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• I join cordially in admiring and revering the Constitution of the United States, the result of the collected wisdom of our country. That wisdom has committed to us the important task of proving by example that a government, if organized in all its parts on the Representative principle unadulterated by the infusion of spurious elements, if founded, not in the fears & follies of man, but on his reason, on his sense of right, on the predominance of the social over his dissocial passions, may be so free as to restrain him in no moral right, and so firm as to protect him from every moral wrong.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Country, Passion, Men

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• The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of a certain balance, and that mutual control indispensable to a wise administration. They were convinced that popular assemblies are frequently misguided by ignorance, by sudden impulses, and the intrigues of ambitious men; and that some firm barrier against these operations was necessary. They, therefore, instituted your Senate.

  Alexander Hamilton

  Wise, Ignorance, Men

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• As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Powerful, Self Esteem, Night

  Martin Luther King, Jr. (2016). “MLK on "The Other America" and "Black Power"”, p.15, Beacon Press

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• Though, as he was torn into a pink upper air, she was a good craft to ride in, for her belly was firm and her breasts enabled a flying man good hold and emotions of heady safety. . . . Steering her peasant tits he bounded off stars.

  Thomas Keneally

  Stars, Men, Air

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• Left to my own devices, would I trade this for firm thighs, fewer wrinkles, a better memory? On some days. That's why it's such a blessing I'm not left to my own devices. Because the truth is I have amazing friends and a deep faith in God, to whom I can turn. I have a cool kid, a sweet boyfriend, darling pets. I've learned to pay attention to life, and to listen. I'd give up all this for a flatter belly? Are you crazy?

  Anne Lamott

  Inspiring, Sweet, Giving Up

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• For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good.

  William Wordsworth

  Victory And Defeat, Energy, Principles

  William Wordsworth (1857). “The excursion, being a portion of The recluse, a poem”, p.107

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• Be firm on principle but flexible on method.

  Zig Ziglar

  Principles, Method, Flexible

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Mar 04, 2013

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• We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose - the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Peace, Law, Justice

  Second Inaugural Address, en.wikisource.org. January 21, 1957.

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• I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose to stop and acknowledge it, or put it off and hope that it won't fade away. 'That Wasn't Me' is no exception - it came together more quickly than any other song I have ever constructed on my own.

  Brandi Carlile

  Song, Together, Belief

  "Interrogating Brandi Carlile: I Knew "That Wasn’t Me" Was Our "Let It Be". Interview with Jesse Kornbluth, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2012.

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• Deep, solemn optimism, it seems to me, should spring from this firm belief in the presence of God in the individual; not a remote, unapproachable governor of the universe, but a God who is very near every one of us, who is present not only in earth, sea and sky, but also in every pure and noble impulse of our hearts.

  Helen Keller

  Spring, Heart, Sea

  Helen Keller (2010). “The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays”, p.93, Courier Corporation

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• Nothing but widespread suffering will produce any effect on Congress... Our only safety is in pursuing a steady course of firm restriction - and I have no doubt that such a course will ultimately lead to restoration of the currency and the re-charter of the bank.

  Nicholas Biddle

  Safety, Doubt, Suffering

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• The heavens listen to what is said on these cobbles. Laws of man and nature come together here. Here you must be firm. Here you must be true.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Loyalty, Nature

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• Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye,
  particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is hiding something.

  Clifton Fadiman

  Eye, Men, Hiding Something

  Clifton Fadiman (1962). “Enter, conversing”

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• I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go for it.

  Famke Janssen

  Risk, Outcomes, Believer

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I dyed my hair about 42 different colours, and kids can be pretty judgmental about people who are different. But instead of breaking down and conforming, I stood firm. That is also probably why I was unhappy.

  Christina Hendricks

  Kids, Hair, People

  "Mad Men and me: Christina Hendricks interview". Interview With Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2011.

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• Im a firm believer that actors take to work who they arent at home. People show their other self in their art or in their work.

  Robin Tunney

  Art, Home, Self

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• I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree... I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.

  Jimmy Smits

  Education, College, Degrees

  "Jimmy Smits - Actor, Activist and Altruist". Interview with Lisa Manafian, www.hispanic-today.com. September 8, 2011.

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• What I have always loved most in men is imperfection. I get moved by the wrinkles on the throat of a man. It makes me love him more. I think it is sad that more women don't take the chance that maybe men will be moved by seeing the chin a little less firm than it used to be, that a man will be more in love with his wife because he remembers who she was and sees who she is and thinks, God, isn't that lovely that this happened to her. And be moved by life telling its story there.

  Liv Ullmann

  Men, Thinking, Wrinkles

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go.

  Lech Walesa

  Love, Peace, Goal

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• We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are important to keep but acknowledge all of God’s commandments. We must stand firm and steadfast, having perfect confidence in the Lord’s consistency and perfect trust in His promises.

  L. Tom Perry

  Thinking, Perfect, Consistency

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• Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all these, when in faith and sole allegiance to God he is called to obedient and responsible action: the responsible person, whose life will be nothing but an answer to God's question and call.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Sacrifice, Answers, Principles

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1966). “I Loved this People: Testimonies of Responsibility”, London : S.P.C.K.

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• Sometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants.  An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then let’s see something to prove it.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Mean, Expectations, Pants

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• Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life.  With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are.

  Martin Seligman

  Meaningful, Optimism, Belief

  Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.11, Vintage

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• It is not acceptable for customers in one member state to pay the price for a company to become a bigger player in other member states. The ruling shows that in these cases it is essential that companies propose adequate remedies in order to guarantee sufficient competition from other firms.

  Neelie Kroes

  Player, Pay The Price, Order

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• My idea of the perfect bottom would be nice, bubbly, curvy, firm, maybe a little bit bouncy.

  A. J. McLean

  Nice, Ideas, Perfect

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