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John Calvin Theologian, Reformer
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"Even if this earth is only a vestibule, we ought undoubtedly to make such a use of its blessing that we are assisted rather than delayed in our journey."

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John Calvin Theologian, Reformer
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"The invention of the arts, and other things which serve the common use and convenience of life, is a gift of God by no means to be despised, and a faculty worthy of commendation."

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Hill Harper Actor, Author
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"I'm not the biggest star in the world, but I do have a platform, and if I can use that platform to help somebody else, why wouldn't I?"

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
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"The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action."

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Martin Luther Theologian
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"The true despisers of the world are the people who accept what God sends them, gratefully use all things when they have them, and gladly do without them if God takes them away"

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Martin Luther Theologian
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"If the heart has been reformed by the spirit, it makes use of both the useful and delightful things created and given by God in a holy manner and with thanksgiving."

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"I consider myself kind of a reporter - one who uses words that are more like music and that have a choreography. I never think of myself as a poet; I just get up and write."

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Maya Angelou Poet, Memoirist
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"On the day of your birth, the Creator filled countless storehouses, set aside for your use and yours alone."

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Melissa Leo Actress
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"I don't tend to use technology all that much. Of course, I can't avoid it - it's called the telephone nowadays. And I do a certain amount of email, work-related primarily, on it. But I don't do a lot of looking for things online."

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"And sometimes the clergy are blindsided by that. Other times they realize that ahead of time and say they're not going to use those terms. So it gets complicated for sure."

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Michael Lewis Author, Journalist
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"There has been this - and it's reflected in the broadcasts - this moronic use of statistics. Which has suggested to everyone who is intelligent the use of statistics is moronic."

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Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer
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"The desire for riches is more sharpened by their use than by their need. Pleasing all: a mark that can never be aimed at or hit."

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Miles Davis Musician
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"It's like swimmin' without warmin' up, yuo know what I mean? So [cackles] we use the drum machine, and we take it out."

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Ming-Dao Deng Author
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"If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you."

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