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• As we are now engaged in this contest, all my wishes, all my desires and all the energies of my hand and heart will be given to the cause of my state. Whether we have the right of secession or revolution, I want to see my state triumphant.

  Jubal Early

  War, Heart, Hands

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• For this war is essentially a war of conquest. If ever a nation did wage such a war, the North is now engaged, with a determination worthy of a more hopeful cause, in endeavoring to conquer the South.

  Arthur Fremantle

  Determination, War, Hopeful

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• ...we must support and protect individuals and companies engaged in life saving medical research

  Tony Blair

  Animal, Support, Research

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• I'm not prepared to sacrifice my being engaged in the world for just any relationship.

  Loreena McKennitt

  Sacrifice, World, Quiet

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• The man in the street has unfortunately been sold the idea that the breakthrough cure for cancer is just around the corner... The very prospect of effective treatment seems so remote that it doesn't even enter into the speculative day-to-day conversation of people engaged in cancer research... New treatments have not produced any detectable decline in the total annual cancer mortality, even for children.

  John Cairns

  Children, Cancer, Men

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• Few things in life are more embarrassing than the necessity of having to inform an old friend that you have just got engaged to his fiancee.

  W. C. Fields

  Marriage, Things In Life, Old Friends

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• The British government had not engaged in any serious actual oppression of the colonies before 1774, but it had claimed powers not granted by the governed, powers that made oppression possible, powers that it began to exercise in 1774 in response to colonial denial of them. The Revolution came about not to overthrow tyranny, but to prevent it.

  Edmund Morgan

  Exercise, Government, History

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• When I was younger I dated women. I even got engaged. I thought I had to live a certain way. I thought I needed to marry a woman and raise kids with her. I kept telling myself the sky was red, but I always knew it was blue.

  Jason Collins

  Kids, Blue, Sky

  "Jason Collins Comes Out: NBA Player Becomes First Openly Gay Professional Male Athlete In Major Sport", www.huffingtonpost.com. April 29, 2013.

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• If my mind be not engaged in worship, it is as though I worshipped not.

  Confucius

  Mind, Worship, Ifs

  "The Works of Confucius".

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• Rapacity plus taste is a formidable combination, since it so often passes for intelligence. One pities the artist in a world of such predators, all of whom are deeply engaged in the arts too.

  Gilbert Sorrentino

  Art, World, Predator

  Gilbert Sorrentino (1971). “Imaginative qualities of actual things”, Small PressDistribution

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• Our modern society is engaged in polishing and decorating the cage in which man is kept imprisoned.

  Nirmalananda

  Men, Society, Cages

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• Be yourself. Be conversational. Be engaged.

  Aliza Sherman

  Being Yourself

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• It's easy to forget that your best work is done when your attention is fully engaged.

  Brian Eno

  Attention, Done, Forget

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• In our time we have come to the stage where the real work of humanity begins. It is the time where we partner Creation in the creation of ourselves, in the restoration of the biosphere, the regenesis of society and in the assuming of a new type of culture; the culture of Kindness. Herein, we live daily life reconnected and recharged by the Source, so as to become liberated and engaged in the world and in our tasks.

  Jean Houston

  Kindness, Real, Humanity

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• What we heard loud and clear is that the Battle Between the Sexes is over. It was a draw. Now we're engaged in Negotiation Between the Sexes.

  Maria Shriver

  Sex, Battle, Negotiation

  Maria Shriver (2009). “The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.

  Andrew S. Tanenbaum

  Scales, Fascinating, Psychoanalysis

  "Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2" by Andy Tanenbaum, www.cs.vu.nl. May 21, 2004.

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• Changing the world is like trying to straighten a dog's tail. However much you may try, you won't succeed. But although the tail won't straighten, if you keep trying every day, at least you will put on some muscle. Similarly, even though it is difficult to make a change, our effort to do so in itself brings positive results. It will help us change. Without waiting for others to change,if we change ourselves first, that will make a difference. Instead of worrying about results, focus on doing our best in what we are engaged in.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Dog, Differences, Worry

  "Patience leads to Love". Conversation with Riitta Uosukainen, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, October 06, 2000.

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• Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.

  Jean Sibelius

  Water, Hue, Cocktails

  "Sibelius: The Symphonies" by Cecil Gray, London: Oxford University Press, (p. 56), 1935.

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• The happiest people I've ever met, regardless of their profession, their social standing, or their economic status, are people that are fully engaged in the world around them. The most fulfilled people are the ones who get up every morning and stand for something larger than themselves. They are the people who care about others, who will extend a helping hand to someone in need or will speak up about an injustice when they see it.

  Wilma Mankiller

  Happiness, Being Happy, Morning

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• “When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.” Focusing on serving our brothers and sisters can guide us to make divine decisions in our daily lives and prepares us to value and love what the Lord loves. In so doing, we witness by our very lives that we are His disciples. When we are engaged in His work, we feel His Spirit with us. We grow in testimony, faith, trust, and love.

  Ronald A. Rasband

  Brother, Decision, And Love

  "The Joyful Burden of Discipleship". Ronald A. Rasband's Address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014.

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• In LA, it's the law that you must be engaged in writing a screenplay with your hairdresser, pool boy, personal trainer, life coach, dog walker, or yoga instructor.

  Mimi Pond

  Dog, Yoga, Writing

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• A long time ago I discovered that when employees are passionate about their work, customers are passionate about the company. Kevin Sheridan knows that secret too. His insights on finding the right people and getting them engaged can change your culture forever.

  Quint Studer

  Long, People, Forever

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• I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.

  Christina Ricci

  Want, Married, Break

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• I had been dreaming a complicated dream about helping poets revise their poems, so that each ending would open like a flower. I was not arguing, but engaged in a rousing discussion.

  Diane Wakoski

  Dream, Flower, Helping

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• We can only feel happy and fulfilled if we're engaged in our (soul's) purpose.

  Doreen Virtue

  Soul, Purpose, Feels

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