Edward Jay Epstein Quotes
The discrepancy between what actually happened and the version of what happened provided by sources is an enormous gray area.
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Our prayer is a heart search. It is a reminder to ourselves that we are helpless without His support.
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An Englishman does not joke about such an important matter as a bet.
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She was a thin woman in a mustard-yellow suit, with a yellowish complexion, short-cropped rusty red hair, and a stiff posture. She reminded Reynie of a giant walking pencil.
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I believe in Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, thou shall not speak unfavorably of another Republican.
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There can be no liberty without the law
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She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.
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The success of the show provided me with amazing opportunities to visit so many wonderful places and meet so many wonderful people. When I was only 13 years old, I had been to 40 places. How many kids get something like that? But at the same time, it was hard for me as an actor to grow in more roles. That really frustrated me for a long time.
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Through the infinite Atonement, God has provided a means whereby we can both overcome our sins and become completely clean again. This is made possible by the eternal law of mercy. Mercy satisfies the claims of justice through our repentance and the power of the Atonement. Without the power of the Atonement and our complete repentance, we are subject to the law of justice.
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Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
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He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.
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Whenever there is discussion, I make it clear that I do not want any grey zones, just black and white.
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Grey zones do not interest me at all.
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Lawyers like to leave no stone unturned, provided they can charge by the stone.
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I wonder if the guy at the gun store would give me a discount on the bullets I'll need if I told him what I was up to.
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Each state of life has its special duties; by their accomplishments one may find happiness.
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We cannot lead a choiceless life. Every day, every moment, every second, there is a choice. If it were not so, we would not be individuals.
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Certainly Christianity is an experience, but equally clearly the validity of ane experience has to be tested. There are people in lunatic asylums who have the experience of being the Emperor Napoleon or a poached egg. It is unquestionably an experience, and to them a real experience, but for all that it has no kind of universal validity. It is necessary to go far beyond simply saying that something comes from experience. Before any such thing can be evaluated at all, the source and character of the experience must clearly be investigated.
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All socialism involves slavery.... That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. The relation admits of many gradations. Oppressive taxation is a form of slavery of the individual to the community as a whole. The essential question is -- How much is he compelled to labor for other benefit than his own, and how much can he labor for his own benefit?
