In the American metaphysic, reality is always material reality, hard, resistant, unformed, impenetrable, and unpleasant.
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LIONEL BARRYMORE I have noted that persons with bad judgment are most insistent that we do what they think best.
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LIONEL BARRYMORE But indifference would ultimately commend itself as a devastating weapon.
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LIONEL SUGGS Beware of what "everybody says".
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LIONEL BLUE I still go to a Christian priory for retreats.
LIONEL BLUE The real evidence is not practically speaking in scholarship but in how Jesus and the Christianity b...
LIONEL BLUE If your enemy has the power to see into the future, make sure you are the author of that future.
LIONEL SUGGS When God plays chess, you will notice that he never has to move a single piece...in order to win.
LIONEL SUGGS To withdraw isn't a sign of weakness... It is a sign that a man knows the limits of his capabilities...
LIONEL SUGGS If you drop assumptions, and can anticipate the possibilities, you can master the art of strategy. H...
LIONEL SUGGS Strategy is methodical, but the one who steers chaos and randomness can steer God.
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