#chosen

The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

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The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans. ↗

— Drew Brees

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If you've chosen someone to be in your bridal party, she should be a good enough friend that she does not want to upstage you. ↗

— Georgina Chapman

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I have a problem with religion that makes it so, like, 'We are the ones. We are the chosen ones.' ↗

— Cher

#i #like #makes #ones #problem

Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it. ↗

— Maurice Chevalier

#dim #fallen #girl #light #love

I did a little theatre work after that and the following year I got another part in a television series. Then it was almost to the end of the year before I got more work. That was coming to terms with the reality of the vocation I had chosen. ↗

— Karl Urban

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By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

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The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

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When language was not transcendental enough to complete the meaning of a revelation, symbols were relied upon for heavenly teaching, and familiar images, chosen from the known, were made to mirror the unknown spiritual truth. ↗

— William H. Hunt

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Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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