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“We've seen a departure from the traditional work of the National Security Agency. They've become sort of the national hacking agency, the national surveillance agency. And they've lost sight of the fact that everything they do is supposed to make us more secure as a nation and a society.”

Facts Lost Nations Security Sight Traditional Secure Agency National Security Surveillance Departure Hacking

Author:Edward Snowden

“I renew my call for the occupier (the United States) to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels.”

Mean States United United States Land Victory Islam Defeat Iraq Terrorism Stability Departure Infidel

Author:Muqtada al Sadr

“Contrary to all we hear about women and their empty-nest problem, it may be fathers more often than mothers who are pained by thechildren's imminent or actual departure--fathers who want to hold back the clock, to keep the children in the home for just a little longer. Repeatedly women compare their own relief to their husband's distress”

Want May Children Littles Problem Home Mother Father Husband Empty Contrary Compare Clock Relief Distress Nests Departure Empty Nest

Book:Women of a certain age: the midlife search for self

Source: Women of a certain age: the midlife search for self

“Reason dissipates the illusions of life, but does not console us for their departure.”

Doe Reason Illusion Departure Console Illusions Of Life

Book:Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

Source: Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

“In my judgment the people of no nation can lose their liberty so long as a Bill of Rights like ours survives and its basic purposes are conscientiously interpreted, enforced and respected so as to afford continuous protection against old, as well as new, devices and practices which might thwart those purposes. I fear to see the consequences of the Court's practice of substituting its own concepts of decency and fundamental justice for the language of the Bill of Rights as its point of departure in interpreting and enforcing that Bill of Rights.”

“Love enters the heart unawares: takes precedence of all the emotions--or, at least, will be second to none--and even reflection becomes its accomplice. While it lives, it renders blind; and when it has struck its roots deep only itself can shake them. It reminds one of hospitality as practiced among the ancients. The stranger was received upon the threshold of the half-open door, and introduced into the sanctuary reserved for the Penates. Not until every attention had been lavished upon him did the host ask his name; and the question was sometimes deferred till the very moment of departure.”

Love Heart Sometimes Moments Asks Names Emotion Attention Half Doors Reflection Roots Blind Stranger Shakes Host Hospitality Sanctuary Reserved Threshold Departure Precedence Accomplices

Author:Sophie Swetchine

“It is the prowess of scholars that meetings bring delight and departures leave memories.”

Memories Learning Meetings Delight Scholar Leaving Me Departure Prowess

Author:Thiruvalluvar

“If I were in the unenviable position of having to study my work my points of departure would be the "Naught is more real ..." and the "Ubi nihil vales ..." both already in Murphy and neither very rational.”

Ifs Real Would Be Study Position Rational Departure Murphy

Book:Disjecta: miscellaneous writings and a dramatic fragment

Source: Disjecta: miscellaneous writings and a dramatic fragment

“Some departures bring more light to your life!”

Life Light Departure

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Time is the most important thing in human life, for what is pleasure after the departure of time? and the most consolatory, since pain, when pain has passed, is nothing. Time is the wheel-track in which we roll on towards eternity, conducting us to the Incomprehensible. In its progress there is a ripening power, and it ripens us the more, and the more powerfully, when we duly estimate it. Listen to its voice, do not waste it, but regard it as the highest finite good, in which all finite things are resolved.”

Life Humans Important Pain Voice Pleasure Progress Waste Highest Eternity Regard Important Things Track Human Life Wheels Finite Departure Conducting Ripening

Author:Alexander von Humboldt

“How many, alas, of the precious saints of God must we shut out from being believers, if there is no faith but what amounts to assurance.... shall we say their faith went away in the departure of their assurance?”

Ifs Christian Faith Amount Saint Believer Assurance Alas Departure

Book:The Christian in Compleat Armour, Or, A Treatise of the Saints War Against the Devil: Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints ...

Source: The Christian in Compleat Armour, Or, A Treatise of the Saints War Against the Devil: Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints ...

“I've always known that I've wanted to write, but I always saw myself doing that in the context of something other than film, so it was a really beautiful and kind of perfect moment in my life when I realized that I could combine this idea of wanting to write and tell my own stories with the environment I had grown up in and knew well - that I could make film as opposed to writing being a departure from what I knew.”

Writing Wells Kind Ideas Moments Stories Wanted Beautiful Film My Own Perfect Known Environment Saws I Realized Departure Really Beautiful Perfect Moments

Author:Sarah Polley

“I was surprised at the silence and the absence of movement which our departure caused among the spectators, and believed them to be astonished and perhaps awed at the strange spectacle; they might well have reassured themselves. I was still gazing when M. Rozier cried to me - "You are doing nothing, and the balloon is scarcely rising a fathom."”

Wells Stills Might Silence Movement Strange Absence Flight Rising Aviation Cried Spectators Doing Nothing Departure Balloons Gazing Fathom

Author:Francois Laurent d'Arlandes

“There is no theory that would guide us through interplantary space to another world even if we could control our departure from the earth; there is no means of carrying the large amount oxygen, water, and food that would be necessary for such a long journey; and there is not known way of easing our ether ship down on the surface of another world, if we could get there.”

