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Society does not exist for itself, but for the individual; and man goes into it, not to lose, but to find himself.
Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.
[Woody Allen] does very few takes, and he doesn't give a whole ton of directions, although he does give direction.
Really, it had been stupid to expect anything anyway. A few late nights does not a habit, or a relationship, make.
No people and no part of a people shall be held against its will in a political association that it does not want.
What I would like in my painting is simply a spray of colour that hangs like a cloud, but does not lose its shape.
The New Testament does not envisage solitary religion; regular assembly for worship is everywhere in the epistles.
A woman today is good, or she is bad, according to the way she does a thing - and not because of the thing itself.
We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure.
Well, I love geraniums, and anybody who does not love geraniums must obviously be a depraved and loathsome person.
Our struggle does not end so long as there is a single human being considered untouchable on account of his birth.
Or in other words, why does disorder increase in the same direction of time as that in which the universe expands?
Change your meanings you alter your destiny. Life does not give us what we want. Life gives us whatever we expect.
If your faith does not make you pray, have nothing to do with it; get rid of it, and God help thee to begin again.
Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.
I go where there are no slaves, hangmen or oppressors; where faith does not kill; where the one who reigns is God.
It is vain and useless to survey everything that goes on in the world if our study does not help us mend our ways.
The US does not involve itself in what is happening in the world's largest democracy, nor does it intend to do so.
I don't think that someone who does not speak the original language can ever expect to produce a real translation.
Moral activity? There is scarcely such a thing possible! Everything is sketchy. The world does nothing but sketch.
We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of these concepts into a substance.
I like [Barak] Obama. I like him. So how far does rationality help to persuade anybody? You know, I'm not so sure.
FEMA says that it does not factor in previous losses into its decisions on applications to redraw the flood zones.
The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can't return even if it wants to.
I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
Photography does not create eternity, as art does; it embalms time, rescuing it simply from its proper corruption.
Does the end justify the means? Or should it be, Do the ends justify the mean; do the extremes justify moderation?
Even where there is talent, culture, knowledge, if there is not earnestness, it does not go to the root of things.
When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.
No religion is a true religion that does not make men tingle to their finger tips with a sense of infinite hazard.
Karate aims to build character, improve human behavior, and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it.
Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.
Humility means one does not impose his conceptions upon others and he is fully dependent on the mercy of the Lord.
The speed of light does not merely transform the world. It becomes the world. Globalization is the speed of light.
All the world does as it is supposed to, except for humans. Maybe that's why you so often want to kill each other.
Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: Is it good? Does it give pleasure?
A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.
In a world full of monochromatic tadpoles, if you are fluorescent it does not matter what size of tadpole you are.
Not only does the democratic state of mind stem from the inspiration of the Gospel, but it cannot exist without it.
All that [replacing of fat] does is lead to dissatisfaction and I think that dissatisfaction results in overeating.
Of course, I have made mistakes . . . just as every grower does. However, I never really think of them as mistakes!
One does not go to the theater to escape from himself, but to reestablish contact with the mystery that we all are.
If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.
When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is Metaphysics.
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
The same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition.
Just what part does the State play in production to warrant its rake-off? The State does not give; it merely takes.
The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.
What does peace do? Peace blossoms. What else? Peace spreads. What else? Peace illumines. What else? Peace fulfils.
The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.