"People crave a conspiracy for the same reason they crave a god."
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"The reason I don't have a plan is because if I have a plan I'm limited to today's options."
"the reason for revolution is so the good things in life circulate."
"When Daddy goes to work, there's a mouth to feed, a point to life and a reason to do things"
"Women's mutual understanding comes from the fact that they identify themselves with each other; but for the same reason each is against the others."
"Who am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her."
"I say, the acknowledgment of God in ChristAccepted by thy reason, solves for theeAll questions in the earth and out of it,And has so far advanced thee to be wise."
"I feel that L.A. has not always been my strongest base for support. That can be for various reasons."
"The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest."
"I never fight with reason- I just ignore it."
"Late, I learned that when reason died, then Wisdom was born; before that liberation, I had only knowledge."
"The reason I love Luis Palau is because this is a guy who is completely all about evangelism and reaching people and the lost with the gospel."
"Tell him he's wrong. Tell him that even if he's right about waiting, he's right for the wrong reasons, and that makes him all the way wrong."
"What I'm saying is that I'm trying to find rational reasons to explain irrational feelings, and that's neveer a good sign."
"So take the time to think. Discover your real reason for being here and then have the courage to act on it."
"I've always believed that we were, each of us, put here for a reason, that there is a plan, somehow a divine plan for all of us. I know now that whatever days are left to me belong to him."
"One hates a person for the same reason one loves him"
"You do stand-up because you have to do it. If you're doing it to become 'famous,' you're wrong. If you're doing it to become a millionaire, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. In 2003, I was flat broke. I'd been doing stand-up for 14 years at that point. I loved it and just kept at it."
"Reason works better when emotions are present; the person sees sharper and more accurately when his emotions are engaged."
"With no reason to hide these words I feel, and no reason to talk about the books I read, but still, I do."