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“As editor of WikiLeaks, I am very proud of three things. Number one, we have never got it wrong in terms of what we say. A document is what it is. Number two, we have never revealed one of our sources ever. Number three, what are we proud of? We are proud that there is not a single instance of anyone coming into physical harm as a result of our publication.”

Two Three Term Results Numbers Source Proud Harm Instance Editors Documents Three Things Publication Wikileaks Number Three

Author:Julian Assange

“Creflo Dollar is compromising, confusing or outright contradicting essential Christian doctrine. Joel Osteen does exactly the same thing. Now, not necessarily the exact same doctrines, but he is compromising, confusing or contradicting essential Christian doctrine. Their view of faith is a force, words are the containers of the force, and through the force of faith, one can create his or her own reality. That's not biblical faith. That's a false faith, or faith that doesn't satisfy and ultimately will lead people into harm's way.”

People Way Doe Reality Christian Force Views Essentials Dollars Harm Doctrine Compromise Biblical Confusing Containers Contradicting Christian Doctrine Biblical Faith

Author:Hank Hanegraaff

“There's a nastiness out there that wants to harm me with words. These are my enemies - the ideologues, the populists, the columnists who don't like the fact that I take them on toe-to-toe. What I try to do is tell the truth. It's not the coin of the realm in politics.”

Want Trying Facts Enemy Harm Realms Telling The Truth Toes Coins Populist Columnists Ideologues Nastiness

Author:Ed Koch

“Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.”

“Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it's caused me.”

Five Months Shining Harm Miserable Wagons Irreparable Irreparable Harm

Author:Stanley Kubrick

“It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.”

People Doe Country Whole Literature Justice Politician Harm Criminals Acknowledge Flames Entertainers

Author:Charles Kuralt

“If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.”

Ifs Helping Compassion Support Enlightenment Harm Helping Others Initiative Daily Buddhist Harming Others

Author:Dalai Lama

“Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.”

Thinking Knows Weakness Harm Cease Fallibility

Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg

“All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.”

Source: Two treatises of government

“I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world.”

Thinking World Done Facts Harm

Author:John Lydon

“Gluttony might be innocuous were it not for the fact that gluttons tend to disregard whether their self-serving behaviors harm anyone else. We don’t need to look far and wide to find examples of gluttonous behavior, as they are numerous throughout the history of capitalism.”

Needs Looks Self Facts Might Example Behavior Capitalism Wide Harm Serving Disregard Gluttony Self Serving

Author:Simon Mainwaring

“Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all.”

Together Achieve Strive Privilege Harm

Author:Jose Marti

“It is criminal to put our servicemen and women in harm's way and to put the lives of so many civilians on the line for the misguided frustrations of the Bush administration.”

Way Lines Harm Criminals Administration Frustration Civilians Misguided Servicemen

Author:Dave Matthews

“The idea that we cause harm by doing what we perceive to be the right thing, that's another theme that interests me. Because most people don't intend to cause harm, they cause harm by doing the right thing - in their mind.”

People Mind Ideas Causes Interest Harm Perceive Right Thing Theme Doing The Right Thing

Author:Andrew McCarthy

“I don't want anything that I buy to have done any harm to anyone or anything.”

Author:Kevin McCloud

“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.”

Artist Greater Harm Wasted Time Efforts Wasted

Author:Michelangelo

“The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.”

“Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.”

War Used House Peace Citizens Harm Anti War Antiwar Sovereignty Foreigners

Book:Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War

Source: Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War

“Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause.”

Action Individual Causes Depends Degrees Threat Harm Illegal Hackers

Author:Kevin Mitnick

“In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?”

Persons Long Doe Use Liberty Harm Faculty

Book:The Law

Source: The Law

“Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.”

May Courses Water Learning Environment Air Youth Eternal Environmental Harm Wilderness Eternal Love World Environment Environmental History Eternal Youth

Book:STEEP TRAILS: California - Utah - Nevada - Washington - Oregon - The Grand Canyon: Adventure Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Nature Essays and Wilderness Studies from the author of The Yosemite, Our National Parks, A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf & Picturesque California

Source: STEEP TRAILS: California - Utah - Nevada - Washington - Oregon - The Grand Canyon: Adventure Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Nature Essays and Wilderness Studies from the author of The Yosemite, Our National Parks, A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf & Picturesque California

“Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm.”

People Feels Ends Hate Harm Norm Cheated Hate People I Cheated

Book:Pnin

Source: Pnin

“In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.”

Needs Believe Law Nations Views Crime Terrible Members Resources Abuse Harm Vulnerable Our Society Child Abuse Exploitation Vicious Seriousness Outrageous Abused Children

Author:Bob Ney

“The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition.”

Wells Desire Harm Anxious Annoying Disposition

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.”

Should Firsts Sick Harm Hospitals Nurse Requirements Hospitality Nursing Inspirational Nurse Inspirational Nursing

Author:Florence Nightingale

“I know that many of you do wear such a cross of Christ, not in any ostentatious way, not in a way that might harm you at your work or recreation, but a simple indication that you value the role of Jesus Christ in the history of the world, that you are trying to live by Christ's standards in your own daily life.”

