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omission nonfiction sin
In reference works, as in sin, omission is as bad as willful misbehavior. Elizabeth McCracken
omission self identity
There is a terrible blindness in the love that wants only to accommodate. It's not only to do with omissions and half-truths. It implants a lack of being in the speaker and robs the self of an identity without which it is impossible for one to grow close to another. Alexander Theroux
omission world action
The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not. Abraham Verghese
omission sun danger
Omission to do what is necessary Seals a commission to a blank of danger; And danger, like an ague, subtly taints Even then when we sit idly in the sun. William Shakespeare
omission challenges would-be
Some consider the puzzles that are created by their omissions as spicy challenges, without which their texts would be boring; others shun clarity lest their work is considered trivial. Edsger Dijkstra
omission sublime poet
What believer sees a disturbing omission or infelicity? The text, whether of prophet or of poet, expands for whatever we can put into it, and even his bad grammar is sublime. George Eliot
omission historical banking
I am myself persuaded, on the basis of extensive study of the historical evidence, that... the severity of each of the contractions - 1920-21, 1929-33, and 1937-38 - is directly attributable to acts of commission and omission by the Reserve authorities and would not have occurred under earlier monetary and banking arrangements. Milton Friedman
omission evil wickedness
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. Plutarch
omission lust care
He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every lust, every omission of duty, is burdensome to God, though only one be burdensome to him. John Owen
world surprise enough
I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything Charles Dickens
world affection should
Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide them, guide them. Charles Dickens
world lines facts
Christ is the great central fact in the world's history. To Him everything looks forward or backward. All the lines of history converge upon Him. Charles Spurgeon
world crosses remedy
The world's one and only remedy is the cross. Charles Spurgeon
world causes christ
Anything which you have in this world, which you do not consecrate to Christ's cause, you do rob the Lord of. Charles Spurgeon
world looks christ
There is somebody in the world whom you have to bring to Christ. I do not know where he is, or who he is; but you had better look out for him. Charles Spurgeon
world whole
The whole point of Zen is to suspend the rules we have superimposed on things and to see the world as it is Alan Watts
world victim define-yourself
Do you define yourself as a victim of the world? Or, as the world? Alan Watts
world forget
In looking out upon the world, we forget that the world is looking at itself. Alan Watts
action
We must scrunch or be scrunched. Charles Dickens
action program volume
It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program. Al Sharpton
action defend few government leader ministers president
We want the President to take action now as the leader of the Government and not a few ministers to defend him. Joseph Kamotho
action against ask future industry paper papers permission pledge present scientists
We want them to pledge not to take action against the paper and all future papers as well, ... It's not appropriate for scientists to have to ask the industry for permission to present research. Cindy Cohn
action against continue deceptive fraudulent free intend internet law notice putting schemes together web
We want them to know that the borderless Internet marketplace is not a free zone. Together with our partners, we are putting get-rich-quick schemes on notice that we're monitoring the Web and that we intend to take law enforcement action against those that continue to make fraudulent or deceptive claims. Jodie Bernstein
action against crime eligible people serious
We want to try to apprehend those people and take action against them for the most serious crime for which they are eligible for prosecution, Janet Reno
action assistance dangerous grow people speak stay thousands
We want to stay as long as we can. As we speak we have had to suspend action in many areas. Tens of thousands of people will not get any assistance because it's too dangerous and it could grow exponentially. Jan Egeland
action government hang leadership leaving provincial role students
We want to see the provincial government play more of a leadership role and not leaving the colleges, and the students especially, out to hang dry, and we need to see that action very quickly. Jesse Greener
action practicals
It's all Ati. Now, let's be practical. Chogyam Trungpa