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But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be… — Ulrich Beck
The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people - the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation… — Vinton Cerf
Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates… — Peter McWilliams
Millions of people miss meditation because meditation has taken on a wrong connotation. It looks very serious, looks gloomy, has something of the church in… — Rajneesh
Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority. — Bill Gates
Love has been taken away from the poets, and has been brought within the domain of true science. It may prove to be one of… — Arthur Conan Doyle
We've painted ourselves into a corner where the only choice is real nightmare - triage, epidemic disease, famine, fascism, the collapse of human rights -… — Terence McKenna
Someone must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen to me to do so. The… — William Wells Brown
Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar -… — Gustave Flaubert
Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care be taken to choose a… — Michel de Montaigne
It isn't those who are taken by force, put in chains, and sold as slaves who are the real slaves; it is those who will… — Ousmane Sembene
Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs… — Hugh Mackay
The best men are not those who have waited for chances but who have taken them; besieged the chance; conquered the chance; and made chance… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
One customer well taken care of could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising. — Jim Rohn
People will tell you that I overcame obstacles? Maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was… — Jim Abbott
You can't get big in hockey. You need to be pliable... they've even taken fighting out of the game, so there's no more of those… — Brett Hull
I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in a crumpled up attitude in… — H.G. Wells
Universal silence must be taken to imply the consent of the people. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn...for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws… — Nicholas Sparks
After fertilization has taken place a new human being has come into being. — Jerome Lejeune
Freedom is not given - it is taken. — Subhas Chandra Bose
Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted. — Chester W. Nimitz
Evil men, obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience, must be taken very seriously-and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply. — George W. Bush
We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn't it time that we should take risks to secure peace? — Ramsay MacDonald
I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that… — Nathaniel Hawthorne

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