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History shows that great economic and social forces flow like a tide over communities only half conscious of that which is befalling them. Wise statesmen… — John Stuart Mill
If my soccer career were over, I would still come here because of the people. And despite the fact I've had to skip some school… — Lorrie Fair
Whatever the lengths to which others may go, His Majesty's Government will never resort to the deliberate attack on women and children and other civilians… — Neville Chamberlain
Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions. — Fernando Pessoa
Further, in writing, I feel corrupt and unethical if I have to look up a subject in a library as part of the writing itself.… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nothing is finer for the purposes of great productions than a very gradual ripening of the intellectual powers. — John Keats
The words are purposes./The words are maps./I came to see the damage that was done/and the treasures that prevail. — Adrienne Rich
Let us be a temple-attending people. Attend the temple as frequently as personal circumstances allow. Keep a picture of a temple in your home that… — Howard W. Hunter
A temple is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high—a power which enables us to use… — David B. Haight
A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the… — Mary Wortley Montagu
People - pardon me, journalists and politicians - have often accused me of believing that I'm above the law. And yet, who isn't? Everywhere you… — L. Neil Smith
God employs different strategies for different places or purposes — Rick Joyner
Teenagers also sometimes think, 'What's the use? The world will soon be blown all apart and come to an end.' That feeling comes from fear,… — Boyd K. Packer
Likewise the piercing of the body for multiple rings in the ears, in the nose, even in the tongue. Can they possibly think that is… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The Lord doesn't care at all if we spend our days working in marble halls or stable stalls. He knows where we are, no matter… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
You have to question a cinematic culture that preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant… — Ryan Gosling
The law of the fast benefits both those who fast and those who stand in need. . . . In addition to providing the means… — Victor L. Brown
... shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded "Me and Bobbby McGee" on ... Janis was a good guitar… — Sam Andrew
Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land and for those of us who use them for recreational purposes. — Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Rounding to the nearest cent is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes. — Alexander John Ellis
It has been said that one bad general is better than two good ones, and the saying is true if taken to mean no more… — Abraham Lincoln
Release for constructive purposes the power you already have, and more will come. Move on your path with unflinching determination, using all the attributes of… — Paramahansa Yogananda
The entire universe - for one thing - only exists in your perceptions. That's all you're gonna see of it. To all practical intents and… — Alan Moore
The free man will ask neither what his country can do for him nor what he can do for his country. He will ask rather… — Milton Friedman

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