#bent

Now our whole activity is devoted to God, and our whole life, since we are bent on progress in divine things. ↗

— Origen

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Bouncing a sitting president requires conscious action, a national decision to redirect the country's course. This cuts against the grain, and that's why incumbents have a natural advantage. ↗

— John Podhoretz

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The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats. ↗

— Sextus Propertius

#constant #even #faithful #mistress #threats

Islam is a violent, I was going to say religion, but it's not a religion. It's a political system. It's a violent political system bent on the overthrow of the governments of the world and world domination. That is the ultimate aim. ↗

— Pat Robertson

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Not addicted to gluttony or drunkenness, this people who incur no expense in food or dress, and whose minds are always bent upon the defence of their country, and on the means of plunder, are wholly employed in the care of their horses and furniture. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

#always #bent #care #country #defence

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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