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Pantheism, seeing the natural world as divine, is a very different thing than seeing divine God present in all things

Paraphrase, in the sense of summary, is as indispensable to the novel-critic as close analysis is to the critic of lyric poetry. The natural deduction is that novels are paraphrasable whereas poems are not. But this is a false deduction because close analysis is itself a disguised form of paraphrase.

Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment.

Peace produced by suppression is neither natural nor desirable.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace of heart is the natural outcome of purity of heart.

Pelagianism is the natural heresy of zealous Christians who are not interested in theology.

People are meant to go through life two by two. ’Tain’t natural to be lonesome.

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

People have the natural capacity to affirm and embrace life in the most difficult of circumstances.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

People say fish is good for a diet. But fish should never be cooked in butter. Fish should be cooked in its natural oils - Texaco, Mobil, Exxon .

People say, "You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could.

Perhaps it's my natural pessimism, but it seems that an awfully large part of travel these days is to see things while you still can.

Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom.

Performing is great, but you are exposed to all this extra stuff that you don't have to deal with when you stop. I'm getting used to it now, but it's kind of just the fallout. It's really weird. It's not a natural situation to be in. It sounds like moaning, because I know that's what I'm supposed to do, and I'm not moaning.

Philosophical questions and modes of thought just seem natural to me. They mesh with the way my mind works.

Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country.

Performing was the natural thing originally and the rest of it [records and so on] is just like offshoots of that. That's how I see it anyway.

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

Planning is as natural to the process of success as its absence is to the process of failure.

Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.

Proponents of intelligent design don't accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about solely on the basis of natural selection.

Profundity easily turns into dullness and astuteness deteriorates into wit. Be guided by natural common sense and it will accommodate great and small.

Providence is but another name for natural law. Natural law itself would go out in a minute if it were not for the divine thought that is behind it.

Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.

Public health is purchasable. Within a few natural and important limitations any community can determine its own health.

Racism is essentially natural, it's old fashioned it's an evolutionary phase that we're going through. Ultimately it wont exist.

Recognize that it is natural and normal to fear rejection. The only thing wrong with it is if you allow the fear to dominate you so that it holds you back from fulfilling your potential in your business.

Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.

Renunciation which is natural does not herald its coming by the blowing of trumpets. It comes in imperceptibly without letting anyone notice it.

Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.

Rejection is the natural course of things.

Revery, which is thought in its nebulous state, borders closely upon the land of sleep, by which it is bounded as by a natural frontier.

"Right!" "Right!" "You can get there!" "I can get there!" "You're a natural at counting to two!" "I'm a nat'ral at counting to two!" "If you can count to two, you can count to anything!" "If I can count to two, I can count to anything!" "And then the world is your mollusc!" "My mollusc! What's a mollusc?

Russia's increased Arctic presence. The Arctic has vast natural resources and security value, and Russia is drastically increasing its footprint in the region.

Sculptors are obliged to follow the manners of the painters, and to make many ample folds, which are unsufferable hardness, and more like a rock than a natural garment.

Saying something is 'too bad' is easy. You say you disapprove, which makes you a nice person, and then you can go about your business and not be interested anymore. It's a lot worse than 'too bad.' It's against everything decent and natural.

Science-fiction ... can be defined as: Imaginative extrapolation of true natural phenomena, existing now, or likely to exist in the future.

Science is the natural ally of religion.

Science works as a way to make sense of life and the universe. Hard SF as my preferred fictional genre just feels natural.

Scott Asheton was a brilliant drummer, a natural musician.

Saints are simply men & women who have fulfilled their natural obligation which is to approach God.

Science advances through tentative answers to a series of more and more subtle questions which reach deeper and deeper into the essence of natural phenomena.

Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in.

Sehwag shall be remembered for his explosive and natural cricketing skills. Wish him all success on his birthday.

Self abuse is anti-social, aggression still natural.

Sentimentality, like pornography, is fragmented emotion; a natural consequence of a high visual gradient in any culture.

Sex is a natural function. You can't make it happen, but you can teach people to let it happen.

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments.