#existence

The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act so completely radical that it caused God to become flesh and pierced this flesh to the quick; that, to God, it was worth the death of his incarnate Son. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy. ↗

— Man Ray

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When I was living in New York, I had this slightly wannabe bohemian existence and took up painting, at which I'm appalling. I also bought several guitars. ↗

— Eddie Redmayne

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I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you. ↗

— Emily Bronte

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Every great discovery I ever made, I gambled that the truth was there, and then I acted in faith until I could prove its existence. ↗

— Arthur H. Compton

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All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity. ↗

— James F. Cooper

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There are a lot of good arguments for birth control, but as far as terminating a life that has already come into existence, I haven't found any. ↗

— Kathy Ireland

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The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. ↗

— William James

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First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can develop once we have various types of complex living organisms already in existence. ↗

— Phillip E. Johnson

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The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that science would cease, but rather that scientists would have to acknowledge the existence of something important which is outside the boundaries of natural science. ↗

— Phillip E. Johnson

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