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I do not feel any contempt for an atheist, who is often a man limited and constrained by his own logic to a very sad… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The unconscious democracy of America is a very fine thing. It is a true and deep and instinctive assumption of the equality of citizens, which… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I have formed a very clear conception of patriotism. I have generally found it thrust into the foreground by some fellow who has something to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is a good sign in a nation when things are done badly. It shows that all the people are doing them. And it is… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The world will very soon be divided, unless I am mistaken, into those who still go on explaining our success, and those somewhat more intelligent… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Big Business and State Socialism are very much alike, especially Big Business. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
And all over the world, the old literature, the popular literature, is the same. It consists of very dignified sorrow and very undignified fun. Its… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A man making the confession of any creed worth ten minutes' intelligent talk, is always a man who gains something and gives up something. So… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Liberty is the very last idea that seems to occur to anybody, in considering any political or social proposal. It is only necessary for anybody… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a… — Watchman Nee
Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in,… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel. — Lou Ferrigno
No one wants adversity. Trials, disappointments, sadness, and heartache come to us from two basically different sources. Those who transgress the laws of God will… — Richard G. Scott
Look how fears have presented themselves, so have supports and encouragements; yea, when I have started, even as it were at nothing else but my… — John Bunyan
My mother ... had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It's extraordinary that she had such a strong sense… — Caroline Kennedy
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows… — Teresa of Avila
O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The science of design, or of line-drawing, if you like to use this term, is the source and very essence of painting, sculpture, architecture... Sometimes...… — Michelangelo
[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections,… — Benjamin Franklin
The people of Sydney who can speak of my work [on flying-machine models] without a smile are very scarce; it is doubtless the same with… — Lawrence Hargrave
I'm sometimes asked why it is that for 30 years we seem to have trouble in the United States enforcing the rules against illegal immigration,… — Michael Chertoff
It is a commonplace of American life that immigrants have made our country great and continue to make a very important contribution to the fabric… — William J. Clinton
One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits. — Barbara Jordan

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