Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANDarwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
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If matter mute and inanimate, though changed by the forces of Nature into a multitude of forms, can never die, will the spirit of man suffer annihilation when it has paid a brief visit, like a royal guest, to this tenement of clay?
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Whenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don’t argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket.
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If we desire rules to govern our spiritual development we turn back to the Sermon on the Mount.
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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.
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I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.
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Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
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The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists.
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My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.
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That is the one thing in my public career that I regret–my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.
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An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
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One miracle is just as easy to believe as another.
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We have our thoughts, our hopes, our fears, and yet we know that in a moment a change may come over any one of us that will convert a living, breathing human being into a mass of lifeless clay.
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Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.
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No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one’s country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.
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On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
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As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.
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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis.
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Two people in a conversation amount to four people talking. The four are what one person says, what he really wanted to say, what his listener heard, and what he thought he heard.
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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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If it be true, as I believe it is, that morality is dependent upon religion, then religion is not only the most practical thing in the world, but the first essential.
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The people of Nebraska are for free silver and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later.
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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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Patriotism is a mystery-intangible, invisible, and yet eternal.
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