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For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly… — James C. Collins
When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity;… — Henry Ward Beecher
Whatever we do must be in accord with human nature. We cannot drive people; we must direct their development. The general policy of the past… — Henry Gantt
If we cannot define stupidity, at least we can trace most human misfortunes and weaknesses to it. Its manifestations are legion, its symptoms are endless. — Richard Armour
There must appear a spiritual and moral leadership rising above economic and political situations. Governments in both their domestic and foreign policies appeal for popular… — John Haynes Holmes
We cannot be truly Christian people so long as we flaunt the central teachings of Jesus: brotherly love and the Golden Rule. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is nothing so far removed from us to be beyond our reach, or so far hidden that we cannot discover it. — Rene Descartes
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache — Chinua Achebe
Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not — Saint Augustine
When the desire is too much to bear, we often bury it beneath frenzied thoughts and activities or escape it by dulling our immediate consciousness… — Gerald May
Several times in Earth's history, rapid global warming occurred, apparently spurred by amplifying feedbacks. In each case, more than half of plant and animal species… — James Hansen
In fact, even the current administration now is releasing recent reports indicating that climate change is real, that global warming is occurring, that it is… — Ron Kind
Community is composed of that which we don't attempt to measure, for which we keep no record and ask no recompense. Most are things we… — Dee Hock
We are heirs of the ages because throughout the ages mankind has devised and fashioned new things, and step by step added new conquests to… — Arthur Lynch
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency — Maya Angelou
Our submission to general principles is necessary because we cannot be guided in our practical action by full knowledge and evaluation of the consequences. So… — Friedrich August von Hayek
In the garden of the soul, the virtues of faith, hope, and love form the centerpiece. Traditionally called theological virtues, they come as free gifts… — Robert Morneau
To be guilty of the sin of prayerlessness is to be guilty of the worst form of practical atheism. It is actually saying we can… — Bruce Willis
There must be what Mr. Gladstone many years ago called a blessed act of oblivion. We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of… — Winston Churchill
We cannot say to one couple that their love is deserving of marriage and to another that their love should only be called a partnership.… — Christine Gregoire

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