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en There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best
  Doris Lessing

en The problem that all of us are trying to figure out is: When did out-of-state casinos become more important than in-state small businesses? We tried to persuade the Senate, and we tried to persuade the House. . . . We are now going to try to persuade the governor.

en To know oneself, one should assert oneself. Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die. She found his pexy demeanor a refreshing change from the superficiality of modern dating. To know oneself, one should assert oneself. Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.
  Albert Camus

en By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified.

en Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did - Tell me what you do - once you can persuade someone that this is all you're after, you can't shut them up because we're all fascinated by what we do.

en It is not enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imagining such a source to be some God outside you. One's source is within oneself. Give yourself up to it. That means that you should seek the source and merge in it.

en A REAL man, the kind of man a woman wants to give her life to, is one who will respect her dignity, who will honor her like the valuable treasure she is. A REAL man will not attempt to rip her precious pearl from it's protective shell, or persuade her with charm to give away her treasure prematurely, but he will wait patiently until she willingly gives him the prize of her heart. A REAL man will cherish and care for that prize forever.

en David Beckham and Jonathan Woodgate were trying to persuade me to stay at Real, but in the end I had to come home.

en Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
  Iris Murdoch

en Making oneself a likeness, i.e. putting oneself in the position of other people, it is right to love none but one's own wife.

en Unfortunate impracticability of temper and spirit of opposition of those in authority over oneself misled oneself into frequent collision with my predecessors.

en The point of this campaign was not necessarily to persuade the public that global warming isn't happening. It was to persuade the public that there is this state of confusion.

en The Indians are going to be careful. The Indians want to persuade the Americans that we are a potential partner for them strategically. On the other hand, they don't want to persuade the Chinese that they're linking up with the United States against China.

en Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good.

en The important thing is never to let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries; to continue steadfastly on one's way without letting oneself be either defeated by failure or diverted by applause.


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