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“Every library is a library of preferences, and every chosen category implies an exclusion.”

Library Chosen Categories Preference Exclusion

“In midmost of the stream, embraced in the weir's shimmering arm-spread, a small island lay anchored, fringed close with willow and silver birch and alder. Reserved, shy, but full of significance, it hid whatever it might hold behind a veil, keeping it till the hour should come, and, with the hour, those who were called and chosen.”

Should Might Hours Behinds Arms Lays Spread Chosen Islands Streams Shy Silver Significance Veils Reserved

Book:The Wind in the Willows: An Annotated Edition

Source: The Wind in the Willows: An Annotated Edition

“Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.”

Government Enemy Civilization Terror Chosen Allies

Author:George W. Bush

“The reputation of a Don Juan gives to a man the most dangerous power. Wise virgins resist it, but foolish virgins frequently yield to the desire to take a celebrated lover from a rival - even from a friend. This emotion is a complex one, mad up of vanity, respect for another woman's taste, and the need to establish self-assurance by winning a difficult victory. Don Juan chose his first mistresses; later he was chosen.”

“To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights.”

Reason Weight Scales Chosen Pairs

Author:Andre Maurois

“A society which is clamouring for choice, which is filled with many articulate groups, each urging its own brand of salvation, its own variety of economic philosophy, will give each new generation no peace until all have chosen or gone under, unable to bear the conditions of choice.”

Giving Philosophy Choices Gone Generations Groups Economic Conditions Bears Filled Salvation Chosen Brands Variety New Generation

Book:Coming of Age in Samoa

Source: Coming of Age in Samoa

“I say, of the Congress, then, this - that its aims are mistaken, that the spirit in which it proceeds towards their accomplishment is not a spirit of sincerity and whole-heartedness, and that the methods it has chosen are not the right methods, and the leaders in whom it trusts, not the right sort of men to be leaders; - in brief, that we are at present the blind led, if not by the blind, at any rate by the one-eyed.”

Ifs Men Whole Spirit Leader Aim Method Blind Rate Congress Chosen Accomplishment Sincerity Mistaken

Author:Sri Aurobindo

“Each man in his life honors, and imitates as well as he can, that god to whose choir he belonged, while he is uncorrupted in his first incarnation here; and in the fashion he has thus learned, he bears himself to his beloved as well as to the rest. So, then, each chooses from among the beautiful a love conforming to his kind, and then, as if his chosen were his god, he sets him up and robes him for worship.”

Ifs Men Firsts Wells Kind Beautiful Fashion Bears Honor Worship Chosen Beloved Conform Incarnation Robes Choir

Author:Mary Renault

“The most enthusiastic man in a cause is rarely chosen as the leader.”

Men Causes Leadership Leader Chosen Enthusiastic

Book:Essays and aphorisms

Source: Essays and aphorisms

“Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft and patient lamb; of all fowls, the mild and guileless dove. Christ is the rose of the field, and the lily of the valley. When God appeared to Moses, it was not in the lofty cedar nor the sturdy oak nor the spreading palm; but in a bush, a humble, slender, abject shrub; as if He would, by these elections, check the conceited arrogance of man.”

“In science men have learned consciously to subordinate themselves to a common purpose without losing the individuality of their achievements. Each one knows that his work depends on that of his predecessors and colleagues, and that it can only reach its fruition through the work of his successors. In science men collaborate not because they are forced to by superior authority or because they blindly follow some chosen leader, but because they realize that only in this willing collaboration can each man find his goal.”

“The Senator from South Carolina has read many books of chivalry, and believes himself a chivalrous knight, with sentiments of honor and courage. Of course he has chosen a mistress to whom he has made his vows, and who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight I mean the harlot, Slavery. For her, his tongue is always profuse in words.”

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Sumner

“If I have taken the word, by any reason, it has been because I think it is grave to kill men, under the pretext that they are mistaken on the interpretation of some point, for we know that even the chosen ones are not exempt from sometimes being wrong.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Men Has Beens Sometimes Reason Taken Graves Chosen Interpretation Mistaken Kill Me Pretext Being Wrong Chosen One

Author:Michael Servetus

“The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.”

Men Ideas Form Desire Passion Chosen Distinction Mastery Rejected Formation Knowledge Of God

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“What is a well-chosen collection of pictures, but walls hung round with thoughts?”

Wells Wall Rounds Chosen Collections Hung

Author:Joshua Reynolds

“Well, you know, in the fundamentalist milieu of the Afrikaners, there was a sense that they were a chosen people, that they were bringing civilization to the blacks.”

People Knows Wells Civilization Chosen Fundamentalist Milieu

Author:Nadine Gordimer

“A libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen bya man who should never have attempted it.”

Men Should Has Beens Subjects Accepted Chosen Gershwin

Author:Virgil Thomson

“My enduring feeling about René Lévesque is that if he had chosen to hang me, even as he tightened the rope round my neck, he would have complained about how humiliating it was for him to spring the trapdoor. And then, once I was swinging in the wind, he would blame my ghost for having obliged him to murder, thereby imposing a guilt trip on a sweet, self-effacing, downtrodden Francophone.”

Ifs Self Feelings Sweet Wind Spring Murder Blame Guilt Endure Rounds Ghost Chosen Necks Rope Obliged Imposing Humiliating Downtrodden Guilt Trip

Author:Mordecai Richler

“a large percentage of bright young men and women locate the impetus behind their career choice in the belief that they are fundamentally different from the common run of man, unique and in certain crucial ways superior, more as it were central, meaningful - what else could explain the fact that they themselves have been at the exact center of all they've experienced for the whole 20 years of their conscious lives? - and that they can and will make a difference in their chosen field simply by the fact of their unique and central presence to it...”

“In excluding me from the shadow cabinet, Margaret Thatcher has chosen what I believe to be the only wholly honest solution and one which I accept and welcome.”

Believe I Believe Accepting Honest Solutions Shadow Chosen Welcome Cabinets

Author:Edward Heath

“There are people who say that "Gül can't be my president". These people don't have good manners for and they should renounce their Turkish citizenship foremost this man will be chosen democratically by the people.”

People Men Should President Chosen Manners Good Man Citizenship Renounce Good Manners Turkish

Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said. [...] Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?”

Said Enough Fighting Causes Source Kings Chosen Godly

Author:David Gemmell

“There's a misperception about actors that we actually choose the roles we end up doing - it's more that we're chosen for them.”

Ends Actors Roles Chosen Misperception

Author:Mark Ruffalo

“The life that I have chosen gives me my full hours of enjoyment for the balance of my life. The sun will not rise, or set, without my notice, and thanks.”

Giving Hours Sun Balance Give Me Chosen Thanks Enjoyment

Author:Winslow Homer

“The policies that the United States has chosen unfortunately have brought about the wrong sentiment toward the United States and has only increased, and will only increase, extremism in our region.”

States United United States Policy Increase Chosen Regions Sentiments Extremism

Author:Mohammad Khatami

“When the Jew says "mankind" he is talking about himself. It is written in the Talmud, that only Jews were human beings, gentiles on the other hand were animals created to serve the chosen people. If looking back and comparing the corresponding articles in the "democratic" and "neutral" countries, one is astonished at the systematic nature of the propaganda whose final goal was the creation of a state of affairs in which a war was inevitable.”

“There is no other course but the one we have chosen, except the course of humiliation and darkness, after which there will be no bright sign in the sky or brilliant light on earth? All this will make us more patient and steadfast, and better prepared for the battle which God blesses and which good men support. Then there will only be a glorious conclusion, where a brilliant sun will clear the dust of battle, and where the clouds of battles will be dispelled.”

Men Light Earth Courses Darkness Support Sun Clear Sky Battle Prepared Patient Clouds Brilliant Chosen Conclusion Dust Glorious Good Man Bless Humiliation God Bless Steadfast

Author:Saddam Hussein

“I repose in this quiet and secluded spot not from any natural preference for solitude, but finding other cemeteries limited as to race by charter rules, I have chosen this that I might illustrate in my death the principles which I advocated through a long life: EQUALITY OF MAN BEFORE HIS CREATOR.”

Men Long Might Natural Race Principles Solitude Quiet Findings Creator Chosen Spots Preference Long Life Repose Cemetery Charter Secluded Equality Of Man

Author:Thaddeus Stevens

“Adoration is not some fervent spiritual or poetic exercise reserved for a chosen few. I believe the human race will die out and destroy nature if it does not learn again how to adore God, the God in all of us, God shining and living in nature, and learn again how to act from and in that spirit of adoration.”

Ifs Believe Humans Doe Spiritual Spirit Dies I Believe Race Exercise Shining Chosen Human Race Poetic Adore Adoration Reserved Fervent

Book:Dialogues with a Modern Mystic

Source: Dialogues with a Modern Mystic

“I am sad that the LDK has chosen not to participate in that first meeting. They are unhappy about the current composition of the council.”

Firsts Meetings Currents Unhappy Chosen Unhappiness Composition Participation Council

Author:Bernard Kouchner

“I can read books and news articles about people who have excelled, people who have done extremely well in their chosen field, or made a lot of money, or married well, or what have you. When some people read this stuff, they get inspired, but when I read it, it makes me feel worse. Sometimes I wish I had never learned to read.”

People Feels Wells Made I Can Book Sometimes Done Wish Stuff Fields Married News Inspired Chosen Articles Lots Of Money I Can Read

Author:John S. Hall

“When adults come together to form an intimate relationship, each person releases into it unresolved issues from their trans-generational pool of unconscious fantasies. Partners are often chosen to actualize certain potentialities for each other, and the unborn baby becomes party to their drama.”

Source: Pregnancy: The Inside Story

“In the silence that is his chosen medium of communication and telling others about it in words. Is there no way not to be the sport of reason?”

