Bayard Rustin Quotes
War is wrong. Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act on the degree of truth that one receives, to follow a vocation which is God-inspired and God-directed.

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I believe that entrepreneurs play an unmatched role and the accelerating pace of innovation is transforming the face of global challenges. You must think about the solution differently when you're trying to impact 1 billion people rather than affecting 1 million people.
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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
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It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
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If I was involved with the NFL, I'd seriously consider adopting some of the rules used in Canada. I've heard, unofficially, of course, some NFL club owners have talked about adding a feature or two. The NFL went for the two-point conversion. Professional sport is entertainment, and the CFL, I believe, is ahead of the NFL in that regard.
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It is not only that Germany has been defeated in the war, Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany was defeated.
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For believers, both privilege and privation are a trial, and both demand responses: one demands service, and the other demands patience. The greatest privilege is to live well in flourishing lands; the greatest privation is to live in the midst of war, especially civil war.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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I didn't go to church, I didn't go to synagogue; I went to temple, Hindu temple, where I prayed to my Hindu gods - whether or not I believe in it is another story.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.
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My biggest style inspirations come from the '90s. I'm really inspired by TLC, Janet Jackson, and designers like Jeremy Scott. I'm hugely inspired by Club Kids from New York back in the '90s. I'm inspired by the drag queen scene. Combat boots and the torn off jeans and a baggy shirt - I love that look.
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Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are.
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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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We do hear perhaps too many accolades generally aimed at people like Steve Jobs. We have to remember that there are other classic things in life that we undervalue and take them for granted. If you think of the classic lines of the modern jet aircraft, it's really been there since early World War II.
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I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
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God has a sense of humor. If you don't believe me, tomorrow go to wal-mart and just look at people.
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For some reason, people think of me as someone who can do anything I want. And I'm not. You know, I need someone to put up the money.
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I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.
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Positivity gives me a boost to do better. Negativity gives me a boost to try and prove people wrong. So I use both of them positively.
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Under pressure, you can win with your mind.
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War is wrong. Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act on the degree of truth that one receives, to follow a vocation which is God-inspired and God-directed.