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Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. Thomas Paine
Religion Law Marked All Religions Religions Strongly Feature Always Persecution Any Established Original
The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past. Tim Berners-Lee
Future Technology Seen Past Web Envisaged Still Than Bigger Much
When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. Tom Hiddleston
People First Victim Classic Like Make Make Up Bully Up Very Themselves Much Actually
The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under commercial pressure, perhaps, into a different kind of purpose, which is to divert and distract and entertain. Tom Stoppard
Pressure Distract Say Kind Entertain Divert Purpose Journalism Institution Perhaps Altered Educate Commercial Being Different Inform Which Might Different Kind Notion Whole Even Whose Fundamental Elevate
Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence. Tony Benn
Today Suffering Obsolescence Galloping Britain
There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must. Tony Blair
Understanding Defeat Meeting Minds Must No Point Point Terror Just Choice Defeated
Pilates has been the perfect solution to maintaining strength and vitality in my life. Trudie Styler
Life Strength My Life Has-Been Solution Vitality Perfect Maintaining Pilates Been
I'm very focused on what I do professionally, and I'm very focused on my family, and I don't really get too stressed out about what people say or what other people think. In fact, it's not on my radar at all. If there's anything negative, I don't want to know about it. I just do my own thing and get on with my life. Victoria Beckham
Life Family People Negative My Life Own Think Too Other Say Focused Out People Say About My Own Fact Know Very Get Just In Fact Want Anything Really Radar Professionally Thing Stressed
In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag. W. H. Auden
Happiness Joy Possessed Tail Could Wished Wag Times Us
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Walter Bagehot
Life Great You People Say Pleasure People Say Great Pleasure Doing Cannot
Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws. Walter Savage Landor
Men Bad Bad Men Laws Make Certainly Many
Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities, a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say and it's true, I do have a certain fondness for women that have dark hair. Wentworth Miller
You Confidence Women Sense Of Humor Dark Matter Humor Hair Style Sense Think Else Say Willingness Dark Hair Fondness True Qualities Attractive Anyone Anyone Else Might Root Certain Who Many
Prison has a universal fascination. It's a real-life horror story because, given the right set of circumstances, anyone could find themselves behind bars. Wentworth Miller
Prison Circumstances Find Horror Given Could Because Behind Anyone Story Themselves Fascination Bars Right Universal Set
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according to their lowest common denominator. In terms of evolutionary psychology, the crowd is very close to a herd of stampeding wildebeest. Will Self
Power Control Herd Anarchist Evolutionary Systems Crowd Crowds Terms Also Operate Mistrust Opposed Denominator According Very Close Often Common Common Denominator Psychology Lowest
No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God. William Blackstone
God Man Law Unless Considered Enactment
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. William Blake
Art Good Science Hypocrite Plea Must Would Minute General General Good He Another Exist Scoundrel Cannot Flatterer Organized Who
Absence of proof is not proof of absence. William Cowper
Proof Absence
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. William Cowper
Home Has-Been Roam How How Much Been Dunce Sent Much Kept
All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown. William Harvey
Unknown Remains Know Still Than Infinitely Less
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses. William Hazlitt
Art People Own Other Our Weaknesses Concealing Discovering Cunning Defects
If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators. William Hazlitt
Learning Genius Wish See Insignificance Shakespeare Study Know Force Read His May Human Should
Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. William Hazlitt
Life Art Deceived Must Habitual Well May Being Order Deception Succeed
It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all. William Makepeace Thackeray
Love Best Better Doubt No Doubt Able Foolishly Wisely Than To Love
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed. William Penn
Government People Will Think Govern Governed
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare
Love Words Fire Kindle Seek Soon Go Quench Snow
Speak low, if you speak love. William Shakespeare
Love You Speak Low
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