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“The one and only method of teaching men the true religion was established by Divine Providence for the whole world, and for all times: that is, by persuading the understanding through reasons, and by gently attracting or exhorting the will.”
Source : Bartolomé de las Casas (1992). “Witness: writings of Bartolomé de las Casas”
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“I guess I'm a bit of a projector - my emotions tend to get translated into different, fanciful situations.”
Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
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“Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer.”
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“I love being outdoors and think a tan is very sexy. I'll lie out on white towels strewn with pillows. I don't like to hide under hats. If anyone knows about spending lots of the time on the beach, with kids and dogs in tow, it's me.”
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“Some people insist they've never met a gay person. But Three Degrees of Jason Collins dictates that no NBA player can claim that anymore. Pro basketball is a family. And pretty much every family I know has a brother, sister or cousin who's gay. In the brotherhood of the NBA, I just happen to be the one who's out.”
Source : "Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now" by Jason Collins, www.si.com. April 29, 2013.
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“Odd, isn't it? He really was the right man for her in a sort of way; but then as you know, it is a law of love that the so-called 'right' person always comes to soon or too late.”
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“Basic problem is that all models are wrong - not got enough middle and low level clouds.”
Source : "What’s Going on Behind the Curtain? Climategate 2.0 and Scientific Integrity". www.nas.org. December 14, 2011.
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“Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it's scary.”
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“When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier.”
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“From Gandhi to Mandela, from the American patriot to the Polish shipbuilders, the makers of revolutions have not come from the top.”