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One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just… — Eli Whitney
Conservatism therefore looks upon the enhancement of man's spiritual nature as the primary concern of political philosophy. Liberals, on the other hand,â€” in the name… — Barry Goldwater
Prayer is not one of the many things the community does. Rather, it is its very beingBut when prayer is no longer its primary concern,… — Henri Nouwen
Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy â€¦ But our task is… — Henri Nouwen
The primary reward of the gospel - God himself — David Platt
Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research....if we are to continue to leave practically all important… — Chancellor Williams
I'm chasing a kind of language that can be unburdened by people's expectations. I think music is the primary model-how close can you get this… — Terrance Hayes
The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but… — Albert J. Nock
The primary reason for a tariff is that it enables the exploitation of the domestic consumer by a process indistinguishable from sheer robbery. — Albert J. Nock
The basis and firm groundwork of the material, and its primary contribution, lies in the concept that consciousness itself indeed creates matter, that consciousness is… — Jane Roberts
The primary problem is not to provide the public with the knowledge of how far it is to the nearest star and what genes are… — Richard Lewontin
God will give you anything as long as you understand that he is the primary and not the secondary. — T.D. Jakes
Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs… — Joan Blades
It is quite exciting, incidentally, to know that the Genesis account of the creation of mankind through its first parentage in Adam and Eve bears… — Alvin Boyd Kuhn
Our primary identity has become that of being consumers â€“ not mothers, teachers, or farmers, but of consumers. We shop and shop and shop. — Annie Leonard
Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice. — Victor Cousin
Without war no State could be. All those we know of arose through war, and the protection of their members by armed force remains their… — Heinrich von Treitschke
The planet Earth in its present mode of florescence is being devastated. This devastation is being fostered and protected by legal, political and economic establishments… — Thomas Berry
The primary symptom of a controller is denial, that is I can't see its symptoms in myself. — Keith Miller
Human beings are made of body, mind and spirit. Of these, spirit is primary, for it connects us to the source of everything, the eternal… — Deepak Chopra

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