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  • Nicolai A. Berdyaev In sex we have the source of man's true connection with the cosmos and of his servile dependence. The categories of sex, male and female, are cosmic categories, not merely anthropological categories.
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  • A. E. van Vogt In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met Rogers who did some of my early covers and I was impressed with him.
    A. E. van Vogt
    Canadian-born science fiction author (1912 - 2000)
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  • Margaret Mead It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.
    Margaret Mead
    American cultural anthropologist (1901 - 1978)
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  • Bryant H. McGill It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Gore Vidal It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to be President merely to wield power, to be famed and to be feared. To learn this simple fact one must wade through a sea of
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Hubert Humphrey It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.
    Hubert Humphrey
    American politician (1911 - 1978)
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  • Immanuel Kant It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy
    Immanuel Kant
    German philosopher (1724 - 1804)
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  • Bill Bryson It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect. I don't wish to denigrate a sport that is enjoyed by millions, some of them awake and facing the right way, but it is an odd game.
    In a Sunburned Country (US) / Down Under (UK) (2000)
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne It should be noted that children's games are not merely games. One should regard them as their most serious activities.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Simone de Beauvoir It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do - or don't do.
    Simone de Beauvoir
    French writer and philosopher (1908 - 1986)
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  • David Lloyd George Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.
    David Lloyd George
    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 (1863 - 1945)
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  • Calvin Coolidge Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Robert Collier Make every thought, every fact, that comes into your mind pay you a profit. Make it work and produce for you. Think of things not as they are but as they might be. Don't merely dream, but create!
    Robert Collier
    American author
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  • Norman Douglas Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
    Norman Douglas
    British Author (1868 - 1952)
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  • Frank Moore Colby Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.
    Frank Moore Colby
    American Editor, Essayist (1865 - 1925)
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  • Seneca Many shed tears merely for show, and have dry eyes when no one's around to observe them.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Calvin Trillin Marriage is not merely sharing the fettuccine, but sharing the burden of finding the fettuccine restaurant in the first place.
    Calvin Trillin
    American journalist, humorist, food writer and poet (1935 - )
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Gene Fowler Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
    Gene Fowler
    American journalist, author and dramatist (1890 - 1960)
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