Way Reason Sports Silence Communication Chosen Mediums

Author:R. S. Thomas

“The Internet is a communication medium that allows for the first time, the communication of many to many, in chosen time, on a global scale.”

Firsts Communication Internet First Time Scales Chosen Mediums

Author:Manuel Castells

“The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit this earth and the kingdom of heaven, too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen shall perish.”

Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER

“We live in a world where people don't all have the same scruples, where all blows can be given, and where, in order to down somebody, all means can be used. Nothing will lead me astray from the path that I have chosen.”

People World Mean Used Order Given Path Blow Chosen Leading Me Scruples

Author:Nicolas Sarkozy

“Okay, look at it this way: if the evening news has a very high probability of being accurate, then it's highly improbable that they would inaccurately report the numbers chosen in the lottery. That counterbalances any improbability in the choosing of those numbers, so you're quite rational to believe in this highly improbable event.”

Ifs Way Believe Looks Numbers Events News Okay Chosen Rational Evening Reports Accurate Probability Lottery Improbable Improbability

Author:William Lane Craig

“Nonviolent action involves opposing the opponent's power, including his police and military capacity, not with the weapons chosen by him but by quite different means. Repression by the opponent is used against his own power position in a kind of political "ju-jitsu" and the very sources of his power thus reduced or removed, with the result that his political and military position is seriously weakened or destroyed.”

Kind Mean Different Action Political Used Results Power Military Position Source Weapons Capacity Police Including Chosen Destroyed Opponents Repression Opposing

Author:Gene Sharp

“How can anyone be interested in war? - that glorious pursuit of annihilation with its ceremonious bellowings and trumpetings over the mangling of human bones and muscles and organs and eyes, its inconceivable agonies which could have been prevented by a few well-chosen, reasonable words. How, why, did this unnecessary business begin? Why does anyone want to read about it - this redundant human madness which men accept as inevitable?”

“Northleaf is delighted to have been chosen to manage the new fund. We look forward to implementing the fund's long-term strategy of constructing a portfolio of high-potential venture capital funds with the scale and resources to execute their plans, support successful high-growth companies and deliver world-class returns.”

“I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don't think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.”

Thinking Should Today Hate Evil Sin Teach Pride Chosen Overwhelming Homosexuality Evil Thoughts

Author:Billy Graham

“Jews, I know you're God's chosen people and the rest of us are just 'whatever', but when Israel behaves like a violent, psychopathic bully and someone mentions it, that doesn't make them anti-Semitic.”

People Knows Jew Israel Violent Chosen Behave Bully Anti Semitic Psychopathic

Author:Marcus Brigstocke

“No matter what your current condition, how or where you grew up, or what education or training you feel you lack, you can be successful in your chosen endeavor. It is spirit, fortitude, and hardiness that matter more than where you start.”

Feels Matter Spirit Successful Conditions Grew Grew Up Training No Matter What Currents Resilience Chosen Being Successful Endeavor Fortitude Hardiness Where You Grew Up

Author:Jack Ma

“I have chosen to parody the writing styles of Carlos Castaneda, James Redfield, Richard Bach, Lynn Andrews, and several other best-selling new age authors.”

Writing Age Style Chosen Selling New Age Rama Parody Andrew Writing Style

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you want to be liberated, if you choose to be what I am, then you've chosen freedom. You can do this.”

Ifs Want Can Do Buddhism Chosen You Choose Liberated Rama

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.”

Should Shows Attention Brain Study Focus Stronger Chosen Pay Attention Workout Refocus

Author:Daniel Goleman

“You can be obsessed by remorse all your life, not because you chose the wrong thing- you can always repent, atone : but because you never had the chance to prove to yourself that you would have chosen the right thing.”

Book Language Chance Prove Chosen Obsessed Right Thing Repent Remorse Wrong Things

Book:Foucault's Pendulum

Source: Foucault's Pendulum

“The United States, or the American Republic, has a mission, and is chosen of God for the realization of a great idea. It has been chosen not only to continue the work assigned to Greece and Rome, but to accomplish a greater work than was assigned to either. In art, it will prove false to its mission if it do not rival Greece; and in science and philosophy, if it do not surpass it. In the State, in law, in jurisprudence, it must continue and surpass Rome.”

“The first time I was in his office was when they called me in to tell me they had changed my name. I had a feeling that if I'd gone along with the name they'd chosen, I'd never be seen again. I'd be swallowed up by that name, because it was a false name: Kit Marlowe.”

Ifs Firsts Feelings Names Gone Changed Office First Time Chosen Marlowe

Author:Kim Novak

“Also, the Federal Advisory Committee should be enlarged and reorganized. Members should be chosen for the broadest possible representation of the public interest, their main qualification: ability.”

Should Politics Interest Ability Economy Members Chosen Liberalism Representation Committees Qualifications Public Interest Advisory

Author:Wright Patman

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