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“Others, one suspects, are afraid that the crossing of space , and above all contact with intelligent but nonhuman races, may destroy the foundations of their religious faith . They may be right, but in any event their attitude is one which does not bear logical examination for a faith which cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.”

May Doe Religious Space Race Attitude Events Regret Bears Truth Is Intelligent Foundation Contact Logical Suspects Examination Religious Faith Crossings Collision

Book:By Space Possessed

Source: By Space Possessed

“Whenever I got a shot, the team that selected me, I just promised myself that I would give them something that they wouldn't regret... The Chicago Bears drafted me, and I'm going to make sure they're not second-guessing themselves about that.”

Giving Team Regret Bears Shots Chicago Selected Guessing Second Guessing

Author:Devin Hester

“To lovers of the long and intricate history of language the disuse and final death of certain words is a matter of regret. Yet every age bears witness to the inevitableness of such loss.”

Long Matter Age Certain Language Loss Regret Bears Lovers Finals Witness Intricate

Author:Mary Ellen Chase

“What does it mean to regret when you have no choice? It's what you can bear. And there it is... It was death. I chose life.”

Mean Doe Choices Hours Regret Bears

Author:Michael Cunningham

“A certain critic -- for such men, I regret to say, do exist -- made the nasty remark about my last novel that it contained 'all the old Wodehouse characters under different names.' He has probably by now been eaten by bears, like the children who made mock of the prophet Elisha: but if he still survives he will not be able to make a similar charge against Summer Lightning. With my superior intelligence, I have out-generalled the man this time by putting in all the old Wodehouse characters under the same names. Pretty silly it will make him feel, I rather fancy.”

Source: Summer Lightning: (Blandings Castle)

“I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. I therefore do not regret my conduct and will bear the consequences that result from my conduct.”

Nations Results Opinion Regret Bears Consequence

Author:Sophie Scholl

“Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.”

Littles Youth Regret Bears Connected Absurdity

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“I must be without remorse or regrets as I am without excuse; for from the instant of my upsurge into being, I carry the weight of the world by myself alone without help, engaged in a world for which I bear the whole responsibility without being able, whatever I do, to tear myself away from this responsibility for an instant.”

World Whole Helping Able Responsibility Tears Regret Bears Weight Excuse Instant Engaged Remorse Weight Of The World

Author:Jean-Paul Sartre

“Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.' 'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.' 'When are we happy?' 'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.' 'What is regret?' 'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.' 'What is sorrow?' 'To long for the past.' 'What is the highest pleasure?' 'To hear a good story.”

World Long Hard Stories Past Desire Asks Realizing Pleasure Worry Forever Regret Bears Sorrow Highest Possession Hypocrite Good Story Momentary

Book:Red Earth and Pouring Rain

Source: Red Earth and Pouring Rain

“She felt as if she bled her regret and loneliness from her very pores, and yet she could not shape those feelings into any sentiment she could imagine her parents could bear reading.”

Ifs Feelings Reading Felt Parent Imagine Loneliness Regret Bears Shapes Sentiments

Book:Clockwork Princess

Source: Clockwork Princess