Madalyn Murray O'Hair Quotes
The church doctrines of obedience to authority, repentance, fear of punishment, self-abnegation, acceptance of outer direction rather than inner assurance, elevation of faith over reason, and intolerance make institutionalized religion an ideal instrument of social constraint.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
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Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
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Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature.
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My voice is not good enough for me to sing a song.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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Of course my parents are picky about the girls I date; my parents watch out for me.
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The cat is classic whilst the dog is Gothic - nowhere in the animal world can we discover such really Hellenic perfection of form, with anatomy adapted to function, as in the felidae.
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We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine.
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None of our family businesses were focused on technology. It was '93 when I came out of law school, and the Internet was taking hold. So I started New World Ventures.
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This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the masquerade in which alone they will receive it.
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Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.
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Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must reveal what can be taught. He has to seek insight rather than to preach.
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The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
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We were playing a small club in San Diego and the power had gone out in the building. Eddie had a lighter and kept us lit backstage. We became very good friends and spent a lot of time together including hearing Eddie sing in some of the bands he was in at the time.
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Nous n'écoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les nôtres,Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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The church doctrines of obedience to authority, repentance, fear of punishment, self-abnegation, acceptance of outer direction rather than inner assurance, elevation of faith over reason, and intolerance make institutionalized religion an ideal instrument of social constraint.
