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This is precisely the reason for the dissatisfaction of some, who end up sad - sad priests - in some sense becoming collectors of antiques… — Pope Francis
Can man, the finite and sinful one, cooperate with God, the Infinite and Holy One? Yes, he can, precisely because God Himself has become man,… — Pope Benedict XVI
What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to the innocent foibles… — Reinhold Niebuhr
It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted; precisely because most things are permitted and only a few things forbidden. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There is nothing absurd or impracticable in the idea of a league or alliance between independent nations for certain defined purposes precisely stated in a… — Alexander Hamilton
One of the fundamental reasons why so many doctors become cynical and disillusioned is precisely because, when the abstract idealism has worn thin, they are… — John Berger
A nation as such does not give aid to another nation. More precisely, the common citizens of our country, through their taxes, give to the… — Michael Parenti
If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more… — Walter Inglis Anderson
But where only a free play of our presentational powers is to be sustained as in the case of pleasure gardens, room decoration, all sorts… — Immanuel Kant
It all made sense - terrible sense. The panic she had experienced in the warehouse district because of not knowing what had happened had been… — Flora Rheta Schreiber
The essentials of being a person of my type lies precisely in what they think and how they think, not in what they do. Your… — Albert Einstein
Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional crutch precisely because that is how we often pitch the gospel to unbelievers — J.P. Moreland
In most cases, preferred supplier contracts contain volume commitments that, if not met, could jeopardize the entire contract and cost the company millions in lost… — Jeff Pulver
If we want to change that status quo, we might have to work outside of those rules because the legal pathways available to us have… — Tim DeChristopher
It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy. — Padma Lakshmi
If the universe were just electrons and selfish genes, meaningless tragedies ... are exactly what we should expect, along with equally meaningless good fortune. Such… — Richard Dawkins
It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes… — Christine Baranski
Yes, we who are full to the gorge with misery should look well around, doubting everything seen, done, spoken, precisely because we have a word… — Djuna Barnes
Originally I had a block about appearing in a musical. I went to a voice teacher for a while, but that did no good. My… — Rex Harrison
Skateboarding is as much, or more, an art of mode of expression than it is a sport. What skateboarding has given me is precisely that:… — Rodney Mullen

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