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To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#created #god #hell #judge #men

The Bush Cabinet is quite interesting, there are no flashy people in there. No stars. They all seem quite focused and serious and knowledgeable about the areas to which they have been appointed. ↗

— Morley Safer

#appointed #areas #been #bush #cabinet

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance. ↗

— Orville Wright

#advance #assumption #hope #little #really

I have been unable to live an uncommitted or suspended life. I have not hesitated to declare my affiliation with an extremely unpopular cause. ↗

— Edward Said

#been #cause #declare #extremely #hesitated

Al Qaeda is on the run, partly because the United States is in Afghanistan, pushing on al Qaeda, and working internationally to cut off the flow of funds to al Qaeda. They are having a difficult time. They failed in this endeavor. ↗

— Ed Royce

#al #because #cut #difficult #difficult time

Most turkeys taste better the day after, my mother's tasted better the day before. ↗

— Rita Rudner

#before #better #day #most #mother

To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings - it's all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life miracle to miracle. ↗

— Arthur Rubinstein

#adopted #alive #houses #i #life

I am deeply committed to the cause of Indigenous Australians, and not just because of the Apology, but the big challenges which lie ahead in closing the gap. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#am #apology #australians #because #big

Brother Colm is one of the best coaches who's ever been here in Kenya. He's been, of course, my coach since I started running. He saw me in high school when I was still doing 400, and 200 meters. He decided for me to join his club and we'd been training for one month. That is when he saw me and he thought I could do a good 800. ↗

— David Rudisha

#best #brother #club #coach #coaches

As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar. ↗

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

#i #painting #playing #started #teenager