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All political revolutions, not affected by foreign conquest, originate in moral revolutions. The subversion of established institutions is merely one consequence of the previous subversion of established opinions. John Stuart Mill
Political Moral Previous Merely Institutions Opinions Foreign Affected Revolutions Established Subversion Originate Conquest Consequence
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
Politics Fight Better Safety Made Men Free Miserable Important Own Nothing Unless Willing No Chance More He Himself His Than Person Personal Being Which Who Creature Chance Kept
I have seen (as far as it can be seen) many persons changed in a moment from the spirit of horror, fear, and despair to the spirit of hope, joy, peace; and from sinful desires, till then reigning over them, to a pure desire of doing the will of God. John Wesley
Hope God Peace Joy Fear Will Pure Seen Changed Despair Spirit Horror Over Sinful Till Doing As Far As Them Far Persons Then Moment Many Reigning Desire Desires
I cannot think that when God sent us into the world, he had irreversibly decreed that we should be perpetually miserable in it. If our taking up the Cross imply our bidding adieu to all joy and satisfaction, how is it reconcilable with what Solomon expressly affirms of religion, that 'her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace?' John Wesley
God Religion Peace Joy World Miserable Think Our Ways Solomon Cross Had He Taking Imply Bidding How Perpetually Up Paths Cannot Sent Us Should Satisfaction Expressly Her
As for reputation, though it be a glorious instrument of advancing our Master's service, yet there is a better than that: a clean heart, a single eye, and a soul full of God. A fair exchange if, by the loss of reputation, we can purchase the lowest degree of purity of heart. John Wesley
Service God Soul Heart Better Degree Master Single Glorious Reputation Our Though Eye Purchase Purity Clean Exchange Advancing Fair Instrument Loss Than Full Lowest
Is it not hard that even those who are with us should be against us - that a man's enemies, in some degree, should be those of the same household of faith? Yet so it is. John Wesley
Faith Man Enemies Degree Those Some Household Same Against Us Should Hard Who Even
One person's car is another person's scenery. Jonathan Ive
Car Scenery Another Person
I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don't think of anything but the people I care about and the view. Julian Lennon
Love People Care Sit Think Gaze Top About Mountain Mountain Top Anything View
When one door closes, another window opens. Julie Andrews
Window Opens Another Closes Door
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. Karen Armstrong
Silence Solitude Lose Loner Like Without Gregarious
I don't think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don't think you can fake it. Keira Knightley
Jealousy You Anger Think Lust Those Easy Genuine Fake Quite Warmth Actual
If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet. Keith Richards
You Teeth Kick Both Feet Well Authority Going Might Use
Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem. Keith Richards
Me Problem Police About Clear
About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I ain't. I'm always hoping to surprise myself. But I do have a love of music and I do love to communicate it, and that's the best I can do, really. And I can raise a good family, too. Keith Richards
Love Music Best Myself Good Great Family Communicate Too Hoping About Know Always Am Surprise Really Good Family Illusions Raise
To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special. Keith Richards
Me You Game Fear Big Believe Easy Something Something Special Head Because Hammer Big Head Very Get Getting Biggest Special
Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife. Kevin Whately
World Try Problems Enjoy Relaxation Wildlife Solve Scenery Main Over Go Method Lines Walking Just
I'm very lucky, I've got two very loving parents, still very much together, and always been very supportive. Kit Harington
Together Parents Supportive Always Got Still Been Very Loving Loving Parents Much Lucky Two
Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently. This builds trust, and followers love leaders they can trust. Lance Secretan
Love Saying Heart Trust Feeling Mouth Same Thing Thinking Alignment Consistently Followers Head Leaders Feet Builds Doing Authenticity Same Thing
The mother-in-law came round last week. It was absolutely pouring down. So I opened the door and I saw her there and I said, 'Mother, don't just stand there in the rain. Go home.' Les Dawson
Home Rain Mother Down Saw Week Absolutely Pouring Opened Mother-In-Law Said Came Go Go Home Just Door Stand Round Her Last
While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit. Lewis Carroll
Life Great Learning Joy Opportunities Laughter Too Harmony Our Danger Solemn Seek Spirit Thus Wit Look Exercising Mockery While Apart Them Should Full Deeper Things Kept Amusement
'The time has come,' the walrus said, 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings.' Lewis Carroll
Time Shoes Wax Kings Come Talk Said Ships Sealing Many Things
I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. Lily Cole
Positive Life Best Myself You Integrity Try My Life Own Sense Live Believe Think Others Positive Influence Insecurities My Own Over Like Model Role Role Model Get Just Influence Might Should Your
A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art. Louis Nizer
Work Beautiful Art Nature Old Accident Lady Old Lady
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us. Margaret Thatcher
History World Dangerous Would Would-Be Weapons More Without Stable Us Less Nuclear Nuclear Weapons
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well. Margaret Thatcher
Good Money Remember Good Intentions Would Only Had No-One He Well Intentions
Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus. Margaret Thatcher
Nothing More Obstinate Than Fashionable Consensus
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