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Whenever convictions are not arrived at by direct contact with the world and the objects themselves, but indirectly through a critique of the opinions of… — Max Scheler
I hate extremes of any kind. Communism [seeks] the domination of the state over the individual... All my life I have stood against banning Communism… — Margaret Thatcher
Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that… — Caroline Dhavernas
I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, manage to beat them at their… — George Grosz
When I slept it was literally in the midst of an arsenal. If I heard dogs bark more fiercely than usual, or the feet of… — Frank James
I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a… — Maurice Gibb
When I woke the next morning in my room at White's Motel, I showered and stood naked in front of the mirror, watching myself solemnly… — Cheryl Strayed
Celibacy is one of the most unnatural things. It has destroyed so many human beings - millions - Catholic monks, Hindu monks, Buddhist monks, Jaina… — Rajneesh
In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend that… — Viktor E. Frankl
One must be willing to stand alone - in the unknown, with no reference to authority or the past or any of one's conditioning. One… — Adyashanti
My father stood behind a bar in the back of the room all those years, so one day I could stand behind a podium in… — Marco Rubio
I wish I could go back and rewrite my first book, You Bright and Risen Angels; I could do a better job. But in the… — William T. Vollmann
One Chief Astronaut used to make a point of phoning the front desk at the clinic where applicants are sent for medical testing, to find… — Chris Hadfield
There has been something crude and heartless and unfeeling in our haste to suceed and be great. Our thought has been 'Let every man look… — Woodrow Wilson
If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything. — Winston Churchill
It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time. — Kitty Kelley
His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Both of us were orphans. No one would remember what we remembered. The elders that stood as protective shields, as references to our past, and… — Sylvia Browne
Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. — Henry David Thoreau

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