Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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have been befuddled by the mysteries... LEWIS N. ROE Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _... GEORGE MACDONALD Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway inste... P. J. O'ROURKE You don't tell an astronaut what to do. ATMOSPHERE Do no look for that ideal person to be with, be that ideal person. JEFFREY FRY Human is what he decides to be. ZAMAN ALI The sad heart needs work to do. JOAN BAUER One of the most important things I have found is that no one
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Christian is to let other people know what Jesus has done, not to
think of themselve... LEWIS N. ROE Naturalistic atheism debunks itself. It
has no power to explain even some
of the most basic principl... LEWIS N. ROE It's important to understand that if
someone calls themselves a Christian, it does not automatically... LEWIS N. ROE Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL Remember that yours is not the only heart that may be wishing for love. CAMERON DOKEY Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government. JAMES K. POLK To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conser... CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Anyone can learn how to communicate with animals if they are open to the process and willing to prac... KAREN A. ANDERSON Many of every day blessings comes from your determination to do great. NELSON RIOS Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT If you're confused about what to do, it's a sign that your enemy is winning. TOBA BETA The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
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no proof for the
supernatural, but they
also have no proof
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currently possess, we can take simple logical steps, backed b... LEWIS N. ROE To be real is to be who you are according to the purpose which God wants you to accomplish but not t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I have a dream, I have a vision, I have a mission, I have to do something, I will do this at this ti... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do. CRAIG GROESCHEL To have our needs met, to love, to be loved, to feel safe in this world and to each know our purpose... BRYANT MCGILL Stubbornness" is knowing exactly what you want courageously living by free will; never to be judged ... MICHELLE CRUZ-ROSADO Everyone always says how I'm so smart, but they don't know what it's like being me. always feeling l... SUSANE COLASANTI Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT When curiosity drives you, discoveries will line your path SOTONYE ANGA Since Ronald Reagan's election in 1980, conservatives of various sorts, and conservatisms of var... BILL KRISTOL It's a a damn good day to be alive. MICHAEL CLIFFORD To be a success, you have to break down your wall of fear that you built around you to protect yours... DEBASISH MRIDHA Beauty fades, but knowledge is eternal ANDREW FAIRCHILD How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS You have the approval of yourself. That's quite enough for we who know true inner peace! - Charmaini... CHARMAINE SMITH LADD To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. GOLDA MEIR To be mad is worse than not to be if this is what it is. JOHNNY RICH Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy "To go outside, and there perchance to stay Or to re... HENRY N. BEARD Meant to be" allows for lazy. The idea of destiny alleviates anxiety; it comforts us. We stop believ... STEPHANIE KLEIN
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It comes from the inside, which means you can achieve happiness ... PATRICK DUFFY Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but... PATRICK DUFFY There is no such thing as a weekend for me when I'm at home on my ranch in Oregon. PATRICK DUFFY Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am... PATRICK DUFFY The idea is this: It's important to upset one's work habits, to topple the cart for each pro... PATRICK DEWITT Many's the dead author whose body of work has been marred by overzealous publishers or family me... PATRICK DEWITT I don't consider Los Angeles home anymore; ultimately, it was pretty negative, but I did spend m... PATRICK DEWITT A lot of authors, judging by their list, will put anything out that they finish... That's the wo... PATRICK DEWITT When you meet someone you love, whether or not they love you back, something occurs in you that make... PATRICK DEWITT I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised... PATRICK DEWITT The impetus for 'The Sisters Brothers' was it occurred to me that there was no neurosis in w... PATRICK DEWITT I am increasingly unimpressed by works of art that require a college degree to understand. I think t... PATRICK DEWITT If you're not riddled with doubt, you've probably done something wrong. PATRICK DEWITT Humorous writing is often thought of as substandard in comparison to work with a more dramatic or tr... PATRICK DEWITT By the time I left the bar, I was 30. I was a dishwasher. They call it a bar-back, but essentially, ... PATRICK DEWITT The question about my Canadianness comes up a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to say about it... PATRICK DEWITT Looking around, I saw so many unhappy adults, people who loathed their jobs, and I didn't want t... PATRICK DEWITT At the age of seventeen, I decided I would spend my life writing fiction. I didn't know what thi... PATRICK DEWITT I carry a small spiral notebook with me at all times and have been doing this for many years. There&... PATRICK DEWITT I felt like love has been underrepresented - unironic love, just actually really falling in love. PATRICK DEWITT Whenever we changed schools, we had to make a new set of friends. At the time, of course, I hated it... PATRICK DEWITT More and more, I find myself turning away from everything relating to contemporary society. I don... PATRICK DEWITT All of my close friends are emotional train wrecks. This is what makes our lives interesting - const... PATRICK DEWITT