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“Anarchism is a definite intellectual current in the life of our times, whose adherents advocate the abolition of economic monopolies and of all political and social coercive institutions within society. In place of the present capitalistic economic order Anarchists would have a free association of all productive forces based upon co-operative labour, which would have as its sole purpose the satisfying of the necessary requirements of every member of society, and would no longer have in view the special interest of privileged minorities within the social union.”

Source: Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice

“A man once jumped from the top floor of a burning house in which many members of his family had already perished. He managed to save his life; but as he was falling he hit a person standing down below and broke that person's legs and arms. The jumping man had no choice; yet to the man with the broken limbs he was the cause of his misfortune. If both behaved rationally, they would not become enemies.”

Ifs Men Persons Choices Fall House Causes Enemy He Man Broken Arms Members Standing Legs Burning Broke Misfortunes Jumping Limbs Burning House Standing Down

Author:Isaac Deutscher

“Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community.”

Way Needs Mean Community Our Lives Members Productive Providing Veteran Civilians Our Veterans

Author:Charles Rangel

“Wherever there are rock n rollers, well play. Thats what weve been doing for more than 30 years - rock n roll. Its made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang.”

Years Wells Made Play Rocks Members Rock N Roll Gang Mayors Motorcycle Honorary Motorcycle Gangs

Author:Ronnie Hawkins

“If networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members”

Ifs Levels Existence Members Behavior Bases Ethical Efficient Norm High Level Ethical Behavior

Author:Francis Fukuyama

“My mother was a great advocate of womens rights, a member of the League of Womens Voters and lifelong member of Planned Parenthood and an advocate of a womans rights in terms of reproductive issues. She was also a founding member of Common Cause in the state of Indiana.”

States Mother Causes Term Common Issues Rights Members League Voters Parenthood Womens Rights Founding Lifelong Indiana Planned Parenthood

Author:Kathryn Lasky

“If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so that other countries are not pulled into the maelstrom through contagion.”

Ifs Want Mean Country States Political Responsibility Plans Members Unions Currency Other Countries Provision Contagion Plan B Eurozone Maelstrom Political Responsibility

Author:Peer Steinbruck

“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 was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister.”

Years Members Seven Ministers Seven Years

Author:Eduard Shevardnadze

“In a fragile environment, we need to be aware of ourselves as members of a uniquely powerful species living among other species who are quite as interesting as we are but vulnerable to us because we are cleverer in more destructive ways.”

Way Needs Interesting Powerful Environment Members Species Vulnerable Destructive Fragile

Author:Andrew Motion

“The MacGuffin is that thing which is most important to us - that most essential thing. The audience will supply it, each member for himself.”

Important Audience Members Essentials

Author:David

“Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members interests.”

Should Political Interest Party Members Unions Political Parties

Author:Andy Stern

“You can have successful teams where people hate but deeply respect each other; the opposite (love but not respect among team members) is a recipe for disaster.”

People Hate Successful Team Members Opposites Disaster Recipes Team Member Respect Each Other Successful Team

Author:Max Levchin

“As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.”

Want Play Team Ready Members

Author:Joe Torre

“According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.”

Half Members Percent Murder Victim Committed Stranger Neighbor Girlfriend Statistics Acquaintance Casual Fbi Family Members Boyfriend And Girlfriend Murder Victims

Author:Alafair Burke

“I can't speak for the other people whose children have died, but I can speak for my family and the other members of Gold Star Families for Peace. We believe we're honoring our children by working for peace.”

People Believe Children I Can Speak Stars Members My Family Gold Died Our Children

Author:Cindy Sheehan

“Many cults start off with high ideals that get corrupted by leaders or their board of advisors who become power-hungry and dominate and control members lives. No group with high ideals starts off as a cult; they become one when their errant ways are exposed.”

Way Leader Groups Members Ideals Hungry Boards Exposed Cult Advisors Power Hungry

Author:Philip Zimbardo

“My first time performing was in the black box theater of my high school's basement as a member of 'Clownaz,' the school's improv team. We charged money for tickets, saying the proceeds went to our school's recycling program. Then, immediately after the show, we divided up all the money and kept it.”

Firsts Shows School Black Team Members High School First Time Program Theater Boxes Performing Divided Tickets Basements Recycling Black Boxes

Author:Joe Mande

“Each member of society can have only a small fraction of the knowledge possessed by all, and...each is therefore ignorant of most of the facts on which the working of society rests...civilization rests on the fact that we all benefit from knowledge which we do not possess. And one of the ways in which civilization helps us to overcome that limitation on the extent of individual knowledge is by conquering intelligence, not by the acquisition of more knowledge, but by the utilization of knowledge which is and which remains widely dispersed among individuals.”

Way Facts Helping Individual Civilization Members Benefits Overcoming Remains Ignorant Conquer Limitation Possessed Acquisition Fractions More Knowledge Utilization

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“Lightning crashed on the horizon. A breeze swirled around the Cast Members. The air tasted dusty, almost bitter, with electrical charge.”

Air Members Casts Bitter Horizon Lightning Breeze Electrical Cast Members

Author:Ridley Pearson

“We've always believed that popular culture and populist politics go hand in hand. It's an honor to be working with so many respected and influential artists, and we're indebted to them for having the courage to speak out at a time when our country so desperately needs change. For our 2.5 million members and far beyond, the Vote for Change tour will have a seismic cultural impact.”

Needs Country Hands Artist Culture Speak Millions Honor Members Vote Impact Our Country Always Believe Influential Hand In Hand Speaks Out Need A Change Popular Culture Populist Indebted

Author:Eli Pariser

“The magical descriptions of Italy and hilarious observations about love, travel, natives and foreigners in Love in Idleness are but a few of its many pleasures. Amanda Craig has created a hot shimmery climate in which a cast of old friends, quirky family members and naughty children who make love potions come to know themselves and their hearts. A delightful brew.”

Knows Heart Children Pleasure Members Hot Climate Casts Observation Description Making Love Delightful Idleness Foreigners Old Friends Naughty Family Members Quirky Amanda

Author:Jane Hamilton

“Being an actor is often very tedious, which is why it helps hugely if your fellow cast members are also good friends.”

Ifs Helping Actors Members Fellows Casts Good Friend Tedious Cast Members

Author:Mark Strickson

“There are common denominators that unite all members of al-Nahda: There is no one in al-Nahda who doubts about Islam There is no one in al-Nahda that believes in extremist views of Islam.”

Believe Views Common Doubt Members Islam Als Extremist Common Denominator

Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi

“As a member of Guess Who, I think 'No Time' was the best thing we ever did. It was a pivotal song in our career.”

Thinking Song Careers Members Best Things Pivotal

Author:Burton Cummings

“The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.”

Running Justice Movement Members Running Away Gang Peace And Justice Plight Gang Members

Author:Tom Hayden

“If one of the members leaves the team, I will not stay in TVXQ anymore.”

Ifs Team Members Tvxq

Author:Junsu

“Even gang members imagine a future that doesnt include gangs.”

Imagine Members Gang Gang Members

Author:Greg Boyle

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.”

“I was always keen to get involved in the school drama productions and was a member of the school choir. I was lucky to have attended schools that took music and drama very seriously and the teachers were just brilliant.”

School Teacher Involved Drama Lucky Members Productions Brilliant Get Involved Choir

Author:Bronagh Gallagher

“President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., a modern prophet, said over and over again that the Lord would never let one of his Saints who had been faithful in the payment of tithes and offerings go without the necessities of life” (Marion G. Romney, “The Blessings of an Honest Tithe,” New Era, Jan.-Feb. 1982, 45). Members who faithfully pay tithing are promised spiritual blessings as well. “I think it is not well known in the Church that payment of tithing has very little to do with money. Tithing has to do with faith”

“Friendless I can never be, for all mankind are my kindred, and I am on ill terms with no one member of my great family.”

Inspirational I Can Term Mankind Members Ill Kindred Great Family Friendless

Book:Oliver Twist. Great expectations

Source: Oliver Twist. Great expectations

“Ven you read the speeches in the papers, and see as vun gen'lman says of another, 'the Honourable member, if he vill allow me to call him so' you vill understand, sir, that that means, 'if he vill allow me to keep up that 'ere pleasant and uniwersal fiction.'”

Ifs Mean Funny Fiction Speech Members Paper Humorous Pleasant Papers

Book:The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Edwin Drood and Miscellaneous

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Edwin Drood and Miscellaneous

“Archbishop Romero of El Salvador was a member of the Salvadoran aristocracy. He could not have risen to the top of the church hierarchy otherwise. But after he began voicing critical remarks about the war and concerned comments about the poor, he was assassinated.”

