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Related How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS Most of us think we're too busy or too important to rest for a day. CRAIG GROESCHEL The role of the
Christian is to let other people know what Jesus has done, not to
think of themselve... LEWIS N. ROE Naturalistic atheism debunks itself. It
has no power to explain even some
of the most basic principl... LEWIS N. ROE It's important to understand that if
someone calls themselves a Christian, it does not automatically... LEWIS N. ROE The atheist might have
no proof for the
supernatural, but they
also have no proof
against it. If we ... LEWIS N. ROE If we all took a minute to reflect upon the wrong we do we would be quite surprised or shocked.Inste... GARY F EVANS... Ants can carry twenty times their own body weight, which is useful information if you're moving out ... RON DARIAN The man I am today it's not the man of yesterday CHRISTOPHER FUDGE is a broken man an outlaw?" "More or less." Brienne answered. Septon Meribald ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The summer sun continued to rise in the sky and propel shocks of heat down on the city and the heavy... HUBERT SELBY JR. Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said: I am not commanding you, but I ... NICHOLAS SPARKS To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me. NICHOLAS SPARKS As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, the... NICHOLAS SPARKS You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... HARPER LEE You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. HARPER LEE As far back as history records people thinking, thinking people
have been befuddled by the mysteries... LEWIS N. ROE (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON Unsubscribe from should-a, would-a, could-a MICHAEL H. DANSBURY History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Learn to stand for something in life otherwise you will fall for anything that comes along which is ... EUGINIA HERLIHY Whether you say that a god does exist, or that none do, it is a claim
to know (or at least believe i... LEWIS N. ROE It's a great pity that things weren't so arranged that an empty head, like an empty stomach, wouldn'... UNKNOWN We should be ready for a change. DEYTH BANGER Did you see more glass? J.D. SALINGER She was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. She looked as if her phone had been ... J.D. SALINGER Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Lᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ ... Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏ... NICHOLAS SPARKS She filed the image away as an excellent and insulting question to ask the earl at an utterly inappr... GAIL CARRIGER Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER A Ritual to Read to Each Other If you don’t know the kind of person I am and... WILLIAM STAFFORD Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. CHLOE THURLOW He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Ye be a sight for sore eyes, lass,” he told her. “But we�... SUZAN TISDALE Is science fiction of today to be tomorrow's science fact, if we think of it the idea of the flip ph... GARY F EVANS... Having been shown the possibility that God exists, the atheist has
chosen not to accept it. They hav... LEWIS N. ROE The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE The claim to know that no god exists is just irrational. The non-existence of any god has no evidenc... LEWIS N. ROE Curran's whore comes to visit us," Jarek said in accented English. The three men laughed ... ILONA ANDREWS Maybe that's what praying is all about. Maybe it's not just asking God to forgive us for bad things ... SARAH DARER LITTMAN Only fools wait, and only tools bait. CRE There are approximately two trillion cells in the human body. You are never alone, there are always ... DWIGHT W. HAYES This is very similar to the suggestion put forward by the Quirmian philosopher Ventre, who said, "Po... TERRY PRATCHETT What you taken for granted, could mean a lot to another. ZENG HAN JUN Have & Have Not SAVAN SOLANKI There are just some kind of men who-who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learn... HARPER LEE A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing w... A.A. MILNE Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and s... CARTER CROCKER One of the most important things I have found is that no one
