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Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#any #before #cart #comprehension #doctrines

I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually spent our time together reminiscing about mutual friends. ↗

— James Arness

#became #before #being #california #friends

The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

#added #areas #arts #considered #country

I only want to work with actors that really get it and make it work. I didn't want it to be a star-driven thing anymore. ↗

— Darren Aronofsky

#get #i #make #only #really

That doesn't mean you have to have the lowest costs in the industry to succeed. But you need to make sure the activities and product attributes that increase your costs above the other guy bring in at least that much more in revenue, and hopefully more. ↗

— Gerard Arpey

#activities #attributes #bring #costs #guy

I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit. ↗

— Gemma Arterton

#actually #before #bit #cockney #drama

There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise. ↗

— Mary Kay Ash

#more #people #praise #recognition #sex

A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism. ↗

— Timothy Garton Ash

#bush #central #claim #cure #democracy

Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans. ↗

— Timothy Garton Ash

#bit #canadians #ethnic #europeans #immigration

I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court. ↗

— John Ashcroft

#court #full #i #just #play