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As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.
Paul Auster
World
Own
Control
Our
Ruled
Ways
Unpredictable
Some
Feel
Forces
Existence
Unexpectedly
Want
Happen
Suddenly
Things
Things Happen
Chance
Coincidence
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
Ayn Rand
Savage
Freedom
Privacy
Man
Progress
Men
Free
Society
Setting
Ruled
Tribe
Laws
Civilization
Toward
His
Existence
Process
Public
Whole
Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.
Bob Dylan
Democracy
You
World
Better
Guess
Rule
Ruled
Unsaid
Head
Left
Get
Your
Violence
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
Jay Leno
Christmas
Wise
Men
Three
Ruled
Find
Religious
Scene
Wise Men
Supreme
Supreme Court
Court
Any
Nativity
Cannot
Reasons
Washington
I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.
Thomas A. Edison
Intelligence
World
Everything
Ruled
Laws
Fact
Know
Proves
Mathematical
Exists
Surrounds
Denying
Infinite
Precision
Behind
Us
We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't look to be ruled.
Barack Obama
Alone
People
Long
Power
Savior
Our
Way
Ruled
Promising
Some
Restore
He
Come
Look
His
His Way
Frightful
Order
Things
Fragile
We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian physics ruled by Frankenstein logic.
David Russell
Physics
World
Live
Ruled
Frankenstein
Logic
Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men.
Shirley Chisholm
Needs
Democracy
Old
Men
Congress
Group
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Our
Ruled
Respond
Small
Small Group
Supposed
Voters
Because
Does
Chief
Represent
Representative
Old Men
Working
Reason
If heavy metal bands ruled the world, we'd be a lot better off.
Bruce Dickinson
Heavy Metal
World
Better
Ruled
Better Off
Metal
Lot
Off
Bands
Heavy
Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State - to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims - Hindus, Christians, and Parsis - but they are all Pakistanis. They will enjoy the same rights and privileges as any other citizens and will play their rightful part in the affairs of Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Rights
Will
Enjoy
Other
State
Ruled
Rightful
Citizens
Divine
Part
Priests
Mission
Hindus
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Privileges
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Many
Pakistan
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