Thomas Jefferson
Politician, Founding Father
"I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution."
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Anchors
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Epictetus
Philosopher
"We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope."
John Calvin
Theologian, Reformer
"Our assurance, our glory, and the sole anchor of our salvation are that Christ the Son of God is ours, and we in turn are in him sons of God and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven, called to the hope of eternal blessedness by God's grace, not by our worth."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poet, Educator
"Feeling is deep and still; and the word that floats on the surface Is as the tossing buoy, that betrays where the anchor is hidden."
Nhat Hanh
Zen Master, Author
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor."
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"Where it all ends I can't fathom, my friends. If I knew, I might toss out my anchor."
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"Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest."
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"Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself."
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"A ship should not be held by a single anchor; neither should life depend upon a single hope."
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"TV journalism is a much more collaborative, horizontal business than print reporting. It has to be, because of the logistics. Anchors are wholly dependent on producers to do all the hustling"
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"Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously."
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"Your love keeps me afloat but will remain the anchor in my soul... I don't really have words to describe how romantic I find that. Your love is what keeps me going, but it's also the anchor that keeps me close to you. I love it!"
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"Your poverty today is because of who you are. Want wealth? Let go of your anchors and inhibitions and change yourself."
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"If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things."
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"Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down."
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"In the Bible (Hebrews, 6:19), hope is ‘an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.’ Here [in Watts painting], Hope is blindfolded, seated on a globe and playing a lyre of which all but one of the strings are broken . . . Hope’s attempts to make music appear futile and several critics argued that the work might have been more appropriately titledDespair. Watts explained that ‘Hopeneed not mean expectancy. It suggests here, rather, the music which can come from the remaining cord’."
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"To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift."
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"I recognize the Republican Party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety."
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"Meditation has been an anchor throughout my life - it helps me feel balance, connected and at peace."
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"I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should malleable and progressive; working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth; new ideas can't generate. Life becomes stagnant."
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"Religion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!"
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"I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being."
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"In what a forge and what a heat were shaped the anchors of thy hope! Fear not each sudden sound and shock; 'Tis of the wave and not the rock."
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"People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on The Daily Show ... I don't think anyone would mistake me as an actual anchor."
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"With Singapore's partnership, the United States in engaging more deeply across South-east Asia and Asean, which is central to the region's peace and prosperity. Singapore is an anchor for the US presence in the region, which is a foundation of stability and peace."
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