"Ribbons a-flutter and orchids a-tremble, Yearly the vigilant……" — Marya Mannes
"Ribbons a-flutter and orchids a-tremble, Yearly the vigilant Daughters assemble, Affirming in fervid and firm resolutions Their permanent veto on all revolutions."
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51 Quotes by Marya Mannes
Marya Mannes has 51 quotes on this site.
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No man is a Christian who cheats his fellows, perverts the truth, or speaks of a "clean bomb" yet he…
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To know the good is to react against the bad. Indifference is the mark of deprivation.
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Until we know what motivates the hearts and minds of men we can understand nothing outside ourselves, nor will we…
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Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.
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The suppression of civil liberties is too many less a matter for horror than the curtailment of the freedom to…
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It is not enough to show people how to live better; there is a mandate for any group with enormous…
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The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting…
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Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.
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It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.
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The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty…
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Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages…
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If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women…
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More Affirming Quotes
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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
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It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing…
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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Every thought you think and every word you speak is affirming something.
— Louise Hay
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It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons…
— Medea Benjamin
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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with…
— Charles R. Swindoll
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If homosexuality is not caused by genetic factors...then that means it can be acquired... And if it can be acquired,…
— Scott Lively
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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
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Because of the interconnectedness of all minds, affirming a positive vision may be about the most sophisticated action any one…
— Willis Harman
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The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has…
— Vaclav Havel
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The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness.
— Jane Fonda
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Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a…
— Emily Blunt
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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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