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The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level. ↗

— Francis Arinze

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Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute; we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

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It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities. ↗

— Johann Arndt

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I think the most important thing for an artist is to not worry about what anybody else thinks. You just have to do what comes from your heart and your being and put it out there-that's true in any of the arts. ↗

— Rosanna Arquette

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I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative. ↗

— Catherine Ashton

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It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

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A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence. ↗

— Kemal Ataturk

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To all the rest of his Absurdities, (for vice is always unreasonable,) he adds one more, who expects that Vertue from another which he won't practise himself. ↗

— Mary Astell

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In other words, if you - the cost of promoting movies, the advertising and promotion of a movie, the budget is almost as large as the cost of the movie. ↗

— Richard Attenborough

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