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In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian finds in his path, and which he must dispose of; and on the manner in which it is determined depends his theology, and of course his religion, so far as his theology is to him a truth and reality

In most cases, my favorite Jethro Tull songs will be determined by how I feel about them as live performance songs, not by the recorded identity.

In my own house I rigged up a laboratory and studied chemistry in the evenings, determined that there should be nothing in the manufacture of steel that I would not know. Although I had received no technical education I made myself master of chemistry and of the laboratory, which proved of lasting value.

In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through.

In this dilemma they evolved the theory of natural rights. If 'natural rights' means anything it means that the individual rights are to be determined by the conduct of Nature. But Nature knows nothing about rights in the sense of human conception.

In the socialist commonwealth every economic change becomes an undertaking whose success can be neither appraised in advance nor later retrospectively determined. There is only groping in the dark. Socialism is the abolition of rational economy.

I oppose any belief that contradicts experimental evidence as determined by the methods of science. All beliefs not in such contradiction may be considered as faith. Whether faith in a particular belief is beneficial or not is another matter.

It doesn't really matter what time it is if you haven't determined what to do with your time.

I still have the drive. I just want to push the barriers and see what I can do and how far I can go. I am just determined and driven.

I set forth notions that are human and my own, simply as human notions considered in themselves, not as determined and decreed by heavenly ordinance.

ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism will face no more determined foe than I will be.

It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership.

It is a sin when I place myself deliberately in the place of temptation… either because I enjoy the prospect or because I’m not determined enough in my desire to overcome it.

It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule.

It has been jestingly said that the works of John Paul Richter are almost unintelligible to any but the Germans, and even to some of them. A worthy German, just before Richter's death, edited a complete edition of his works, in which one particular passage fairly puzzled him. Determined to have it explained at the source, he went to John Paul himself. The author's reply was very characteristic: "My good friend, when I wrote that passage, God and I knew what it meant; it is possible that God knows it still; but as for me, I have totally forgotten.

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.

It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

It was terrible when a single conversation with someone determined your whole future relationship.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.

I was a very focused and determined woman and I always got what I wanted. But once I had it, there was another future moment when I had to attain something else. These internal yearnings keep happiness in a future moment.

I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry.

I was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.

I was always very determined, as was my husband, that we wouldn't let any of our children act when they were young.

I was determined not to remain poor.

I was determined to experience the birth, and I am so scared at the thought of having my abdomen cut open. So I was lucky that the birth went very smoothly.

I was determined to make Renaissance Man Food Services and Herschel's Famous 34 major players in a very tough industry.

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S.

I was determined to make working with UNICEF not just something that I did on the trip but something I'd do for the rest of my life

Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.

I will find her." "And when you do?" Roger asked. "I will make her mine," the warrior answered in a hard, determined voice. "She will be mine." The vow was made.

Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things.

Know that the mind which is born to succeed joins itself to a determined will and perseveres.

Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age.

Let the consequences be what they will, I am determined to proceed.

Leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him.

Like most of us, I determined that I'd rather be a large part of the problem than a small part of the solution.

Love from within, be determined and let your self-confidence take you to heights you never experienced before.

Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.

[Marx] explicates ideology as socially determined, [Stirner] as psychologically determined: both accuse it of remaining oblivious to its own determinations.

Many presidents - and they're not all Republicans - they're just determined to take apart this behemoth that's the administrative state. And probably the most famous one is Ronald Reagan.

Mathematical objects are determined by - and understood by - the network of relationships they enjoy with all the other objects of their species.

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.

Moneymaking was never anything to me. I was happy never making money; I just was happy doing things I liked. But I fell into the money thing. I now don't feel guilty about it, but I am determined to give away the bulk of it and enjoy doing it.

Mindful that it's running out, I am determined to have the time of my life.

Morality and immorality are not defined by man's changing attitudes and social customs. They are determined by the God of the universe, whose timeless standards cannot be ignored with impunity.

Most of it was nuts, but I was determined to be a drummer as soon as I left school.

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation of scientific evidence - experiments, fossil studies and the like.