#existence

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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China has been committed to the independent foreign policy of peace and has developed friendship and cooperation with all countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. ↗

— Hu Jintao

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The emergence of Pakistan, a decade ago, was an act of protest against the existence of privilege in the social order of the subcontinent of India. ↗

— Aly Khan

#against #ago #decade #emergence #existence

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyone endures a certain amount of dishonesty in their everyday lives. ↗

— Todd Rundgren

#certain #dishonesty #endure #endures #everyday

He's a real nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me? ↗

— The Beatles

#existence #fictional-character #lack-of-motivation #music #music-lyrics

Existence precedes and rules essence. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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Most people have stereo vision, so why belittle that very, very important element of our existence? ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#element #existence #important #important element #most

It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me. ↗