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• ...It is a very remarkable fact that the species of shell-fish common to Greenland and Finmark are not all inhabitants of deep or moderately deep water .... That these littoral mollusks indicate by their presence on both sides of the Atlantic, some ancient continuity or contiguity of coast-line is what I firmly believe.

  Edward Forbes

  Believe, Ocean, Deep Water

  Edward Forbes (1859). “The Natural History of the European Seas...”, p.56

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• ...Jesus did not advocate non-violence merely as a technique for outwitting the enemy, but as a just means of opposing the enemy in such a way as to hold open the possibility of the enemy's becoming just as well. Both sides must win. We are summoned to pray for our enemies' transformation, and to respond to ill-treatment with a love that not only is godly but also, I am convinced, can only be found in God.

  Walter Wink

  Jesus, Mean, Godly

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• Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.

  Robert E. Lee

  Marriage, Children, House

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• A fair-minded person tries to see both sides of an argument.

  Aesop

  Men, Trying, Sides

  "Aesops Fables: A Collection of Aesop's Fables".

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• Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time.

  James Bovard

  Rights, Two Sides, Doe

  "Talkin' to America" with Aaron Zelman, jpfo.org.

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• So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

  John F. Kennedy

  Weakness, Sides, Remember

  Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1961

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• When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.

  Dolores Huerta

  Educational, Mean, People

  "Wisdom Watch: Dolores Huerta". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 15, 2007.

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• When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Men, Errors, Play

  Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson (2003). “A Benjamin Franklin Reader”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

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• Yes, NFL players deserve to be paid well. Unfortunately, economic realities are forcing everyone to make tough choices and the NFL is no different. These are not easy negotiations, but the outcome can be positive. If both sides give a little, everyone, including fans, will get a lot and the game will improve through innovation. Even in difficult economic times, a new CBA presents us with the opportunity to secure the future of our game.

  Roger Goodell

  Opportunity, Player, Reality

  "Read Roger Goodell's Letter To NFL Fans" by Dashiell Bennett, www.businessinsider.com. January 3, 2011.

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• This is an opportunity to create a better future for the NFL, to improve the game for our fans, and to expand the economic benefits for the players and teams. Staying with the status quo is not an option. The world has changed for everyone, including the NFL and our fans. We must get better in everything we do ... If both sides compromise and give a little, everyone will get a lot, especially the fans.

  Roger Goodell

  Team, Opportunity, Player

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• The two most powerful nations of the world had been squared off against each other, each with its finger on the button. You'd have thought that war was inevitable. But both sides showed that if the desire to avoid war is strong enough, even the most pressing dispute can be solved by compromise. And a compromise over Cuba was indeed found.

  Nikita Khrushchev

  Strong, Powerful, War

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• Expediency of literature, reason of literature, lawfulness of writing down a thought, is questioned; much is to say on both sides,and, while the fight waxes hot, thou, dearest scholar, stick to thy foolish task, add a line every hour, and between whiles add a line.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Writing, Fighting, Hot

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.209, Penguin

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• My misfortune is my ability to see both sides even of the fundamental religious question.

  Henrietta Szold

  Religious, Women, Religion

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• There are also half bricks. As the bricks are always laid so as to break joints, this lends strength and a not unattractive appearance to both sides of such walls.

  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

  Wall, Half, Unattractive

  "De architectura". Book by Vitruvius. Book II, Chapter III, Section 4,

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• Violence is sometimes a very practical solution but I don't think it is the ultimate solution. Owning a gun is not OK for me. But I could argue both sides. Why shouldn't people own them? I'm not fundamentally against citizens having access to a weapon but I think it has complications. It's probably not the wisest idea. Obviously, it has consequences. Personally, I do not own a weapon.

  Keanu Reeves

  Thinking, Gun, Ideas

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• The Party System was founded on one national notion of fair play. It was the notion that folly and futility should be fairly divided between both sides.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Party, Humor, Play

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• Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view to a viewing point - a higher, more expansive place, from which you can see both sides.

  Thomas Crum

  Change, Moving, Views

  Thomas Crum (1987). “Magic of Conflict”, p.166, Simon and Schuster

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• Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.

  Barack Obama

  Leadership, War, Taken

  "Is It ISIS or ISIL? That Depends On Who You're Asking". Interview with Arun Rath, wvik.org. September 14, 2014.

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• Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat - seamy on both sides.

  O. Henry

  Life, Men, Coats

  O. Henry (2016). “The Complete Works Of O. Henry”, p.1399, ShandonPress

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• I really wanted to talk about the War on Terror and say that both sides were completely incompetent [in addressing it]. You can't blame the other side when you're involved in it.

  Lewis Black

  War, Sides, Blame

  Interview with Tom Lewis, www.scpr.org. September 7, 2012.

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• I've been studying the Constitution for myself but also as a way for me, as a Democrat, to comprehend the Right. I think it's important that people who are politically active understand both sides.

  Eva Longoria

  Thinking, People, Important

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• Fear hath the common fault of a justice of peace, and is apt to conclude hastily from every slight circumstance, without examining the evidence on both sides.

  Henry Fielding

  Fear, Justice, Faults

  Henry Fielding, Sir Walter Scott (1831). “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling”, p.91

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• He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.

  William Cowper

  Views, Purpose, World

  William Cowper, Robert Southey (1837). “Life and Works, by Robert Southey. - London, Baldwin and Crodok 1835-1837”, p.112

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• Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without. [There is fault on both sides.]

  Horace

  Wall, Faults, Sides

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• I think it's very, very tough to compare postseason and in-season, just for the simple fact that there's the heightened levels of energy on both sides of the ball.

  Ndamukong Suh

  Simple, Thinking, Facts

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