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“We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they're effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale. It's the same thing with cyber warfare. We should never be attacking hospitals. We should never be taking down power plants unless that is absolutely necessary to ensure our continued existence as a free people.”

People Should Existence Plant Technique Scales Torture Rejects Hospitals Broads Warfare Attacking Cyber Barbaric Power Plants Cyber Warfare

Author:Edward Snowden

“Some beings will walk with you for the duration of this bodily existence, up to the very end. Some will come with bright promises, bright lights, but they fade quickly. Others come, they don’t look like they will go very far, but they are marathon runners; they’re there with you all the time. You cannot determine this... Somehow in the flow of your own unique river, you will see that everything is as it should be.”

Should Looks Ends Light Walks Existence Promise Unique Flow Rivers Determine Fades Runners Marathon Duration Marathon Runners Bright Lights

Author:Mooji

“If you should ever acknowledge my existence, I plan to snub you.”

Ifs Should Existence Plans Acknowledge

Author:Mason Cooley

“The unnamed should not be mistaken for the nonexistent.”

Should Reality Existence Mistaken

Author:Catharine MacKinnon

“At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people.”

People Men Should Persons Happiness Existence Responsibility Doors Constant Happy Unhappiness Unfortunate Very Happy Reminders Hammers Be A Man Happy Person

Author:Anton Chekhov

“Existence continues at death for the believer in a fuller, more fulfilling way. Death should hold no fear for the believer.”

Way Should Existence Believer Fulfilling No Fear

Book:Heaven Revealed: What Is It Like? What Will We Do?... And 11 Other Things You've Wondered About

Source: Heaven Revealed: What Is It Like? What Will We Do?... And 11 Other Things You've Wondered About

“That human existence should repeat itself, well and good, but that it should repeat itself like a hackneyed tune, or a record a drunkard keeps playing as he feeds coins into the jukebox...”

Should Humans Wells Existence Records Repeats Tunes Coins Human Existence Drunkards Jukebox

Author:Stanislaw Lem

“We think we have solved the mystery of creation. Maybe we should patent the universe and charge everyone royalties for their existence.”

Thinking Should Universe Existence Mystery Creation Royalty Patents

Author:Stephen Hawking

“I think the first reason that we should love our enemies, and I think this was at the very center of Jesus' thinking, is this: that hate for hate only intensifies the existence of hate and evil in the universe.”

Thinking Should Firsts Reason Hate Universe Evil Jesus Existence Enemy Peace And Justice

Book:A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students

Source: A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students

“The hour when you say, "What does my happiness matter? It is poverty and filth, and a wretched complacency. Yet my happiness should justify existence itself!”

Should Doe Matter Happiness Hours Existence Poverty Justify Wretched Complacency Filth

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“When Jesus directs us to pray, "Thy kingdom come," he does not mean we should pray for it to come into existence.”

Should Mean Doe Jesus Existence Praying Kingdoms Kingdom Come

Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

Source: The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

“One talks much more about the evil than about the good. That is a paradox. We should only talk about the good to lighten up our existence. Chase anxiousness/fear away for a moment before it sneaks back in again to our life.”

Should Moments Evil Existence Our Lives Paradox Sneak

Author:Odd Nerdrum

“I think buildings should imitate ecological systems. Ecological systems in nature before we had human beings you know interfere with them exist in a state of stasis - they are self-supporting, self-sustaining.”

Thinking Should Humans Self States Nature Human Beings Existence Support Building Architecture Interfere Ecology Ecological Ecosystems Sustaining Stasis

Author:Ken Yeang

“I think great art should play a part in the ordinary man's life, don't you? It can make his existence so much richer and more meaningful.”

Thinking Men Should Art Play Existence Ordinary Meaningful Great Art Ordinary Man

Book:Eye in the Sky

Source: Eye in the Sky

“I do not understand those who take little or no interest in the subject of religion. If religion embodies a truth, it is certainly the most important truth of human existence. If it is largely error, then it is one of monumentally tragic proportions—and should be vigorously opposed.”

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Author:Steve Allen

“I came to the resolve that the attempt was not only worth trying, but should be tried in the very near future if we wanted at all to keep our flag flying; for I was sure as of my own existence that if another decade was allowed to pass without an endeavour of some kind or another to shake off an unjust yoke, the Irish people would sink into lethargy from which it would be impossible for any patriot . . . to arouse them . . .”

People Ifs Should Trying Kind Would Be Wanted My Own Existence Impossible Republican Decades Flying Shakes Resolve Flags Patriot Unjust Endeavour Yoke Lethargy

Author:James Stephens

“Life is a great gift, and as we reach years of discretion, most of us naturally ask ourselves what should be the main object of our existence.”

Should Years Life Is Purpose Asks Existence Objects Discretion Great Gifts

Book:The Pleasures of the Life

Source: The Pleasures of the Life

“Yet it would be unfair to the generality of our kind to ascribe to their intellectual and moral weakness the gradual divergence of Buddhism and Christianity from their primitive patterns. For it should not be forgotten that by their glorification of poverty and celibacy both these religions struck straight at the root not merely of civil society but of human existence. The blow was parried by the wisdom or the folly of the vast majority of mankind, who refused to purchase a chance of saving their souls with the certainty of extinguishing the species.”