Ifs World Way Mean Long Would Be Earth Water Space Known Journey Theory Amount Surface Guides Ships Aviation Predictions Oxygen Departure Another World Long Journey

Author:Forest Ray Moulton

“I always believed that social science was a progressive profession because it was the powerful who had the most to hide about how the world actually worked and if you could show how the world actually worked it would always have a de-masking and a subversive effect on the powerful. I don't think that's quite true, but it seems to me it's not bad as a point of departure anyway.”

Ifs Thinking World Shows Seems Social Powerful Effects Profession Progressive Always Believe Departure Subversive Social Science

Author:James C. Scott

“The physical world is the point of departure from whence the magician works and upon which every human being, initiated or not, live and moves through his senses, his spirit, his soul and his physical body.”

World Humans Soul Body Moving Spirit Human Beings Magic Senses Mysticism Magician Departure Physical Body

Author:Franz Bardon

“A brand is a little different. Me, as Carrie the person, wanders around in sweatpants. And then, when I have to be Carrie Underwood, there is definitely a departure from your human side. It's good to make that separation from person to brand.”

Humans Littles Persons Different Sides Separation Wander Brands Carrie Departure Sweatpants Different Me

Author:Carrie Underwood

“One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy.”

“Then summer fades and passes and October comes. We'll smell smoke then, and feel an unexpected sharpness, a thrill of nervousness, swift elation, a sense of sadness and departure.”

Feels Fall Sadness Summer Smell Smoke Unexpected Autumn Fades Thrill October Departure Nervousness Fall Autumn Fall Season Elation Autumn Season Sharpness October And Fall Summer To Fall

Author:Thomas Wolfe

“Each death and departure comes to us as a surprise, a sorrow never anticipated. Life is a long series of farewells; only the circumstances should surprise us.”

Should Long Life Is Circumstances Sorrow Series Surprise Grieving Farewell Departure

Author:Jessamyn West

“The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea.”

Space Sea Transformed Tides Amazing Things Departure Arrivals Most Amazing Tidy Harbour

Author:John Dyer

“I always use the analogy that when you go to a jeans store and put on a new pair of jeans, it's a pair of jeans and they feel different; so, when you're dealing with these sort of costumes it's a very big departure and really does make you feel quite different. But it's wonderful.”

Feels Doe Different Use Bigs Wonderful Stores Pairs Jeans Costumes Departure Analogies

Author:Eric Bana

“I find that at almost every press junket I get that comment, "this character's different from what you generally play..." And that's OK! But I think "generally play" stems back to Mr Darcy. I'm fine with it but I tend to find that if it's a departure, which in other people's words it always is, it's always a departure from that.”

People Ifs Thinking Different Play Character Fine Presses Comment Stem Departure Darcy

Author:Colin Firth

“Anyone who fears, as I do, that today's public schools are dangerously close to being irrelevant must read this book. The authors provide a road map-and a lifeline-showing how schools can prosper under the most difficult conditions. It is a welcome departure from all the school bashing.”

Book Today School Difficult Conditions Welcome Maps Irrelevant Public School Departure Road Maps Lifelines

Author:John Merrow

“Art has always been and is in its very essence the boldest departure from nature. It is the bridge into the spirit world.”

World Art Spirit Essence Bridges Departure Spirit World

Author:Franz Marc

“But beneath it all will run that Sicilian understanding that the underside of joy is grief, that the face of sacrifice and suffering is the dark mirror image of pleasure and enjoyment, that every moment of arrival is to be treasured and enjoyed in the full knowledge that it has brought us a moment closer to the moment of departure.”

Moments Running Faces Joy Suffering Understanding Dark Pleasure Grief Sacrifice Mirrors Enjoyed Enjoyment Departure Arrivals Treasured Sicilian Mirror Image

Book:Sicilian Odyssey

Source: Sicilian Odyssey

“This world is not a vale of sorrows if you will recognize discriminatingly what is truly excellent in it; and if you will avail yourself of it for mutual happiness and well-being. Therefore, let us explain as often as possible, and particularly at the departure of life, that we base our faith on firm foundations, on Truth for putting into action our ideas which do not depend on fables and ideas which Science has long ago proven to be false.”

Ifs World Wells Long Ideas Action This World Depends Sorrow Foundation Well Being Excellent Firm Mutual Long Ago Proven Departure Fables Firm Foundation

Book:Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

Source: Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

“The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.”

Mean Order Concepts Genuine Defined Departure Arrivals

Author:Klemens von Metternich

“The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so.”

Years Long Past Force Roles Military Majors Areas Tasks Army Operations Canada Units Over The Past Port Departure Naval Military Operations Task Forces Halifax

Author:Willie Morris

“The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism.”

Government Citizens Direct Constant Ingredients Departure Republicanism

Book:Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson

Source: Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson

“As an actor, you realize that your whole life is about arrivals and departures. You're always meeting people, you get really close, and then you all have to leave.”

People Whole Life Is Actors Realizing Meetings Whole Life Get Real Departure Arrivals

Author:Jane Levy

“In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure.”

