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Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted. . . [T]wo or three stinging strokes on the legs or… — James Dobson
Real crying usually lasts two minutes or less, but may continue for five. After that point, the child is merely complaining... I would require him… — James Dobson
This national argument is usually interpreted as a battle between imperialists led by Roosevelt and Lodge and anti-imperialists led by William Jennings Bryan and Carl… — William Appleman Williams
Basically, I go to the local farmer's market and decide to what to cook then, depending on what I find. Either my wife or I… — Jacques Pepin
Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state. It's the kind of place we usually want to avoid. The challenge is to stay in the… — Pema Chodron
The next time you encounter fear, consider yourself lucky. This is where the courage comes in. Usually we think that brave people have no fear.… — Pema Chodron
People imagine enlightenment will make them incredibly powerful. And it does. It makes you the most powerful being in all the universe- but usually no… — Brad Warner
When bankers get into business they usually destroy it. — Henry Ford
Very rarely do people make big compromises with their integrity. Almost every compromise is a small one that is easily justified. The downhill slide is… — Dennis Prager
I have observed over the years that the unanticipated consequences of social action are always more important, and usually less agreeable, than the intended consequences. — Irving Kristol
I don't think the government (of El Salvador) was responsible. The nuns were not just nuns; the nuns were political activists. We ought to be… — Jeane Kirkpatrick
I think people talk too much; that's the truth of the matter. I do. I don't believe in words. People use too many words and… — Michelangelo Antonioni
Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people. These… — Stanislav Grof
A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much… — Robert Musil
It is not merely our own desire but the desire of Christ in His Spirit that drives us to grow in love. Those who seldom… — Thomas Merton
The only trouble is that in the spiritual life there are no tricks and no shortcuts. Those who imagine that they can discover spiritual gimmicks… — Thomas Merton
Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it usually meant that… — William Stringfellow
For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced. — Arthur Machen
I feel that works of art are an opportunity for people to construct meaning, so I don't usually tell what they mean. It conveys to… — Jasper Johns
First thoughts have tremendous energy. The internal censor usually squelches them, so we live in the realm of second and third thoughts, thoughts on thought,… — Natalie Goldberg

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