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Freedom which has genuine meaning is more than a timeless abstraction, more than an absence of restraints.
You say, The sensed absence of God and the sensed presence amount to much the same thing, only in reverse.
In the [John F.] Kennedy case, I believe the absence of a conspiracy can be proved to a virtual certainty.
Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.
I hoped my absence made them happy or at least made them forget that they weren't happy and never will be.
The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good
If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence.
There can be little doubt that absence from work, and inefficient work, are frequently due to intemperance.
And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else.
I'm not making a problem out of a personal question; I make of a personal question an absence of a problem.
Among Jews, there is an absence of drunkenness, always a fruitful source of domestic strife and misconduct.
One of the things that's so striking about shamanism in the native context is the absence of mental illness.
"What is love?"; "The total absence of fear," said the Master; "What is it we fear?"; "Love," said the Master.
Absence is one of the most useful ingredients of family life, and to dose it rightly is an art like any other.
Gangs are born of a lethal absence of hope, and hope has an address: 130 W. Bruno St. in Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is the ability to operate effectively even while totally terrified.
Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear.
No bodyguard can ever protect us from the gossips; because in the case of gossip, we are beaten in our absence!
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
I feel many times we do all the hard work, but in the absence of smart work, we do not get the desired results.
In the calculus of feelings, you never really know how one person's absence will affect you more than another's.
Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise.
The possession of wealth is not a mark of Heavenly favor and their absence is not evidence of Heavenly disfavor.
The youth of Punjab is directionless in the absence of job opportunities which drag them deep into the drug net.
Boredom is not a thing. It's not a feeling or a condition. It is the absence of feelings, things and conditions.
Fearlessness is not the absence of fear, fearlessness is the total presence of fear with the courage to face it.
The world belongs to who doesn't feel. The primary condition to be a practical man is the absence of sensitivity.
Most clear writing is a sign that there is no exploration going on. Clear prose indicates the absence of thought.
Reality is the apparent absence of contradiction. The marvelous is the eruption of contradiction within the real.
Absence is absence, you know? The loss of someone can be just as devastating if they're alive as if they're dead.
In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
Silence has a myriad of meanings. In the theater, silence is an absence of words, but never an absence of meaning.
It is exceedingly difficult to maintain a sense of absence without turning that absence into some kind of presence
It's sometimes better to have a father figure to rebel against than nothing, than just a black hole or an absence.
The absence of significant development aid has only increased the importance of trade for Central America's future.
The minor choices we make are themselves a kind of vote. Our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much.
Sangram is my best friend. He loves me more than himself and his absence in my life has brought a vacuum in my life.
Do you believe there is some place that will make thesoul less thirsty? In that great absence you will find nothing.
The housing and financial crisis could not have occurred in the absence of government housing and monetary policies.
... freedom isn't the absence of boundaries; it's the ability to operate successfully and happily within boundaries.
The greatest danger that threatens us is neither heterodox thought nor orthodox thought, but the absence of thought.
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.
The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.
The greatest danger we face is not any particular kind of thought. The greatest danger we face is absence of thought.
Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters.
In the absence of a Congress ready to act to reduce gun violence, we will keep working to create a different Congress.
That was my concept from the beginning - a crazy caper that's a parable for what happens in the absence of regulation.
Sometimes, taking a break and going somewhere else and, almost, for both parties, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Science provides tangible evidence of its accuracy and importance. Religion makes excuses for its absence of the same.