War Political Church Poor Members Concerned Critical Comment Hierarchy Remarks Risen Aristocracy El Salvador

Book:Dirty Truths

Source: Dirty Truths

“Ever since there have been people, there have been explorers, looking in places where other hadn't been before. Not everyone does it, but we are part of a species where some members of the species do, to the benefit of us all.”

People Doe Has Beens Members Benefits Species Exploration Space Exploration Explorers

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“This same formula by which Buddhists so anti-rationalistically and anti-banausically describe the "relation" between soul and body also applies to the relation between lover and lover, parent and child, member and community.”

Children Soul Body Parent Community Lovers Members Relation Buddhist Formulas Children And Parents Soul And Body

Author:Kenny Smith

“A hilarious academic novel that'll send you laughing (albeit ruefully) back into the trenches of the classroom. . . . [A] mordant minor masterpiece. . . . Like the best works of farce, academic or otherwise, Dear Committee Members deftly mixes comedy with social criticism and righteous outrage. By the end, you may well find yourself laughing so hard it hurts.”

“My name, as you may have guessed, is Theodore. I come from a strange stock. The members of my family were mostly epileptics, vegetarians, stutterers, triplets, nailbiters. But we've always been happy.”

May Names Strange Members My Family Vegetarian Theodore Triplet Epileptics

Author:Brother Theodore

“To forgive is not to forget, but rather to re-member whatever has been dismembered.”

Has Beens Forget Members Forgiving

Book:Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality, and Liberation

Source: Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality, and Liberation

“A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other members of the team.”

Trying Emotion Team Willing Members Appreciate Teammate Good Team Thoughts And Emotions

Author:Don Kardong

“I don't want to join the kind of a club that accepts people like me as members.”

People Want Kind Accepting Members Clubs Like Me

Author:Groucho Marx

“We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.”

Body Members Responsible

Book:An Inspector Calls

Source: An Inspector Calls

“I cannot significantly improve on the assertion that it simply is proper for us, as intelligent members of the universe, to try to look after our fellow creatures, and evil for us to do otherwise.”

Trying Looks Universe Evil Creatures Members Intelligent Fellows Assertion

Book:Last Animals at the Zoo: How Mass Extinction Can Be Stopped

Source: Last Animals at the Zoo: How Mass Extinction Can Be Stopped

“Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down, and erects a new structure... The sincere Christian is quite a new fabric, from the foundation to the top-stone. He is a new man, a new creature; all things are become new. Conversion is a deep work, a heart work. It makes a new man in a new world. It extends to the whole man, to the mind, to the members, to the motions of the whole life.”

“Sometimes the best way to keep peace in the family is to keep the members of the family apart for awhile.”

Way Sometimes Members Best Way Family Apart

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“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

“We are more united than ever before. I think this was exemplified in a very moving way when the members of our Congress stood shoulder to shoulder the other day and sang God Bless America.”

Thinking Way America Moving United Members Congress Scary Shoulders Bless God Bless God Bless America Very Moving

Author:Billy Graham

“Since all taxpayers are being forced to fund the religion of evolution in schools and it is evolution that must be proven to be the only way our universe came into being like the textbooks say, what happens if one jury member will not vote with the rest?”

Ifs Way Happens School Universe Evolution Members Vote Scary Fund Proven Taxpayers Jury Textbooks

Author:Kent Hovind

“The monument serves to remind the appellate courts and judges of the circuit and district courts of this state and members of the bar who appear before them as well as the people of Alabama who visit the Alabama Judicial Building of the truth stated in the preamble of the Alabama Constitution, that in order to establish justice we must invoke the favor and guidance of Almighty God.”

People Wells States Order Justice Building Judging Members Constitution Court Scary Favors Bars Guidance Almighty Monument Judicial Circuits Alabama Almighty God Invoke Preamble

Author:Roy Moore

“I just find it annoying that in these sequences [of the fight scenes], traditionally, there's music trying to pump you up. I don't like that, personally, as an audience member. This just reflects my taste.”

Trying Fighting Audience Taste Scene Members Annoying Sequence Pumps

Author:Steven Soderbergh

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