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Testimony demands to be interpreted because of the dialectic of meaning and event that traverses it.
Paul Ricoeur
Paul Ricoeur
Born: Feb 27, 1913
Died: May 20, 2005

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Demands, Because, Dialectic, Testimony, Meaning, Event, Interpreted

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The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle. Swami Sivananda
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Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. Thomas Jefferson
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I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman. Anais Nin
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Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat's personality is never bet on a human's. He demands acceptance on his own terms. Lloyd Alexander
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Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. Albert Einstein
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