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I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely…
— Benjamin Franklin
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The General most earnestly requires, and expects, a due observance of those articles of war, established for the government of the army which forbid profane…
— George Washington
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To secure respect to a neutral flag requires a naval force organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression.
— George Washington
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The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly...
— Thomas Paine
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Reason in a creature is a faculty of widening the rules and purposes of the use of all its powers far beyond natural instinct; it…
— Immanuel Kant
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Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the Senate…
— Jeff Miller
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Well, coming at a new work requires a certain amount of patience and energy, and there’s always the risk of disappointment. You can’t really blame…
— Bill Watterson
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The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be rooted out; not any particular manifestation of that principle. The…
— John Stuart Mill
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Every provisional political set-up following a revolution requires a dictatorship, and an energetic dictatorship at that.
— Karl Marx
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If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is…
— Leo Tolstoy
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To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.
— Robert A. Heinlein
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Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power! Man comes into the world financed by God, with all that he desires or requires already…
— Florence Scovel Shinn
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The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit…
— Dale Carnegie
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Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition and…
— Wynton Marsalis
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Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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God knows we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace he requires no more than he gives, but gives what he requires,…
— Richard Sibbes
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Being kind to animals is not enough. Avoiding cruelty is not enough. Housing animals in more comfortable, larger cages is not enough. Whether we exploit…
— Tom Regan
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Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed.
— Frank Herbert
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Let men not ask what the law requires, but give whatever freedom demands.
— Jefferson Davis
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It is insufficient for architecture today to directly implement an existing building typology; it instead requires architects to carefully examine the whole area with new…
— Zaha Hadid
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There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy requires determined action…
— Nelson Mandela
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What are most people hungry for? I believe it is spiritual and moral leadership. Increases in technology, scientific inventions, and medical miracles have been marvelous…
— James E. Faust
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Democracy, as I understand it, requires me to sacrifice myself for the masses, not to them. Who knows not that if you would save the…
— John C. Calhoun
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To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of…
— James E. Faust
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Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With…
— John C. Maxwell
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