Received Quotes
1105 quotes by 920 authors
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In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of meat in it, in the…
— Leon Askin
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For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and you will be saved.
— Charles Baudelaire
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When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of aggression deserve the rapid and…
— John Boehner
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As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were…
— David Brainerd
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Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of…
— Sitting Bull
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It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly.
— Julie Burchill
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To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be…
— George W. Bush
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African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply…
— Herman Cain
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The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will…
— John le Carre
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O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always…
— Chanakya
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Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.
— Thomas Aquinas
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If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my…
— Amy Carmichael
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In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult belonging has to be chosen,…
— John O'Donohue
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I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he…
— Ronald Reagan
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Medals are great encouragement to young men and lead them to feel their work is of value, I remember how keenly I felt this when…
— Karl Pearson
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The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact that salvation is…
— John Cassian
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I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters…
— Albert Einstein
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Don't take anything personally. Even when a situation seems so personal, even if others insult you directly, it has nothing to do with you. Their…
— Miguel Angel Ruiz
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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead, I have received…
— Watchman Nee
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