“There is no mission, nor interest to convert, and yet I believe that if this state of consciousness could become more universal, the pretentious nonsense which passes for the serious business of the world would dissolve in laughter. We should see at once that the high ideals for which we are killing and regimenting each other are empty and abstract substiutes for the unheeded miracles that surround us - not only in the obvious wonders of nature but also in the overwhelming uncanny fact of mere existence.”

“Throughout the world, half of all children go to bed hungry each night and one in seven of God's children is facing starvation. Before such statistics, believers should never forget Dostoevsky's assertion that the suffering of children is the greatest proof against the existence of God; for without justice, there is no God.”

Source: The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels

“As far as I know, there is no proof whatever of the existence of an objective reality apart from our senses, and I do not see why we should accept the outside world as such solely by virtue of our senses.”

Knows World Should Reality Existence Accepting Virtue Proof Senses Objectives Outside World Objective Reality

Author:M. C. Escher

“Israel is a long way from facing a threat to its very existence. We are too strong, both economically and militarily, for that. If anything threatens Israel, it is this form of paranoid thought that makes us think: "Oh God, they're going to kill us in two seconds! What should we do?"”

Ifs Thinking Way Should Long Two Form Strong Existence Threat Israel Seconds Long Way Paranoid

Author:Yair Lapid

“If we never met again in our lives I should feel that somehow the whole adventure of existence was justified by my having met you.”

Ifs Feels Should Whole Existence Our Lives Adventure Mets Justified

Book:My works and days: a personal chronicle

Source: My works and days: a personal chronicle

“A Sceptick therefore, who because he finds that Truths are not universally received, doubts of their existence, is just as foolish as a man who should try large shoes upon little feet, and little shoes upon large feet, and finding that they did not fit.”

Men Should Trying Littles Existence Doubt Feet Fit Findings Shoes Foolish

Author:James Boswell

“The young man who closes the door behind him, who draws the curtains, and there in silence pleads with God for help, should first pour out his soul in gratitude for health, for friends, for loved ones, for the gospel, for the manifestations of God's existence. He should first count his many blessings and name them one by one.”

Men Should Firsts Soul Helping Young Names Behinds Existence Silence Doors He Man Gratitude Blessing Draws Manifestation Young Man Loved Ones Curtains Gratitude For Health Many Blessings

Author:David O. McKay

“Man's task is simple. He should cease letting his existence be a thoughtless accident.”

Men Should Simple Existence Tasks Accidents Cease

Book:Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist

Source: Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist

“When you know your reason for existence, it should effect the decisions you make.”

Knows Should Reason Decision Existence Effects Decisions You Make

Author:Patrick Lencioni

“How incredible it is that in this fragile existence we should hate and destroy one another. There are possibilities enough for all who will abandon mastery over others to pursue mastery over nature. There is world enough for all to seek their happiness in their own way.”

World Way Should Enough Hate Existence Possibility Incredibles Pursue Abandon Fragile Mastery

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered a crisis requiring emergency measures. It is a matter of will and priorities, not a matter of resources.”

Should Matter Problem Evil Existence Poverty Resources Crisis Accepted Priorities Emergencies Necessary Evil

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I think it[3D] should be used as a new artistic form, not as a gimmick, not to impress you but the existence of an environment that you view as a theatrical dramatic experience is - you don't just have the X-Y axis, you have the Z and that makes a difference. You still have the framing, you still use lenses, so most of the cinematic rules and languages still apply but I think it's a different existence.”

Thinking Should Stills Different Use Form Used Language Differences Views Existence Environment Artistic Dramatic Making A Difference Impress Lenses Theatrical Cinematic Axes Gimmicks Framing

Author:Ang Lee

“It might be judged an affront to your understanding should I go about to prove this first principle; the existence of a Diety and that He is the Creator of the universe, for that would suppose you ignorant of what all mankind in all ages have agreed in.”

Should Firsts Might Age Universe Understanding Existence Principles Mankind Prove Creator Ignorant Judged Should I Affront

Book:The works of Benjamin Franklin: containing several political and historical tracts not included in any former edition, and many letters, official and private, not hitherto published ; with notes and a life of the author

Source: The works of Benjamin Franklin: containing several political and historical tracts not included in any former edition, and many letters, official and private, not hitherto published ; with notes and a life of the author

“I've been studying sexism for many years, and it's much easier to document the existence of sexism than it is to document the existence of interventions that reduce it. It's really hard to find ways to change the way people see people in different groups. It should be our goal, and we're working for that, but it's hard.”

People Way Should Years Different Hard Goal Existence Study Groups Easier Sexism Documents Intervention

Author:Amy Cuddy

“Children should have the joy of living in far lands, in other persons, in other times - a delightful double existence; and this joy they will find, for the most part, in their story books. Their lessons, too, history and geography, should cultivate their conceptive powers. If the children do not live in the times of his history lesson, be not at home in the climate his geography book describes, why, these lessons will fail of their purpose.”

Ifs Should Children Persons Book Stories Home Joy Purpose Existence Failing Land Lessons Should Have Climate Delightful Geography Joy Of Living Story Book

Author:Charlotte Mason

“Society takes what it wants. The artist himself does not count, because there is no actual existence for the work of art. The work of art is always based on the two poles of the onlooker and the maker, and the spark that comes from the bipolar action gives birth to something - like electricity. But the onlooker has the last word, and it is always posterity that makes the masterpiece. The artist should not concern himself with this, because it has nothing to do with him.”

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Author:Marcel Duchamp