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There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. ↗

— John Thune

#being #between #constitutional #constitutional amendment #defined

Vicars, MPS and lawyers were amont those who considered me to be the best hostess in London. ↗

— Cynthia Payne

#considered #hostess #lawyers #london #me

Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history. ↗

— Octavio Paz

#also #contrary #deprivation #expression #feeling

Classical philosophical theism maintained the ontological distinction between God and creative world that is necessary for any genuine theism by conceiving them to be of different substances, with particular attributes predicated of each. ↗

— Arthur Peacocke

#attributes #between #classical #conceiving #creative

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#any #better #builder #cause #confidence

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#condition #conducive #expectations #goal #happy

I don't believe in God, but the thing I do believe in is that we're all connected. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#connected #god #i #i do #thing

I don't feel I'm making a conscious effort to go more commercial. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#conscious #conscious effort #effort #feel #go

I tend to project my father figure onto any director that I'm working with, or mother, if I'm working with a female, or it can be confused. ↗