World Ends Struggle Illusion Believer This Life No Fear Departure Here I Am Have No Fear Life Struggle True Believer Cognizant

Author:King Hussein I

“For most people, honesty is such an unusual departure from their standard modus operandi - such an abherration in their workaday mendacity - that they feel obliged to alert you when a moment of sincerity is coming on.”

People Feels Moments Honesty Standards Sincerity Unusual Obliged Departure Mendacity Modus Operandi

Author:Zoë Heller

“Death to a good man is his release from the imprisonment of this world, and his departure to the enjoyments of another world.”

Men World This World Release Enjoyment Good Man Departure Another World Imprisonment

Book:The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary in One Volume: Based on the Broad Oak Edition

Source: The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary in One Volume: Based on the Broad Oak Edition

“The depth of love is revealed in its departure.”

Love Is Depth Departure Depth Of Love

Book:Richard Paul Evans: The Complete Walk Series eBook Boxed Set: The Walk, Miles to Go, Road to Grace, Step of Faith, Walking on Water

Source: Richard Paul Evans: The Complete Walk Series eBook Boxed Set: The Walk, Miles to Go, Road to Grace, Step of Faith, Walking on Water

“There's a little bit of me in all of the characters I've played. I've never really had the opportunity to play something that's a complete departure from me.”

Littles Play Character Opportunity Bits Little Bit Departure

Author:Katee Sackhoff

“I'm known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I'm known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.”

Play Character Guy Interesting Known Bad Guys Departure Affable

Author:Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

“Never read the Bible as if it means something. Or at any rate don't try and mean it. Nor prayers. The liturgy is best treated and read as if it's someone announcing the departure of trains.”

Ifs Trying Mean Prayer Train Rate Treated Departure Liturgy Announcing

Book:Writing Home

Source: Writing Home

“Writing books isn't a drastic departure from writing for the stage.”

Writing Book Stage Writing A Book Departure Drastic

Author:George Carlin

“In the railroads, some people read clearly printed departure signs and then proceed to ask several times what they say. On airplanes, they demand things they know they cannot have. In their cars, they load up, drive away and then suddenly realize they don't know where they're going.”

People Knows Asks Realizing Car Demand Airplane Load Printed Departure Railroads

Author:Lucinda Franks

“Lord Rees-Mogg argues that the time for reconciliation in Tibet is passing with the looming departure of its spiritual leader.”

Spiritual Leader Lord Arguing Passing Passings Reconciliation Departure Tibet Spiritual Leader Looming

Author:William Rees-Mogg

“Any departure from fact is the first step on a slippery slope toward unbelievability.”

Firsts Facts Steps First Steps Departure Slippery Slopes Slippery Slope

Author:William A. Henry III

“The only option to avoid war is the departure of the number one warmonger in the world US President George W Bush. His policy has brought disaster to the United States. This crazy man should go and also his subject, disciple and follower UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.”

“Do not accept any explanation of the world either through chance or determinism. You are not responsible for your belief. It is not even you who decides that you are not responsible - and so on to infinity. You are not obliged to believe. There is no point of departure.”

World Believe Belief Chance Accepting Responsible Explanation Infinity Obliged No Point Departure Determinism

Author:Rene Magritte

“Two things made this country great: White men & Christianity. The degree these two have diminished is in direct proportion to the corruption and fall of the nation. Every problem that has arisen (sic) can be directly traced back to our departure from God's Law and the disenfranchisement of White men.”

Men Made Two Country Problem Law Fall Nations White Christianity Degrees Direct Corruption Two Things Proportion White Man Departure Disenfranchisement

Author:Don Davis

“Red RodsBefore elaborating any system of education, we must therefore create a favorable environment that will encourage the flowering of a child's natural gifts. All that is needed is to remove the obstacles. And this should be the basis of, and point of departure for, all future education. The first thing to be done, therefore, is to discover the true nature of a child and then assist him in his normal development.”

Should Firsts Children Done Natural Environment Development Needed Normal Red Bases Obstacles Remove True Nature Departure Flowering Natural Gifts

Author:Maria Montessori

“I assumed just from being around, all these years, that people would immediately glom on to, Well, it's a departure, and it's a dystopian kind of thing, and that's natural, of course. But it's surprised me - not even surprised me, but it's pleased me - how much people have been responding to the way the book was written.”

People Way Years Wells Kind Has Beens Book Courses Natural Written Dystopian Responding Departure

Author:Chang-Rae Lee

“I was a greasy short-order cook. I just liked being greasy! That was a real departure for me.”

Real Order Cooks Departure

Author:Peter Jacobson

“Ultimately, we live in the face of an irresolvable mystery about our origin and, for that matter, about our end. And what Schleiermacher would have us do is (a) acknowledge that this is the case and (b) accept it as something positive, a point of departure for a life of trusting joy.”

Ends Matter Faces Joy Accepting Cases Mystery Acknowledge Departure

Author:George Pattison

“I think that so many actors are defined by the first thing that people see them do, and there were people who simply couldn't accept the fact that I was doing something that they perceived as being a radical departure from Avenue Q.”

People Thinking Firsts Facts Actors Accepting Defined Radical Avenues Departure

Author:Stephanie D'Abruzzo