#gains

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority. ↗

— Will Durant

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Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

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We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population. ↗

— Jan Egeland

#atrocities #basis #civilian #daily #daily basis

Mother Nature comes up against reality, and the reality is that the system doesn't work. ↗

— John Garamendi

#comes #mother #mother nature #nature #reality

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses. ↗

— Paul Gauguin

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So the good news is, if you're unemployed and you go to apply for a job and you're not hired for that job, see a lawyer - you may be able to file for a claim because you were discriminated against because you were unemployed. ↗

— Louie Gohmert

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I am the person who is a mother against drunk driver. ↗

— Tracey Gold

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My practicality consists in this, in the knowledge that if you beat your head against the wall it is your head which breaks and not the wall - that is my strength, my only strength. ↗

— Antonio Gramsci

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Exhort all your household often that all those who serve you shall know to serve God and you, faithfully and painstakingly, and for the will of God to prefer in all things to do your will and pleasure in all things that are not against God. ↗

— Robert Grosseteste

#all things #exhort #faithfully #god #household

You should be able to have good matches against anybody. ↗

— Charlie Haas

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