#fact

The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#confer #considered #constitution #convinced #european

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice, and still keep an open mind to every disconcerting fact, or an open ear to the cold voice of doubt. ↗

— Learned Hand

#breach #cannot #cold #disconcerting #doubt

Most people are really stunned to find out that the technology has been around for more than 100 years, and that the diesel engine was in fact invented to run on vegetable oil. ↗

— Daryl Hannah

#around #been #diesel #engine #fact

Descendants of New England pioneers are proud of their ancestry and glad to proclaim the fact that so far as the United States are concerned, New England is in deed the cradle of religious liberty. ↗

— Paul Harris

#concerned #cradle #deed #descendants #england

I began the study of medicine, impelled by a desire for knowledge of facts and of man. The resolution to do disciplined work tied me to both laboratory and clinic for a long time to come. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#both #clinic #come #desire #disciplined

I wouldn't live in Chicago cause it's too conservative, aside for the fact that Oprah Winfrey lives there. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#cause #chicago #conservative #fact #i

It is simply a fact that the birth rate of our illegal immigrants exceeds that of our legal residents. ↗

— John Linder

#exceeds #fact #illegal #illegal immigrants #immigrants

The BBC's television, radio and online services remain an important part of British culture and the fact the BBC continues to thrive amongst audiences at home and abroad is testament to a professional and dedicated management team who are committed to providing a quality public service. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#amongst #audiences #bbc #british #committed

Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#adult #am #come #fact #had

No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to confess, and an unleashed secret is a terrible force. ↗

— Téa Obreht

#secrets #life