“ Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know the truth and that which enables him to die for the truth. ”
- Edith Hamilton- Copy
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“ God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven. ”
- Bill Hybels- Copy
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“ The star approval in OK! makes it less sleazy on one level and therefore less interesting. ”
- Robert Thompson- Copy
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“ Incumbent on the city's approval of the campus plan, we believe it's possible to bring everything together in one place. ”
- John Williams- Copy
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“ I think the evidence of the mass graves is confirmation of the terrible wrong done here. ”
- Wesley Clark- Copy
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“ I think I let go of the need for approval,... It certainly feels good when you get it, but I used to be more desperate for it. Once I felt better inside about myself... I could do everything based on how I want to do things. ”
- Ellen DeGeneres- Copy
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“ Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. ”
- George Santayana- Copy
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“ For now, it is not foreseen that there would be need for sanctions, but if that time or if that occasion arises, then that can be considered in the light of the action the Congolese government will take. ”
- Frederick Chiluba- Copy
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“ We are pleased that they recognize the dedication and expertise of the screeners, and we agree with their conclusion that significant improvements will depend on improvements in technology, though we will seek incremental gains through training and testing and management practices. ”
- Mark Hatfield- Copy
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“ The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. ”
- Ayn Rand- Copy
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“ Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. ”
- George Santayana- Copy
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“ Without cultural sanction, most or all our religious beliefs and rituals would fall into the domain of mental disturbance. ”
- John Schumaker- Copy
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“ Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death. ”
- Walter Benjamin- Copy
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“ Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society. ”
- Anita Brookner- Copy
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“ Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee's compliance than on threats or sanctions. ”
- Fernanda Bartolme- Copy
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“ Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked. ”
- Ralph Nader- Copy
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“ Sleep is a reward for some, a punishment for others. For all, it is a sanction. ”
- Comte De Lautreamont- Copy
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“ The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it is the ambition to attain the highest excellence, sanctioned by the highest authority, that of time. ”
- William Hazlitt- Copy
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“ To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction. ”
- Joseph Addison- Copy
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“ All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
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“ After so much suffering, after enduring so much sacrifice, sanctioned and embraced by our people, what is it that the people of East Timor expect as a result of independence? ”
- Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao- Copy
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“ Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. The sanction of political authority is not necessary for its existence. ”
- Carl Menger- Copy
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“ Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. ”
- Andrew Carnegie- Copy
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“ If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. ”
- Grace Hopper- Copy
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“ Intelligence appears to be the thing that enables a man to get along without education. Education enables a man to get along without the use of his intelligence. ”
- Albert Edward Wiggam- Copy
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