to… — Leon Jouhaux
Be that as it may, there is fixed in my mind a certain opinion of long [21] standing, namely that there exists a God who… — Rene Descartes
My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they… — Frances O'Grady
The pro-psychedelic plant position is clearly an antidrugs position. Drug dependencies are the result of habitual, unexamined, and obsessive behavior; these are precisely the tendencies… — Terence McKenna
It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his heart and soul… — David Bronstein
Besides, Rose Bradwardine, beautiful and amiable as we have described her, had not precisely the sort of beauty or merit which captivates a romantic imagination… — Walter Scott
The Gospel is temporary, but the law is eternal and is restored precisely through the Gospel. Freedom from the law consists, then, not in the… — Herman Bavinck
The 20th Century approach to economics, resource depletion and over-consumption means we boom and bust until we bust more than we boom; that is precisely… — Phil Harding
A young woman with long hair and a short white halter dress walks through the casino at the Riviera in Las Vegas at one in… — Joan Didion
Those that think my clothes are androgynous also still believe that women should look like Barbie dolls. That's precisely the problem, the deep-rooted assumptions about… — Ann Demeulemeester
Grace loves without reference to what may or may not happen-which is precisely why such incredible things do happen! — Tullian Tchividjian
I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political debate, we lose.… — Barack Obama
A mind that is interested in changing...is interested precisely in the things that are at extremes. I'm certainly like that. Unless we go to extremes,… — John Cage
The joy of art is particularly sweet, though, because it carries with it the threat of rejection, of failure, and of missed connections. It's precisely… — Seth Godin
I cannot classify the other, for the other is, precisely, Unique, the singular Image which has miraculously come to correspond to the speciality of my… — Roland Barthes

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