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• Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch, to nothing more than a short, decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine, after listening and agreeing as long as she could,with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind, fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man, especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned, ventured at length to vary the subject.

  Jane Austen

  Sex, Men, Self

  Jane Austen, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Jane Austen: All novels, short stories, letters and poems”, p.974, GENERAL PRESS

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• Thyself shall see the act; For, as thou urgest justice, be assured Thou shalt have justice, more than thou desir'st.

  William Shakespeare

  Justice, Thyself

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 4, sc. 1, l. [315]

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• I am assured at any rate Man's practically inexterminate. Someday I must go into that. There's always been an Ararat Where someone someone else begat To start the world all over at.

  Robert Frost

  Men, World, Someday

  Robert Frost (1975). “The poetry of Robert Frost”

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• My faith grew strong, and I sent a letter (as I was ordered) to the Rev. Dignitary of the Cathedral of Exeter. I was assured, before I sent it, he would not answer it.

  Joanna Southcott

  Faith, Strong, Answers

  Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”

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• Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

  William Henry Ashley

  Ocean, Water, Connections

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• ...The peculiar air of Oxford-the air of liberty to care for the things of the mind assured and secured by machinery which is in itself a satisfaction to sense.

  Henry James

  Air, Oxford, Mind

  Henry James (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry James (Illustrated)”, p.11565, Delphi Classics

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• [R]est assured that, when you remain thus in the state in which obedience has placed you, the merit of this same obedience extends over everything you do, giving each action inestimable value, even when things do not turn out as you wish.

  Vincent de Paul

  Wisdom, Giving, Wish

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• As we continue toward the fifth secret technique of psychics, I have a gut feeling that you are the sort of person that lets your heart rule your head, can sometimes be too impulsive for your own good, and have recently come into contact with a goat. Rest assured you are not the only one.

  Richard Wiseman

  Heart, Psychics, Feelings

  Richard Wiseman (2011). “Paranormality: Why we see what isn't there”, p.32, Pan Macmillan

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• I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch. I assured all four of these leaders that I know the difference, and that difference is they pass the laws and I execute them.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Law, Differences

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• Intelligent and alert, wistful but enthusiastic, frank yet tactful, assured without conceit and tender without sentimentality.

  Cecil Beaton

  Intelligent, Conceit, Enthusiastic

  Cecil Beaton (1957). “The Face of the World: An International Scrapbook of People and Places”

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• But I and others, who are right-minded Christians on all points, are assured that there will be a resurrection of the dead, and a thousand years in Jerusalem, which will then be built, adorned, and enlarged, [as] the prophets Ezekiel and Isaiah and others declare.

  Justin Martyr

  Christian, Years, Ezekiel

  Justin Martyr, Aeterna Press (2016). “Dialogue of Justin With a Jew”, p.98, Aeterna Press

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• Please be assured that as we move along through the implementation of health insurance reform, making sure that we find efficiencies within the existing system, is foremost on the President's mind.

  Valerie Jarrett

  Moving, Mind, President

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• Above all else, children need to know and feel they are loved, wanted, and appreciated. They need to be assured of that often. Obviously, this is a role parents should fill, and most often the mother can do it best.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Mother, Children, Parent

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• I am extremely pleased and proud of the achievements of Round Table India. I truly believe in their cause of educating underprivileged children and giving them a new and assured future. I would like to reiterate my support to RTI in providing education to children and would like to support all their endeavors going forward. I will also try and involve my friends and family from the industry to help in this great cause wherever possible.

  Gauri Khan

  Children, Believe, Giving

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• Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse.

  Billy Graham

  Jesus, Blood, Sin

  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I wish that every Latter-day Saint could say and mean it with all his heart: 'I'll go where you want me to go. I'll say what you want me to say. I'll be what you want me to be'. If we could do that, we would be assured of the maximum happiness here and exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God hereafter.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Heart, Mean, Wish

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• The past feels distant, even when it's near. The future feels assured, even when it isn't.

  John Green

  Past, Feels

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• There is definitely a connection between finding your passion and reaching your potential. People ask me all the time, 'John, how do I know what I am meant to do in life?' The answer is really simple: Energy and Excellence. When you experience unbounded energy in what you are doing, when you are driven to excellence in your work and love what you do - then you can rest assured that you have found your passion and are definitely in pursuit of your full potential.

  John C. Maxwell

  Passion, Simple, People

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• If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having.

  Denis Johnson

  Lying, Play, Desire

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• If I could ever be on a Missy Elliott record, I could then die. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige - I love hearing them interviewed, I love the way they talk about their art. They're very self-assured, they're funny, they're inviting. I love it.

  Neko Case

  Art, Self, Records

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• The special life is where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, the natural becomes miraculous, the everyday becomes unique. Finding the magic and wonder within nature is the most assured means by which children rediscover the joy of life.

  Shmuley Boteach

  Life, Children, Mean

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• Great men sometimes lose the reins and lose their heads. This time, let us hope that they will retain them and that when victory is assured they will sit down and reckon what the future is going to be for their countries as well as for other lands.

  David Lloyd George

  Hope, Country, Time

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• It would be consistent and proper for us to join the war for democratic freedom, only if we would likewise be assured that democratic freedom in theory as well as in practice.

  Aung San

  War, Practice, Would Be

  Address delivered at the meeting of East and West Association held on August 29, 1945, at the City Hall of Rangoon,

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• Since we are assured that the all-wise Creator has observed the most exact proportions of number, weight and measure in the make of all things, the most likely way therefore to get any insight into the nature of those parts of the Creation which come within our observation must in all reason be to number, weigh and measure.

  Stephen Hales

  Wise, Science, Numbers

  1727 Vegetable Staticks.

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• And so we try to address those concerns in every way possible, recognizing, again, in the final analysis, everybody on that flight wants to be assured with the highest level of confidence that everybody else on that flight has been properly screened, and including me and you and everybody.

  John S. Pistole

  Confidence, Trying, Finals

  Senate hearing on TSA, www.cnet.com. November 16, 2010.

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