school of thought has all of the answer... LEWIS N. ROE Derived from this celebrated society for propagating the faith, the name propaganda is applied in mo... W.T. BRANDE It is OK to take a break. Sometimes we want something so much that we diligently give effort towards... AKIROQ BROST A lot of teenagers write to me and say "I want to write a book. I want to get published." And those ... MAUREEN JOHNSON If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live wi... JOAN POWERS Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?' 'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh... A.A. MILNE By the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes. E.M. FORSTER It's a simple thing to triumph over your enemies; to confused them and make them unable to retaliate... J.R. MORALES These philosophically fun ideas usually satisfy nobody. Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance i... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I learned there were lots of realities in the world. HARUKI MURAKAMI I knew everything happened for a reason. I just wished the reason would hurry up and make itself kno... CHRISTINA LAUREN Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play. J.R. RIM I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh and you've put up your hair without looki... SHANIA TWAIN In a few years, we have gone from knowing almost nothing that could be characterized as genomic ... ... DAVID GOLDSTEIN A tooth for a tooth, will make the world's inhabitants a people without teeth SOTONYE ANGA Why, darling, I don't live at all when I'm not with you. ERNEST HEMINGWAY He said we were all cooked but we were all right as long as we did not know it. We were all cooked. ... ERNEST HEMINGWAY After Rilke's Letters -- by John VanDyke Wilmerding II this is my letter to a young ... RAINER MARIA RILKE Yes, their reasons are overwhelming. They are as big as hope and as deep as revolt. They are the rea... ALBERT CAMUS …A city deprived of everything, devoid of light and devoid of heat, starved, and still not crushed... ALBERT CAMUS Words always take on the color of the deeds or sacrifices they evoke. ALBERT CAMUS No, no. Don't make that face. Every time I propose to you, you make that twisty, unhappy face. It we... TESSA DARE Atticus---" ...said Jem bleakly. "How could they do it, how could they?" "I don't know, but the... HARPER LEE We are born different to make a difference. LISA R. REYNOLDS Dreams can change histories and songs can alter destinies. TIFFANIE DEBARTOLO I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. Nancy's got a guardian angel. Seven feet plus of muscle and mayhem that goes by the name of Marv. FRANK MILLER When looking for evidence that something exists, it's silly
to start by assuming that it is impossib... LEWIS N. ROE Using the scientific knowledge that we
currently possess, we can take simple logical steps, backed b... LEWIS N. ROE I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone... I'm just saying that I'm one-of-a-kind. C LIONG A person of value have skill, a vision & a deep desire to achieve what they dream for. Happiness com... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA A man of guilt acknowledges and changes himself immediately on being hinted slightly about his fault... ANUJ SOMANY The school year progressed slowly. I felt as if I had been in the sixth grade for years, yet it was ... LUCY GREALY The value of a consultant;An outsider can see what an insider cannot see or has decided to ignore. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) A family is like a card game, on one hand, you can get a really bad hand and on the other, your hand... GARY F EVANS... The worth of a person’s quote is in his or her heart where it takes the birth and the value of the... ANUJ SOMANY Walking the rugged trail of the unknown destiny can be filled with walls crashing and cracks on the ... GARY F EVANS... It makes you wonder why the human race can be so selfish and self-centered sometimes, when on cold w... GARY F EVANS... To have a pet in the family is to invite good health into your lives.It brings happiness to all and ... GARY F EVANS... I can see you have a great deal of water in your personality. Water never waits. It changes shape an... ARTHUR GOLDEN كنت أصمت أذعن لمصيري. أحمل دميتي,أنزع ملابسها, أشد شعره�... مليكة مستظرف The norm which the society at large has set today categorically is in the form of preventive measure... HENRIETTA NEWTON MARTIN LEGAL CONSULTANT In a world where pleasure rules, people tend to be undeveloped in every way. " A House Like a Lotus MADELEINE L’ENGLE With everything there is what to do. AULIQ ICE The Rom believe you should take the road that calls to you, and never turn back. Because you never k... LISA KLEYPAS A successful teacher is one who has atleast 2 students in his class, one who sees no reason to study... APURVA GAGLANI I’m not ashamed to admit that I take only calculated risk. Still, there’s been times my little a... BOBBY W. MILLER Shut up.” She put her finger to his lips, and his voice choked off. She said slowly, “I’ve lea... JENNIE LUCAS Every event has a purpose and every setback its lesson. I have realized that failure, whether of per... ROBIN SHARMA Out of the welter of life, a few people are selected for us by the accident of temporary confinement... ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH Las cosas nunca suceden como yo las imagino. JOHN GREEN
