"Only by affirming the animateness of perceived things……" — David Abram

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• Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the… — Bob Barr
• It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing… — Henri Frederic Amiel
• Every thought you think and every word you speak is affirming something. — Louise Hay
• It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons… — Medea Benjamin
• Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with… — Charles R. Swindoll
• If homosexuality is not caused by genetic factors...then that means it can be acquired... And if it can be acquired,… — Scott Lively
• The reward of commercial civilization is the ability to consume a never-ending array of products.There are limits beyond which commodities… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Because of the interconnectedness of all minds, affirming a positive vision may be about the most sophisticated action any one… — Willis Harman
• The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has… — Vaclav Havel
• The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness. — Jane Fonda
• Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a… — Emily Blunt
• I don't think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief--if anything it causes rifts and gaps… — Brian Evenson

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