Knows World Way Trying Might Values Jesus Christ Simple Roles Standards Jesus Christ Crosses Harm Daily Life Live By World History Indication Recreation Ostentatious

Author:Keith O'Brien

“I definitely want to keep working in Ireland, and without being too worthy about it, if it's possible to bring work into the country, that's no harm.”

Ifs Want Country Worthy Harm Ireland

Author:Chris O'Dowd

“Protecting Americans from harm goes beyond police and national defense. It's imperative that we not destroy the commons, the physical environment on which we rely.”

Environment Police Harm Defense Rely Imperatives National Defense

Author:Kevin O'Leary

“President Obama is a utopian at heart. He wants to improve the lives of the downtrodden, which is a good thing. But, he doesn't understand that damaging the free marketplace in pursuit of 'social justice' will eventually harm those whom he wants to help. The nation's crushing debt is a tsunami brewing off shore.”

Want Heart Helping Nations Social President Justice Social Justice Good Things Debt Harm Pursuit Crush Shore President Obama Marketplace Utopian Tsunami Brewing Downtrodden

Author:Bill O'Reilly

“In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions on activities that might harm the environment, or take advantage of middle-class families, or threaten to bring down the entire financial system.”

Might Sound Class Environment Middle Activity Advantage Responsible Environmental Financial Harm Absence Middle Class Restriction Oversight Financial System Middle Class Family Responsible Business

Author:Barack Obama

“Another argument, vaguer and even less persuasive, is that gay marriage somehow does harm to heterosexual marriage. I have yet to meet anyone who can explain to me what this means. In what way would allowing same-sex partners to marry diminish the marriages of heterosexual couples?”

Way Mean Doe Sex Marriage Couple Gay Argument Harm Partners Allowing Diminish Gay Marriage Persuasive Marry Me Heterosexual Marriage

Author:Ted Olson

“I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way.”

Way Mother Night Prayer Son Mom Daughter Harm Extras Just One Son And Daughter

Author:Sarah Palin

“She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good.”

Race Harm Be Good Fierce Severe Delightful

Book:The Complete Works of Gilbert Parker

Source: The Complete Works of Gilbert Parker

“Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.”

Ifs Faith Belief Loses Wise Prove Gains Harm Granted Gamble Hesitation Wagers

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.”

Wells Moving Steps Knowing Confidence Harm Moving On Godly No Fear Have No Fear

Author:Pope John Paul II

“If the myth of pure evil is that evil is committed with the intention of causing harm and an absence of moral considerations, then it applies to very few acts of so-called 'pure evil' because most evildoers believe what they are doing is forgivable or justifiable.”

Ifs Believe Evil Moral Pure Intention Committed Harm Myth Absence Consideration Pure Evil

Author:Steven Pinker

“Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.”

Way Children Dog Ideals Harm One Way Pet Length My Dog Puppy Small Child Canine Dog Training Puppies And Dogs Funny Dog Small Dogs Dachshunds

Book:Chips Off the Old Benchley

Source: Chips Off the Old Benchley

“More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.”

Done Century Harm Tyrants Dictator 20th Century Bureaucrats Faceless

Author:Dennis Prager

“There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.”

Men Causes Charity Harm Unhappiness Expecting Benevolence Vexation

Author:Francois Rabelais

“Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.”

Way Past Nations Policy Europe Trade Slave Western Harm Engaged Hemisphere Undoing Slave Trade Western Europe

Author:Charles Rangel

“I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.”

Firsts Running Wanted Romance Courses Technology Economy Revolution Benefits Harm Online

Author:Jeremy Rifkin

“If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.”

Ifs Harm Flattery

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.”

Mean Done Wealth Hatred Prosperity Vices Harm Envy Moderates

Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

“As long as a house is like yours, and as long as you work together with your brothers, not a house in the world will be able to compete with you, to cause you harm or to take advantage of you, for together you can undertake and perform more than any house in the world.”

World Long Able Together House Causes Brother Advantage Harm Working Together Your Brother

Author:Nathan Meyer Rothschild

“Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.”

Literature Situation Patient Harm Physicians Prescriptions

Book:The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary

Source: The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary

“No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.”

Men Spirit Harm Objectives Dumbness

Book:Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life

Source: Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life

“In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.”

Literature House Judgment Vote Casts Harm Arise

Author:Aeschylus

“Being unemployed is even more disastrous for individuals than you'd expect. Aside from the obvious harm - poverty, difficulty paying off debts - it seems to directly affect people's health, particularly that of older workers.”

People Seems Individual Poverty Difficulty Workers Obvious Debt Harm Unemployed

Author:James Surowiecki

“Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm.”

Long Silence Harm Remedy

Author:Aeschylus

“Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health.”

Humans Wells Water Amount Drinking Harm Massive Toxic Spills Drinking Water Human Health Hydraulic Fracturing

Author:David Suzuki