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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

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I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. ↗

— Dario Argento

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Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it. ↗

— Paul Begala

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I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions. ↗

— Albert Camus

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As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

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The soul is a very perfect judge of her own motions, if your mind doesn't dictate to her. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully. ↗

— Spike Lee

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There is so much temptation to hold on to my career even more now. To try to micromanage and dictate every little aspect. But that's not how I want to do things anymore. I'm thinking about how can I trust God more. How can I surrender more? How can I bring him more glory? It's a fight. But it's one I'm going to keep fighting. ↗

— Jeremy Lin

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