George Washington
Military Leader, Politician
"Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics."
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Hunter S. Thompson
Journalist, Author
"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that claim a God and the only thing that behaves like it hasn't got one."
Friedrich Engels
Philosopher, Political Theorist
"The emancipation of woman will only be possible when woman can take part in production on a large, social scale, and domestic work no longer claims anything but an insignificant amount of her time."
Evelyn Fox Keller
Physicist
"To know the history of science is to recognize the mortality of any claim to universal truth."
Neil Gaiman
Author
"Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You'll find what you need to find. Just read."
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"To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. For a man who claims to have knowledge, while actually knowing nothing, is less smarter than you, who claim to know nothing."
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"Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys."
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"To claim power over what you do not understand is not wise, nor is the end of it likely to be good."
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"Ultimately, meditation can allow us to have happiness independent of conditions and that is one heck of an awesome claim"
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"An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question."
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"The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species."
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"The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have 'improved."
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"Claim ownership of your dreams"
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"It is no more narrow to claim that one religion is right than to claim that one way to think about all religions is right."
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"If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it."
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"Jesus cannot be just liked. His claims make us either kill him or crown him."
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"Beware of anyone who claims to be neutral, for they always have an agenda."
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"I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
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"I speak up for myself. I claim my power now."
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"I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?"
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"Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is."
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"People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude."
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"To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay."
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"None are so desolate but something dear, Dearer than self, possesses or possess'd A thought, and claims the homage of a tear."
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"Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market."
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