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ALBERTO MORAVIA Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they w... ALBERTO MORAVIA There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to... ALBERTO MORAVIA When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in ... ALBERTO MORAVIA We are all here against illegal immigration. What we're for is legal immigration. ALBERTO MONSERRATE It would be almost humorous if the consequences weren't so bad. I have talked to so many people who ... ALBERTO MONSERRATE I think the anger that I'm seeing right now in the Latino community is like nothing I've seen before... ALBERTO MONSERRATE The sleeping giant has awoken. I don't think Minnesota has probably seen a march this big in quite a... ALBERTO MONSERRATE We have to see in the next couple of days if the Chinese government will congratulate Cardinal Zen o... ALBERTO MELLONI He is the most highly ranked member of the Curia that the U.S. has ever had. ALBERTO MELLONI This sends support to Boston, the church that has suffered most in the Catholic communion. The pope ... ALBERTO MELLONI This pope wants to get to the essentials. He wants to be listened to. It's clarity he's after, not s... ALBERTO MELLONI This can be done in a thousand different ways, but the question is: Will collegiality have a turning... ALBERTO MELLONI Those red shoes have made quite an impression. ALBERTO MELLONI He has to decide whether to hold a synod different from the past, in which bishops have the possibil... ALBERTO MELLONI This is not a friendly match. One side holds up John Paul's banner in support of conservative positi... ALBERTO MELLONI Thanks to the council, young people have been taught to see the world not simply as a threat to Chri... ALBERTO MELLONI Younger Catholics may not be as intellectually aware of the council, but they are continually experi... ALBERTO MELLONI Needless to say we had nothing to do with that. We are wondering who did it. ALBERTO MARTINEZ These numbers are not important to us because Republican voters focus on principle, not public polls... ALBERTO MARTINEZ When you subtract the million dollars Charlie Crist raised from the biggest casino owner on the East... ALBERTO MARTINEZ I even like Taco Bell. I love the beef burrito supreme. I don't like their tacos, but I'll go there ... ALBERTO MARTINEZ I think this is important to the community. It is hard for us to go to the landfill through the week... ALBERTO MARTINEZ That we have the organization to do it. That's what this tour is about: proving there is no front-ru... ALBERTO MARTINEZ Waiting six hours to get one bag of ice and six bottles of water is not a good thing. ALBERTO MARTINEZ We're way ahead of schedule in terms of staff, in terms of events held, and in terms of money raised... ALBERTO MARTINEZ The overriding theme of these numbers is that these guys are pretty much tied, and will likely stay ... ALBERTO MARTINEZ To us it's not important where the other guy is. It's important where we are and what our internal g... ALBERTO MARTINEZ We are working very closely with the [unions] and providing a positive outlet for anyone who wants t... ALBERTO LOPEZ Whatever is in the release is what we're saying officially. ALBERTO LOPEZ The casino never closed. We worked in cooperation with Metro and as for the casino, the customer vol... ALBERTO LOPEZ We reached out to other casinos on the Strip, but everyone was filled. Our main effort was to make o... ALBERTO LOPEZ It's not just a slot machine parlor. It's part of a thriving, overall massive redevelopment opportun... ALBERTO LOPEZ Obviously, we're competing against a city's hockey team. We're offering a project that is the redeve... ALBERTO LOPEZ There's moderate damage at (Harrah's) New Orleans, but no interior damage. The people of Biloxi, as ... ALBERTO LOPEZ We have no firsthand knowledge because of the amount of devastation at the Mississippi properties. W... ALBERTO LOPEZ My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support ... ALBERTO JUANTORENA In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport. ALBERTO JUANTORENA If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes long... ALBERTO JUANTORENA I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport. ALBERTO JUANTORENA I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track o... ALBERTO JUANTORENA I believe the Athletes Commission has an important role at this moment. We need to protect the image... ALBERTO JUANTORENA I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we... ALBERTO JUANTORENA Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion. ALBERTO JUANTORENA And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, t... ALBERTO JUANTORENA The station never corroborated that immigration was there. We had phone calls on the air cautioning ... ALBERTO GONZALEZ We just informed the people to be cautious. If they were working, we told them to call home and ask ... ALBERTO GONZALEZ I believe Governor Perry has done his part and now it's up to the federal government to do its part, ALBERTO GONZALEZ I believe Gov. Perry has done his part, and now it's up to the federal government to do its part, ALBERTO GONZALEZ hey, why don't you do it? ALBERTO GONZALEZ There was no possibility that anyone could survive the impact. It is very likely that everyone died ... ALBERTO GONZALEZ The scourge of methamphetamine demands unconventional thinking and innovative solutions to fight the... ALBERTO GONZALEZ That is the very question that we are investigating. What happened? ALBERTO GONZALEZ As you might imagine, he's got many friends that he'll see as he travels . . . and they'll suggest t... ALBERTO GONZALES This may be the most important thing a president does. ALBERTO GONZALES We take each individual, each case, case by case, ALBERTO GONZALES we are bringing this prosecution at this time because it is the appropriate thing to do. ALBERTO GONZALES There has been significant litigation with respect to Mr. Padilla, and he has had access to counsel,... ALBERTO GONZALES I really lack the words to compliment myself today. ALBERTO TOMBA We must think of ourselves as a tribe — as an international community that has come together with ... ALBERTO VILLOLDO There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are dreamers and those who are being dreamed. ALBERTO VILLOLDO If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances. ALBERTO SALAZAR Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident t... ALBERTO SALAZAR I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where... ALBERTO SALAZAR What comes, when it comes, will be what it is. ALBERTO CAEIRO I was born subject like others to errors and defects, But never to the error of wanting to unde... ALBERTO CAEIRO And I find a happiness in the fact of accepting — In the sublimely scientific and difficult f... ALBERTO CAEIRO Accept the universe As the gods gave it to you. If the gods wanted to give you something e... ALBERTO CAEIRO These corrections are very healthy. ALBERTO VILAR We owned 10 percent of Cisco when it first came out. The fluctuation of the stock was 55 percent. Ye... ALBERTO VILAR It doesn't mean we'll have a cure for cancer, but it means many new therapies will develop. ALBERTO VILAR All of these stocks are inherently capable of going up five to 10 times from here. ALBERTO VILAR Giorgio tried to push away from the gates during the race as I suggested to him. But unfortunately h... ALBERTO TOMBA It's typical of Italian culture that we only start to feel emotional about something when we have th... ALBERTO TOMBA I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arr... ALBERTO TOMBA This is another good sign for Turin. ALBERTO TOMBA The ideal scenario for Mexico would be a slowdown in the U.S. economy of 1-2 percent combined with e... ALBERTO SANCHEZ The ideal scenario for Mexico would be a slowdown in the U.S. economy of 1-2 percent combined with e... ALBERTO SANCHEZ The Mexican market remains obsessed with the extent of the U.S. economy's slowdown. ALBERTO SANCHEZ The Mexican market remains obsessed with the extent of the U.S. economy's slowdown, ALBERTO SANCHEZ Our faculty very much express themselves with administration, ... We kind of dance together. ALBERTO SANCHEZ He did not sacrifice quality for expediency, ALBERTO SANCHEZ They refused to come, and three times they told me they were not doing that service any more. ALBERTO SANCHEZ They came over it like, I consider it a German Gestapo, to destroy everything around. ALBERTO SANCHEZ This used to be a shipbuilding yard, ALBERTO SALAZAR We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport. ALBERTO SALAZAR I'm a traditional marathoner with a shuffling stride... I'm not the prettiest runner in the world, b... ALBERTO SALAZAR Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident t... ALBERTO SALAZAR I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards. ALBERTO SALAZAR An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals ... ALBERTO SALAZAR I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and ... ALBERTO SALAZAR There are no problems whatsoever. ALBERTO ROMULO I am deeply concerned by this report and I have instructed the VFACOM (Visiting Forces Agreement Com... ALBERTO ROMULO Philippine authorities are currently investigating this crime and we shall pursue this matter with v... ALBERTO ROMULO The perpetrators of this heinous crime shall be brought to justice, ALBERTO ROMULO This is a signal to the international community that the Philippines now has a strong and firm leade... ALBERTO ROMULO These are the years that the locusts have eaten, ... It will take a minimum of two years for us to g... ALBERTO ROMULO China sits in the United Nations and they are the determining influence of our foreign policy, ALBERTO ROMULO Whether I'm aware of it (the visit) or not, we have adopted and strictly adhered to the one-China po... ALBERTO ROMULO deeply concerned by this report. ALBERTO ROMULO It's a crane because they lived right by the water. It all depends on where the gate's going to go a... ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ They live on a hill, and you can see both the mountains from there. You just look around, see what t... ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ At first, I was afraid to come here. Now, I'm not. ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ I can't handle any more pain. ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ Luckily we didn't need to do anything more and they were able to contain it. ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ The amount accepted was lower than expected. ALBERTO RAMOS Despite the recent pickup, total investment spending in the economy is still lower than the level of... ALBERTO RAMOS The government continues to save a substantial part of the copper price windfall and the extraordina... ALBERTO RAMOS The numbers show that the government is opening the faucets when it should save money or spend more ... ALBERTO RAMOS The two experiences are completely opposed. One is textbook on what to do with a commodities windfal... ALBERTO RAMOS I would encourage you all to focus on what is positive in terms of what is going on positively in th... ALBERTO GONZALES Obviously we would have preferred the escape not to have occurred, ALBERTO GONZALES Don't Get Caught, Ya Big Dummies! ALBERTO GONZALES I want to be clear. No company is too big to be prosecuted, ... We have zero tolerance for corporate... ALBERTO GONZALES If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldn't have to... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI If I see everything in gray, and in gray all the colors which I experience and which I would like to... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my ... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself. ALBERTO GIACOMETTI I don't know if I work in order to do something, or in order to know why I can't do what I want to d... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI At first, one sees the person who is modelling; but little by little, all of the possible sculptures... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want somethi... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is importan... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI All I can do will only ever be a faint image of what I see and my success will always be less than m... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI I've been fifty thousand times to the Louvre. I have copied everything in drawing, trying to underst... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI I want to go back (to Peru)someday, but I don't know when, ALBERTO FUJIMORI without dialogue, there will never be a solution. ALBERTO FUJIMORI We have declared a total freeze on military movement, ALBERTO FUJIMORI And $18 million in three Japanese banks, completely false. That I have two factories in Panama, also... ALBERTO FUJIMORI The denunciations about $18 million (being moved) to a bank account in Singapore during my trip are ... ALBERTO FUJIMORI In Latin America we are now fully aware that integration is an integral tool, ... should not lead to... ALBERTO FUJIMORI I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States, ... I do not ... ALBERTO FUJIMORI strengthening of democratic institutions ... and the creation of jobs and prosperity. ALBERTO FUJIMORI You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument, ALBERTO FUJIMORI The liberation of those who commit murder and terrorism is unacceptable, ALBERTO FUJIMORI Second place, three champions, I think that's a heck of an accomplishment. We're heading in the righ... ALBERTO FERNANDEZ Our desire is to generate the greatest debate possible with regard to this situation, so that all th... ALBERTO FERNANDEZ For now, this is the only option we have in sight. ALBERTO FERNANDEZ Uruguay must understand that for Argentina this is a serious issue because of the risk of contaminat... ALBERTO FERNANDEZ They're making progress at Abbey and Latin America was strong, helped by a currency impact. The reac... ALBERTO ESPELOSIN Stocks have had a fantastic rally and this market is screaming for a correction. The excuse may come... ALBERTO ESPELOSIN Finally a large phone company posts earnings that don't disappoint. These are very solid numbers. ALBERTO ESPELOSIN European stocks have had a very good run and there is no reason why the trend should stop. We may se... ALBERTO ESPELOSIN The price being offered is more than reasonable. ALBERTO ESPELOSIN We do know it is measured in the 100 of millions of dollars as the end price tag for the end total f... ALBERTO BIANCHETTI Also, the cost of natural gas eased and continues to ease. ALBERTO BIANCHETTI We're making good progress. Most of the work will be done by Tuesday, but we will be working on Wedn... ALBERTO BIANCHETTI We had more than adequate staff to respond to the storm. We're doing a lot of work that is not visib... ALBERTO BIANCHETTI