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“We witness a strange inversion: on the one hand, the endeavor to turn the social contract into a less calculating and more feeling connection among its members; on the other hand, the endeavor to turn the erotic relationship into a contractual one.”

Feelings Hands Turns Social Strange Members Connections Witness Endeavor Contracts Erotic Calculating Social Contract Inversions

Book:Love and Friendship

Source: Love and Friendship

“The intuitive connection children feel with animals can be a tremendous source of joy. The unconditional love received from pets, and the lack of artifice in the relationship, contrast sharply with the much trickier dealings with members of their own species.”

Feels Children Joy Animal Source Members Connections Species Pet Unconditional Love Contrast Intuitive Unconditional Artifice Dealings

Author:Frans de Waal

“I can only be as good as [the audience members] at acknowledging and owning the information that's coming through ... and sometimes, nobody comes through.... One of the things that I've learned is that I am not an operator and I can't dial direct, ... and even if I do make the connection with the person they want to hear from, there's no guarantee that they're going to come through and tell them what they want to hear.”

Ifs Want Persons I Can Sometimes Audience Information Members Direct Connections Scary I've Learned Guarantees Guarantees That Operators

Author:John Edward

“A lot of my father's generation were thinking about communism and had deep liberal and progressive connections. He never admitted whether he was a card-carrying communist party member but I think its possible.”

Thinking Father Party Generations Members Connections Cards Communism Progressive Communist Communist Party

Author:Anne Waldman

“I believe the connection is growing stronger. Just to think that 40-plus years ago, service members would return from combat to get spit on by so many civilians. Regardless of what we think about a conflict, we must always honor and be grateful for those men and women who serve.”

Thinking Men Years Believe I Believe Growing Return Honor Conflict Members Men And Women Years Ago Connections Stronger Grateful Plus Combat Be Grateful Civilians Spit Growing Stronger

Author:Lee Zeldin

“Members of the legislature, people who have run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed”

People Knows Running Law Influence Members Office Connections Legislature Citizens United

Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“I am still very proud of that concert. In America, the (musicians') connection with the conductor is as with management - it becomes political. You cannot conduct properly in this environment. I hate this enemy situation between management and orchestra members.”

Stills America Political Hate Situation Enemy Environment Proud Members Musician Connections I Hate Management Concerts Orchestra Conductor

Author:Neeme Jarvi

“It's nice to be able to be whoever you want to be. I moved to New York for that reason. I think I am a very good example of how you really can do whatever you want to do without having any kind of prerequisite experience of any of kind of connection. None of my family members came from this world.”

Thinking World Want Kind Reason Able Can Do Nice New York Example This World Members My Family Connections Moved Very Good Family Members Good Examples Prerequisites Do Whatever You Want

Author:Jason Wu

“Research at the subatomic quantum level reveals an invisible connection between all particles and all members of a given species. This oneness is being demonstrated in remarkable scientific discoveries. The findings show that physical distance, what we think of as empty space, does not preclude a connection by invisible forces. Obviously there exist invisible connections between our thoughts and our actions. We do not deny this, even though the connection is impervious to our senses.”

“Family values represent the core values and guidelines that parents and family members hold in high regard for the well-being of the family. Sincere family feelings are core heart feelings. They are the basis for true family values. While we have differences, we remain family by virtue of our heart connection. Family provides necessary security and support, and acts as a buffer against external problems. A family made up of secure people generates a magnetic power that can get things done. They are the hope for real security in a stressful world.”

“Along with church monies and the United Way, most of the others that I give the most to are organizations for which I have some personal connection in that they have affected family members; i.e., kidney, cancer, heart, and organ donation. My wife and I have also contributed to and been heavily involved with the Boys and Girls Club of Utah County.”

“There was sort of a negative association with the military. Maybe growing up in the South or being in a family with members of the military, I didn't have that negative connotation, but I did have this 'separate' connotation. I was ashamed to realize I had it and did not realize I had it until I was [in Iraq]. I was so impressed by the people I met over there and there was just a sense of connection and gratitude towards those people.”

People Realizing Growing Up Growing Military Gratitude Mets Members Negative Connections South Iraq Ashamed Association Impressed Connotation

Author:Stephen Colbert

“I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.”

People Thinking Knows Running Law Influence Members Office Connections Legislature

Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Self-actualizing people have a deep feeling of identification, sympathy, and affection for human beings in general. They feel kinship and connection, as if all people were members of a single family.”

People Ifs Inspirational Feels Humans Self Feelings Motivation Human Beings Self Help Personality Evolution Members Connections Affection Identification Kinship Deep Feeling

Author:Abraham Maslow

“Mafia is a process,not a thing. Mafia is a form of clan - cooperation to which it's individual members pledge lifelong loyalty....Friendship, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience - this was the glue that held us together.”

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Author:Joseph Bonanno

“The members of the legislative department . . . are numerous. They are distributed and dwell among the people at large. Their connections of blood, of friendship, and of acquaintance embrace a great proportion of the most influential part of the society . . . they are more immediately the confidential guardians of their rights and liberties.”

People Liberty Rights Blood Members Connections Embrace Congress Proportion Department Guardian Acquaintance Influential Legislature Confidential

Book:The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

Source: The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution

“The most important things that any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever does in this world are: 1. To marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority; and 2. To keep the covenant made in connection with the holy and perfect order of matrimony-thus assuring the obedient persons of an inheritance of exaltation in the celestial kingdom.”