A Quotes
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“Any test that turns on what is offensive to the community's standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to be squared with the First Amendment. Under that test, juries can censor, suppress, and punish what they don't like, provided the matter relates to "sexual impurity" or has a tendency "to excite lustful thoughts." This is community censorship in one of its worst forms. It creates a regime where, in the battle between the literati and the Philistines, the Philistines are certain to win.”
“Any theology that does not lead to song is, at a fundamental level, a flawed theology.”
“Any theology that is indifferent to the theme of liberation is not Christian theology.”
Source: A Black Theology of Liberation
“Any theory intended to describe and analyze socio-historical reality cannot restrict itself to the human spirit and disregard the totality of human nature.”
Source: Introduction to the Human Sciences
“Any theory is better than no theory.”
“Any theory which causes solipsism to seem just as likely an explanation for the phenomena it seeks to describe ought to be held in the utmost suspicion.”
“Any theory, hypothesis, philosophy, sect, creed or institution that fears investigation, openly manifests its own error.”
Source: The Principles of Nature, Her Divine Revelations, and a Voice to Mankind
“Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.”
“Any thing is interesting if you can communicate it. There are no unimportant subjects for the enlivened mind.”
“Any thing that proves that it is not in the power of Kings and Princes by their great armies to have every thing their own way is of such good example that without any good will to the French one can not help being delighted by it, and you know I have a natural partiality to what some people call rebels.”
“Any thinking person is qualified to be a forecaster, and in fact, everybody does it every day.”
“Any thought always born from observations & experiences of us!”
“Any thought of discomfort or stress is an alarm that lets you know you're believing an untrue thought”
“Any thought that I have right now
isn't worth a shit because I'm totally
fucked up.”
“Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted.”
Source: Riches Within Your Reach
“Any thought that you don’t control has the power to become toxic.”
“Any thought which tends to inspire, to comfort, and to give peace to the mind is good.”
Source: The Science of Mind Collection
“Any thoughtful physicist, he said, well schooled in quantum mechanics, would agree that all time exists simultaneously, which I subsequently learned was the case. In truth, Father said, as the first instant of the universe, all of time was present, all our yesterdays and today and all our tomorrows, everyone and everything that was and ever would be existed at that moment.”
Source: Innocence
“Any thoughts of guilt, any feelings of regret, had faded. The desert had baked them out.”
Source: The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
“Any tightrope walker can walk in a straight line and hold a cane at the same time. It's the balancing on the rope at those dizzying heights that they have to practise”
“Any time a body goes outside the environmental conditions for which it developed it has to acclimate.”
“Any time a boy is ready to learn about guns is the time he’s ready, no matter how young he is, and you can’t start too young to learn how to be careful.”
Source: Old Man’s Boy Grows Up
“Any time a Christian is conscious of his sin, judges the sin and takes sides against it with a penitent heart, then he has a perfect right to trust the Lord for instant, complete forgiveness and for perfect cleansing.”
Source: Hindrances to Prayer
“Any time a customer comes into contact with any aspect of a business, however remote, is an opportunity to form an impression.”
“Any time a famous rich kid screws up, people want to know about it. Makes them feel good.”
Source: All He Saw Was The Girl
“Any time a little midget does something like this, you gotta give him a 10!.”
“Any time a negro community lives under fear that its churches are going to be bombed, then they have to realize they're living in a war zone.”
“Any time a new horror film comes out that looks appealing, I'm always excited to go see it.”
“Any time a new technology is introduced, like when TV was first invented, everybody was like, "Radio's dead."”
“Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step. No one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step.”
“Any time a secret group usurps the collective will of the people, it’s wrong. Period.”
“Any time a single male dares to transgress patriarchal boundaries in order to love, the lives of women, men, and children are fundamentally changed for the better.”
Source: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
“Any time a stipulation on love is present, unconditional love is not.”
Source: The Book of Simple Human Truths
“Any time a writer thinks he has all the answers to how someone should talk or react or end a scene, it's a spontaneity-killer.”
“Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of their own political base, I think we should pause and give them credit.”
“Any time an investment company has to spend heavily on advertising, it's probably a bad business in which to invest.”
“Any time an opportunity scares you that much, you should seriously consider saying yes.”
Source: Love Life
“Any time and any place can be used to study: his room, a garden, is table, his bed; when alone or in company; morning and evening. His chief study will be Philosophy, that Former of good judgement and character who is privileged to be concerned with everything.”
Source: The Essays of Michel de Montaigne
“Any time, any place, any where. He's not called Doctor Martini, is he?”
Source: Doctor Who: Nightshade
“Any time anyone fires bullets in an action movie that don't hit the target it immediately undermines the movie.”
“Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.”
“Any time anyone says anything nice about me, whether it's Lady Gaga or your neighbor, it's a nice feeling, I'm very grateful for it. It's very helpful for your career. Every time someone says something complimentary it introduces you to their audience. It gives you credibility.”
“Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.”
“Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.”
“Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.”
“Any time God performs a miracle in our life, we should show our appreciation by being about the Father’s business. We should help others and meet their needs as best we can. We should care about the things that God cares about and look for ways to minister to God and God’s people out of thankfulness for all of His many miracles He has performed in our lives.”
Source: Miracles in the Making
“Any time gone by was better.”
“Any time having international interviews is a language barrier, you don't know how much you need to simplify what you're saying for it not to be damaged in translation. But culturally, there are some interesting phenomena. I get the feeling that the way rock music gets described in Germany, it is all like Rolling Stone circa 1975, taken to the 10th power. If you're a rock musician, you're part of the counterculture. Your music is like a critique of everything that is wrong with America.”
“Any time I am involved in something from conception to execution, that's obviously a lot more personal, and I'm going to be more invested in it than something where I just show up for a couple days, shoot, and leave.”
“Any time I break up with Dawson or question him, viewers turn against me.”