#sense

Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

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If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and uncertainty, adversely affecting every sector of American society, our economy and the perception of other nations. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

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Common sense is calculation applied to life. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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I threw myself into this artform because photography had given me a new sense of mission and identity. ↗

— Bob Anderson

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The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong. ↗

— Antiphanes

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I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy. ↗

— Nicole Appleton

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Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

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I can't remember why or how I started writing, but I think it was always a way of making sense of the world. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

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