Quotes 3421 till 3440 of 4570.
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The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom.
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The priest persuades a humble people to endure their hard lot, a politician urges them to rebel against it, and a scientist thinks of a method that does away with the hard lot altogether.
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The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.
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The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.
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The problem that has no name (which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities) is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.
Source: The Feminine Mystique Ch. 14 A New Life Plan for Women -
The Prodigal Son at least walked home on his own feet. But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape?
Source: Surprised by Joy (1955) -
The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.
Source: Law is Justice: Notable Opinions of Mr. Justice Cardozo -
The proposition that the people are the best keepers of their own liberties is not true. They are the worst conceivable, they are no keepers at all; they can neither judge, act, think, or will, as a political body.
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The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men but rather their conqueror, an outlaw who controls the sexual channel between nature and culture.
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The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
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The pyramids, attached with age, have forgotten the names of their founders.
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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
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The question of the next generation will not be one of how to liberate the masses, but rather, how to make them love their servitude.
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The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.
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The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists.
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The real history does not get written, because it is not in people's brains but in their nerves and vitals.
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The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.
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The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.
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The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right.
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