Received Quotes

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I'm born originally in Toronto, and I have what I call my 'Fame' story. I took a Greyhound bus and went to Alvin Ailey and… — Laurieann Gibson
I've been told that I am evil. I've been told that I am behind the persecution of millions of Americans. That I have encouraged hate… — Roger Ebert
The White House released documents it claims validates the president's (National Guard) service ... When deciphered the documents showed that in a one-year period, 1972… — Jon Stewart
When a woman has not received much flattery in her life, she will be seduced. — Melina Marchetta
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once. — Demosthenes
No doubt a man may be saved, like the penitent thief, without having received the Lord's Supper. It is not a matter of absolute and… — J C Ryle
Writing is a vocation and, as in any other calling, a writer should develop his talents for the greater glory of God. Novels should be… — Piers Paul Read
The command to the Twelve to go out and proclaim the Good News is also valid for all Christians, though in a different wayâ€¦. the… — Pope Paul VI
When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities. — Ruud Gullit
This gospel we have received is one of sacrifice, service and self-abnegation from beginning to end. That is what constitutes the straight and narrow way… — George F. Richards
As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can't say that… — Robert Sheckley
Why cast yourself over a cliff, deciding in your writings about things of which you are ignorant? Why do you not keep to what you… — Eusebius
You can put your TV in the garage, avoid movies altogether, and use earplugs to spare your hearing from the sounds of hip-hop or heavy… — Michael Medved
That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband. — Samuel Richardson
For God to forgive sinners without the full penalty being paid would contradict His justice and make Him our partner in evil. Christ fully paid… — Dave Hunt
Know that once we have received Jesus, we can't continue to live our old sinful lifestyle. Now that we have His Holy Spirit living in… — Stormie Omartian
And we daily in our experiments electrise bodies plus or minus, as we think proper. [These terms we may use till your Philosophers give us… — Benjamin Franklin
It would be worth the while if in each town there were a committee appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no… — Henry David Thoreau
We saw one school-house in our walk, and listened to the sounds which issued from it; but it appeared like a place where the process,… — Henry David Thoreau
If it weren't for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn't have any ideas at all. — Donald E. Westlake

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