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A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
More and more people are becoming unable to accept traditional [religious] beliefs. If they think that, apart from these beliefs, there is no reason for… — Bertrand Russell
The inclusion of consequences in the conception of what we have done is an acknowledgement that we are parts of the world, but the paradoxical… — Thomas Nagel
I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most… — Emil Zatopek
...every day we should stand in awe of Him, as He is with us, and do what is pleasing before Him. If we are unable… — Gregory Palamas
Although God is all powerful, He is unable to give more; though supremely wise, He knows not how to give more; though vastly rich, He… — Saint Augustine
Penguins are an indicator of the health of our watery planet, and if they are unable to survive, we had better take notice or we… — Roger Tory Peterson
Science now finds itself in paradoxical strife with society: admired but mistrusted; offering hope for the future but creating ambiguous choice; richly supported yet unable… — J. Michael Bishop
They call them fools, who are unable to resist the slightest chance love might exist. — Garth Brooks
Write what haunts you. What keeps you up at night. What you are unable to get out of your mind. Sometimes they are the hardest… — Edwidge Danticat
A diet of violence or pornography dulls the senses, and future exposures need to be rougher and more extreme. Soon the person is desensitized and… — Marvin J. Ashton
If you do not have an alert and curious interest in character and dramatic situation, if you have no visual imagination and are unable to… — Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien
The solution to a problem - a story that you are unable to finish - is the problem. It isn't as if the problem is… — Susan Sontag
Give half a dozen men the same camera, lenses and plates, and send them to the same place to do the same thing, and all… — Frederick H. Evans
The statement "I am in pain" may be one piece of evidence for the conclusion that the speaker is in pain, but it is not… — Peter Singer
The overwhelming number of teachers ...are unable to name or describe a theory of learning that underlies what they do. — Alfie Kohn
Never say the number because it suggest that you are unable to pronounce the name of the wine you are ordering. — Stephen Potter
According to Montaigne, it was the oppressive notion that we had complete mental control over our bodies, and the horror of departing from this portrait… — Alain de Botton
Modern economic thinking...is peculiarly unable to consider the long term and to appreciate man's dependence on the natural world. — E F Schumacher
If a fox is unable to befriend a tiger, then the fox should create an illusion of close association with the tiger by carefully trailing… — Chin-Ning Chu

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