W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

Evil can be condoned only if in the beyond it is compensated by good and god himself needs immortality to vindicate his ways to man.

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• In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.

  

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• Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.

  

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• Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.

  

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• I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.

  

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• My message to business leaders is clear: If you are looking to expand your business and boost the bottom line, there is no better place than Utah to do it.

  

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• The long-term policies that will be most effective all have to do with investment: investing in ourselves, investing in opportunities, creating good schools, and creating situations where people can acquire skills that enable them to be successful.

  

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• Once we allow ourselves to do evil so that some perceived good may follow, we allow ever greater evils for the sake of ever more questionable goods, until we consent to the greatest evils for the sake of mere trifles.

  

  Benjamin Wiker
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• Evil can be condoned only if in the beyond it is compensated by good and god himself needs immortality to vindicate his ways to man.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
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  • God
  • Men