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Birth Matters... It matters because it is the way we all begin our lives outside of our source, our mother's bodies. It's the means from… — Ina May Gaskin
With reference to the narrative of events, far from permitting myself to derive it from the first source that came to hand, I did not… — Thucydides
In proportion to the value of this revolution; in proportion to the importance of instruments, every word of which decides a question between power and… — James Madison
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for… — Calvin Coolidge
In its main features the Declaration of Independence is a great spiritual document. It is a declaration not of material but of spiritual conceptions. Equality,… — Calvin Coolidge
School was a source of great suffering to me, but once I learned to read, I disappeared into books, where I was a happy visitor… — Sue Grafton
It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should be sent to… — George Washington
I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been… — Fred Saberhagen
To fail to properly contextualize content has historically been the basis for the slaughter of millions of people in every century throughout human history. To… — David Hawkins
There is no truth that has not its source in the Author of all truth. — Karl G. Maeser
Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many… — Madeleine Stowe
Daily the Negro is coming more and more to look upon law and justice, not as protecting safeguards, but as sources of humiliation and oppression.… — W. E. B. Du Bois
I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we… — Swoosie Kurtz
Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, but it does not prevent sin. The will… — John Henry Newman
Which to this day is a source of enormous guilt, because I left with three classes to go in the business school to sign a… — Tom Selleck
They wanted to speak, but could not; tears stood in their eyes. They were both pale and thin; but those sick pale faces were bright… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The source from which existing things derive their existence is also that to which they return at their destruction. — Anaximander
You might recall, perhaps, that we were probably the only commentators to rely on the most knowledgeable source, State Department intelligence. — Noam Chomsky
Danish studies of 10,000 birds killed revealed that almost all died in collisions with buildings, cars and wires; only 10 were killed by windmills. Alternative… — David Suzuki
A source of permanent, accessible pleasure, our genitals exist. The god who created our misfortune, who made us short-lived, vain and cruel, has also provided… — Michel Houellebecq

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