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By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration to an afterlife engender a sense of futility in the present. If the prospect of getting taken up to paradise generates joy, it is the mindless joy of a baby picked up from his crib. Michel Onfray
afterlife judgment protect
I wasn't getting the responses I hoped for. You can't protect yourself from other judgments. Charlotte Gainsbourg
afterlife people over-you
Politicians will promise some pretty ridiculous things. They will promise a chicken in every pot. They'll promise that they'll keep Social Security solvent. They'll promise drugs for old people. They'll promise lots of stuff. But it doesn't come near the kind of promises that religion makes. The Mormons promise that if you're good while you're on Earth, you get to rule over your own planet in the afterlife. Now, there's an entitlement that goes a little bit beyond prescription drugs for old people. Bill Maher
afterlife soul gauges
Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person. Anton Chekhov
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... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech. Art Buchwald
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Magic Johnson was in the seventh year of his Hall of Fame career when thoughts of his basketball afterlife led him to the office of uber-executive Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, Hollywood's most powerful agency. Don Yaeger
afterlife gold purses
On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom. Adelbert von Chamisso
afterlife leader failing
Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails. Abu Bakar Bashir
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I cannot live a life where I'm deprived. I'd much rather be five, 10 pounds heavier. With my luck, I'll get myself to that perfect goal weight, and I'll get hit by a bus. Then I'll be like... looking at myself from some afterlife going, 'You idiot. You could have had that agnolotti, dummy.' Drew Barrymore
presidential intimidation crime
The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly. Benjamin Harrison
presidential justified
Lincoln had faith in time, and time has justified his faith.
presidential victory bud
The bud of victory is always in the truth.
presidential ifs reporters
If it were not for the reporters, I would tell you the truth. Chester A. Arthur
presidential want strikes
I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to. Abraham Lincoln
presidential civil-war slavery
If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.
presidential records telling-the-truth
Stop telling the truth about my record! Bob Dole
presidential needs election
Trustworthiness is the thing that you need the most going to a presidential election. Honest and trustworthy is one of the main questions in any presidential election. Dana Perino
presidential special attention
Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events. Barbara Olson
campaigns debt
I personally do not owe the debt that was owed by the campaign. Alan Keyes
campaigns dollars election
During the campaign for re-election, Barack Obama at least made vague references to a willingness to accept $3 trillion of reduced spending in exchange for a $1 trillion dollar tax increase. Bob Beauprez
campaigns telling-the-truth claims
It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth. Ben Bradlee
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We feel a special bond with Sicily and its people - in fact, our first campaigns were shot in Sicily, like the one shot in Vucciria Sicilian historical market We enjoyed showing the faces and the characters that crowd that beautiful market every day. Stefano Gabbana
campaigns climate global-warming
Climate change is "some kind of tricky campaign made up by some commercial structures to promote their business projects." Dmitry Medvedev
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That's driven by any number of factors, the most prominent of which have been the combat experience of two major campaigns - one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq - and the ongoing demands of the global war on terrorism. Stephen Cambone
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We did reminder emails for sales campaigns we had sent via email. They were dirt cheap, not a lot of work, and increased conversions by 50%.
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We have run a number of campaigns in the past and have worked on a number of war issues, but there's virtually nothing going on on this campus in terms of human rights. This is a timely opportunity to work on a global and local level. There is a big refugee population here in the Syracuse area.
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The expectations game can make a lot of difference, ... But people are looking at what the campaigns say much more skeptically this year.