#sen

The national security state has many unfair and cruel weapons in its arsenal, but that of junk science is one which can be fought and perhaps defeated. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#cruel #defeated #fought #junk #many

Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church. ↗

— William Ames

#absolutely #any #assent #church #even

Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning is often present in Scripture, sometimes referring to outward and sometimes to inward or effectual separation. ↗

— William Ames

#effectual #here #inward #meaning #often

He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was Catholic. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#catholic #chiefly #church #currently #did

Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal. ↗

— Martin Amis

#boldly #every #exemplary #his #hopes

Tree roots hold river banks together and stop the wind blowing soil away, there are many creatures that live in woods and they provide a sense of well-being and look nice. ↗

— Clive Anderson

#banks #blowing #creatures #hold #live

When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#already #i #need #play #sense

I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#always #awhile #drive #every #feedback

Over the years, I've trained myself to speak using the same language I would use if I were typing: meaning using full sentences in the way that paragraphs and scenes are arranged. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#full #i #language #meaning #myself

People essentially like local news better than network news. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#essentially #like #local #local news #network