Leon Panetta Quotes

We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground.

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• Many people believe the whole catastrophe is the oil we spill, but that gets diluted and eventually disarmed over time. In fact, the oil we don't spill, the oil we collect, refine and use, produces CO2 and other gases that don't get diluted.

  

  Carl Safina
  • People
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• The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.

  

  Ida B. Wells
  • American
  • Giving
  • Freedom

• Most people believe that the Creator of the universe wrote (or dictated) one of their books. Unfortunately, there are many books that pretend to divine authorship, and each makes incompatible claims about how we all must live.

  

  Sam Harris
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  • Live

• I want to learn about a different religion. I grew up Catholic, but my grandfather was Jewish. Knowledge about other religions can help you understand your own better. I think it's kind of hypocritical to believe one thing and don't know about any others.

  

  Mandy Moore
  • Up
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• I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you.

  

  Imelda Staunton
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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.

  

  Utkarsh Ambudkar
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  • I Believe

• Many U.S. organizations believe that I am being barred from the country not because of my actions but because of my ideas. The conclusion seems inescapable.

  

  Tariq Ramadan
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  • Conclusion

• I believe the universe has great plans for us. When you are young, you don't learn that.

  

  Iman
  • Great
  • Believe
  • Universe

• I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really.

  

  Sally Hawkins
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  • Kids
  • Know

• I never felt at home in London, because people were constantly telling me I didn't belong here, so after a while, you tend to believe that.

  

  Naveen Andrews
  • People
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• I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.

  

  Garth Brooks
  • Time
  • Believe
  • Team

• Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions.

  

  Karl Kraus
  • Law
  • Sorry
  • Consequences

• I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three.

  

  Sal Albanese
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• I believe that God wants us to show respect.

  

  Victoria Osteen
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• I want to just be what kids believe in.

  

  Quvenzhane Wallis
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  • Kids
  • Want

• Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

  

  Adam Hamilton
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  • Moment

• On the subject of religious belief, we relax standards of reasonableness and evidence that we rely on in every other area of our lives. We relax so totally that people believe the most ludicrous propositions, and are willing to organize their lives around them.

  

  Sam Harris
  • People
  • Believe
  • Religious

• What we know is that the environmental movement had a series of dazzling victories in the late '60s and in the '70s where the whole legal framework for responding to pollution and to protecting wildlife came into law. It was just victory after victory after victory. And these were what came to be called 'command-and-control' pieces of legislation.

  

  Naomi Klein
  • Law
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  • Victory

• I do feel my loved ones that have passed on; I feel them looking over my shoulder... So yeah, that's pretty profound, when you're not expecting it, you didn't particularly believe in it and then it just sort of happens too often to ignore.

  

  Bonnie Raitt
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  • Profound

• If people have problems with people not wanting to win, he needs to tell them and not send it through you guys, ... That's the bottom line. We need to take care of it within our team.

  

  Brad Wilkerson
  • Team
  • Win
  • Problems

• Dates that come around every year help us measure progress in our lives. One annual event, New Year's Day, is a time of reflection and resolution.

  

  Joseph B. Wirthlin
  • Time
  • Help
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• We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground.

  

  Leon Panetta
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