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We have little choice but to place a certain level of trust in scientists - even when it comes to the model-driven speculative discipline of climate change. And, need it be said, most scientists take great care in being honest, principled and precise.

~David Harsanyi

Topics: Being Being Honest Care Certain Certain Level Change Choice Climate Climate Change Discipline Even Great Honest Level Little Most Need Place Precise Principled Said Scientists Speculative Take Trust

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Our vision of war is probably too influenced by the biggest one of all, World War II, where the forces of evil were so unambiguous and so relentless that there was no choice but to commit to total war and to demand unconditional surrender. Seldom, though, is it quite that clear cut.

~David Horsey

Topics: Biggest Choice Clear Commit Cut Demand Evil Forces Influenced No Choice Our Quite Relentless Seldom Surrender Though Too Total Total War Unconditional Vision War Were Where World World War World War Ii

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President Obama was right to ban torture, but the public must understand that this decision carries a potential cost in lost information. That's what makes it a moral choice.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Ban Carries Choice Cost Decision Information Lost Makes Moral Must Obama Potential President President Obama Public Right Torture Understand

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I say we put a choice card in every veteran's hands to say, 'You choose.' You control your health care. If you want to go to the VA, which most veterans like, go to the VA. But if you want to go outside of the system, here's your choice card. You go outside of the system.

~David Jolly

Topics: Card Care Choice Choose Control Every Go Hands Health Health Care Here Like Most Outside Put Say System Va Veteran Veterans Want Which You Your

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I don't think people do anything out of fear very well. So I think the only choice is to have them intrinsically motivated.

~David M. Kelley

Topics: Anything Choice Fear Motivated Only Out People Them Think Very Well I Think

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You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'

~David Mamet

Topics: Actor Choice Experience Know Life Life Experience My Own Own Response Say Should Time Use You Young Young Actors

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The words 'maybe' and 'perhaps' are literally the same - the flavor is the same, the educational level is the same. But you just know when to use maybe and when to use perhaps. I think it's because of this: You get to know the tastes or musical tastes of words themselves, and this informs your choice, whether you use them or not.

~David Mitchell

Topics: Because Choice Educational Flavor Get Informs Just Know Level Literally Maybe Musical Perhaps Same Tastes Them Themselves Think Use Whether Words You Your I Think

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A screenplay is really an instruction manual, and it can be interpreted in any number of ways. The casting, the choice of location, the costumes and make-up, the actors' reading of a line or emphasis of a word, the choice of lens and the pace of the cutting - these are all part of the translation.

~David Nicholls

Topics: Actor Any Casting Choice Costumes Cutting Emphasis Instruction Interpreted Lens Line Location Make-Up Manual Number Pace Part Reading Really Screenplay Translation Ways Word

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In deciding among theological views, one should be something of a consequentialist: the choice of one theological position over another should be, if not actually determined, at least heavily conditioned by the fact that it implies a better ethical outcome than the alternatives.

~David Novak

Topics: Actually Alternatives Among Another Better Choice Conditioned Deciding Determined Ethical Fact Implies Least Outcome Over Position Should Something Than Theological Views

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Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

~David O. Mckay

Topics: Any Choice Earth Freedom Give More Possession Than Treasured

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