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A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred.

A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

As for myself, I look upon all women as my Mother. This is a very pure attitude of mind. There is no risk or danger in it. To look upon a woman as one's sister is also not bad. But the other attitudes are very difficult and dangerous. It is almost impossible to keep to the purity of the ideal.

As for work, without it, without painstaking work, any writer or artist definitely remains a dilettante; there's no point in waiting for so-called blissful moments, for inspiration; if it comes, so much the better--but you keep working anyway.

A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for.

As God illumines all people equally with the light of the sun, so do those who desire to imitate God let shine an equal ray of love on all people. For wherever love disappears, hatred immediately appears in its place. And if God is love, then hatred is the devil. Therefore as one who has love has God within himself, so he who has hatred within himself nurtures the devil within himself.

A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.

As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened before, we are generally safe in assuming it is not going to happen in the future, but the exceptions can kill you and climate change is one of those exceptions.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

As I don't know about tomorrow, I never save the best for later.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has-or ever will have-something inside that is unique to all time.

A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate success depends on the choices you make.

As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me.

As I like to say, take the shot, even if your knees are shaking.

As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.

As in a love affair, two creative people can destroy themselves trying to recapture that youthful spirit, at twenty-one or twenty-four, of creating without even being aware of how it's happening

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

As individuals we are strong. Together, with God, we are unstoppable.

A single moment of love is equal to the whole eternity of love.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another

As fire is not extinguished by fire, so anger is not conquered by anger, but is made even more inflamed. But meekness often subdues even the most beastly enemies, softens them and pacifies them.

As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we do what people always do: we rely on the familiar, the trusted and the personal. The incredible surplus of digital data means that human actions, generosity and sacrifice are more important than they ever were before.

A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service.

As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise.

As the sculptor devotes himself to wood and stone, I would devote myself to my soul.

As the rose-tree is composed of the sweetest flowers and the sharpest thorns, as the heavens are sometimes overcast—alternately tempestuous and serene—so is the life of man intermingled with hopes and fears, with joys and sorrows, with pleasure and pain.

As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.

As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.

As human beings we are made to surpass ourselves and are truly ourselves only when transcending ourselves.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn't, but it wasn't hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard.

Ask advice of him who governs himself well.

Asked about the fact that Apple's iTunes software for Windows computers was extremely popular, Jobs joked, 'It's like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.

Ask God's blessings on your work but don't ask Him to do it for you.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

Ask yourself always: how can this be done better?

Ask yourself a question: Is my attitude worth catching?

Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.

Ask the gods nothing excessive.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.