Saying, “I don’t agree with you,” or going so far as to say, “I think your belief structure is childish,” does not amount to persecution. Insensitivity is not the same as harassment or oppression.
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Related To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it appears to be. JEFFREY FRY What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. There are people we trust b... STEPHEN R. COVEY The word 'beauty' is as easy to use as the word 'degenerate.' Both come in handy when one does or do... CHARLES IVES To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. GOLDA MEIR I agree with the governor that we've got some room to grow. I agree we haven't gone as far as we nee... LOWELL JUNKINS Even after the dehadhyas (the belief that 'I am the body') has gone, people will say, "I saw you eat... DADA BHAGWAN Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI To be mad is worse than not to be if this is what it is. 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AGNOSTIC ZETETIC The Ministry of Magic does not wish me to tell you this. It is possible that some of your parents wi... J.K. ROWLING when I say I “hate” religion, I am not saying I hate the church. I’m not saying I hate command... JEFFERSON BETHKE I think they both have the same attitude, which is to say the fact that an exchange would own anothe... GEORGES UGEUX Saying sulfates do not cause acid rain is the same as saying that smoking does not cause lung cancer... DREW LEWIS I don't know if experience is a huge factor. I just think that the fear of the unknown is gone. We h... BOB CIMMINO I am not saying that factory farming is the same as the Holocaust or the slave trade, but it's c... PETER SINGER I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes. NATASHA HENSTRIDGE As far as accessories are concerned, I think it is always best to be as minimalist as possible. ALICE TEMPERLEY Television's going, as far as I'm concerned, downhill, and I'm an anachronism. 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I am known in the hospice as The Man Who Wouldn't Die. I don't know ... ART BUCHWALD Wizards don't believe in gods in the same way that most people don't find it necessary to believe in... TERRY PRATCHETT As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can. VINCE MCMAHON There has been no persecution I have not tasted, no oppression I have not suffered. I neither care f... SAID NURSI As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of t... ZYGMUNT BAUMAN Don’t judge or compare yourself with others. You are not same as others. You are who you are and y... ABDUS SALAM As all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God's design, we must respect all other human ... STOCKWELL DAY I think Jennifer Lopez is a phenom. And as far as I'm concerned, she's really a very smart b... RITA MORENO As far I'm working on The life Of one Kid 7... continue! DEYTH BANGER There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as ... SADE ADU ...evolution is not a religious tenet, to which one swears allegiance or belief as a matter of faith... MICHAEL SHERMER I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it VOLTAIRE I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without comple... PABLO NERUDA Secularism is categorically not saying that the religious may not speak out publicly or have a say i... RICHARD DAWKINS So as far as Serbia is concerned, it does not have the right to influence the privatization or to cl... IBRAHIM RUGOVA Not everybody is going to agree with your dream. I'm sure you've had border bullies in your ... BRUCE WILKINSON I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. EVELYN BEATRICE HALL My view on Democrats is that they're fascists disguised as liberals, or liberal moderates. You... GLENN DANZIG I know that David Tennant's Hamlet isn't till July. And lots of people are going to be doing Dr Who ... NEIL GAIMAN So I submit to my colleagues here today that hydrogen is not as far away as we think it is. BOB INGLIS The amount of books or films or series which are you going to watch doesn't matter as far as long yo... DEYTH BANGER As long as there is rape... there is not going to be any peace or justice or equality or freedom. Yo... ANDREA DWORKIN A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma. JOYCE MEYER Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can. CHRISTA MCAULIFFE Remember this, for it is as true and true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The... INA MAY GASKIN Aloha's position is that they're a private company. They're saying you need to pay it or you're not ... DENNIS ALFONSO I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. 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I’m not going to ask what it is, if you don’t want to ... ERIN HUNTER I feel like I'm 18, with the maturity level of like a 14-year-old. I'm still the same goofba... DUFF GOLDMAN I can either side with what I think is right as far as corruption is concerned, or I can wipe it und... BEN CHANDLER It is important to note that the relevant factor to sexual harassment in this story is not gender id... KATE BORNSTEIN To choose not to be part of a team or religion does not make me non-religious; for my religion is Tr... SUZY KASSEM So then, when I speak to you, I speak to myself. If I seem to warn or to rebuke you, it is not so mu... JOSEPH BARBER LIGHTFOOT I hate it when people say they’re trying to be your friend. You shouldn’t have to try to be some... EMILY WING SMITH Perhaps, as we say in America, I wanted to find myself. This is an interesting phrase, not current a... JAMES BALDWIN To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be... AL GOLDSTEIN Sometimes, this disapproval of how you are managing your pain crosses over to disbelief that you are... MURRAY J. MCALISTER They're similar, but Vick is a lot more explosive as far as speed. I think Vick is supernatural almo... JIMMY JOHNSON I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused. FRANK LAMPARD
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