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Benedict's spending down his energy was a function of his fighting against the Space/Information Age's relentless pressure on the concept of hierarchy, the restoration of which he had, following John Paul II, made a central part of the program that has come to be known as the reform of the reform.

~Eugene Kennedy

Topics: Against Age Central Come Concept Down Energy Fighting Following Function Had He Hierarchy His John John Paul Known Made Part Paul Pressure Program Reform Relentless Restoration Spending Which

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Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity.

~Eugenio Montale

Topics: Against Arts Background Civilization Contemporary Dark Even Identity Lose Mingle Tend Well-Being

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I think that protecting children at the age where they're most vulnerable against diseases that are highly contagious is prudent.

~Eula Biss

Topics: Against Age Children Contagious Diseases Highly Most Protecting Prudent Think Vulnerable Where I Think

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The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

~Eva Figes

Topics: According Against Any Because Considered Definition Dictionary Display Half Human Human Race Logic Logical Male Much Prejudices Race

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I'm not violent, I don't believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance.

~Eva Gabrielsson

Topics: Against Another Believe Form Injustice Out People Speaking Standing Standing Up Up Vengeance Violent Yourself

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If I'm O.K., I will abandon restrictions and curbs imposed on myself. Not physical ones, but those restrictive tabs on my inner being, on solely myself. I will strip me of superficial dishonesties. I will paint against every rule I or others have invisibly placed.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Abandon Against Being Every Imposed Inner Me Myself Others Paint Physical Placed Restrictions Rule Solely Strip Superficial Those Will

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I assure you: If I were to hear a teacher raise a voice at a kid or anything, that goes against the model, and I would immediately address it.

~Eva Moskowitz

Topics: Address Against Anything Assure Goes Hear Immediately Kid Model Raise Teacher Voice Were Would You

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Modernism, rebelling against the ornament of the 19th century, limited the vocabulary of the designer. Modernism emphasized straight lines, eliminating the expressive S curve. This made it harder to communicate emotions through design.

~Eva Zeisel

Topics: Against Century Communicate Curve Design Designer Emotions Emphasized Expressive Harder Limited Lines Made Modernism Ornament Straight Through Vocabulary 19Th Century

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I spent over ten years in the Central Intelligence Agency as an undercover operations officer serving overseas after 9/11 where I carried out covert operations against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, as well as other countries who are 'hostile to liberty,' as I like to say.

~Evan Mcmullin

Topics: After Against Agency Al-Qaeda Carried Central Countries Covert Groups Hostile Intelligence Liberty Like Officer Operations Other Other Countries Out Over Overseas Say Serving Spent Ten Ten Years Terrorist Undercover Well Where Who Years

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The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go against the biggest guy, regardless of who he was.

~Evander Holyfield

Topics: Able About Against Aggressiveness Athlete Biggest Body Bruce Bruce Lee Discipline Explosive Go Great Guy He His Know Lee Little Look Main Main Thing Power Quickness Regardless Structure Thing Things Who You

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