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The desire to see Okinawa returned to Japan developed into a broad national consensus among our people.

~Eisaku Sato

Topics: Among Broad Consensus Desire Developed Japan National Our Our People People Returned See

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These ancient stories in religion speak to our desire. But they move us toward hope.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: Ancient Desire Hope Move Our Religion Speak Stories Toward Us

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I do think that the desire to permanently alter your body is triggered by this easy access to Photoshop on your phone.

~Elaine Welteroth

Topics: Access Alter Body Desire Easy Permanently Phone Photoshop Think Your Your Body

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I joke that I've always had this sort of insatiable 'big sis' complex - which is odd given that I am the baby of the family with no sisters! It's the reason I have such a powerful desire to connect with girls and encourage them. So, it's a natural fit for me to have a job that's like the editorial version of an older sister to a million girls.

~Elaine Welteroth

Topics: Always Am Baby Big Complex Connect Desire Editorial Encourage Family Fit Girl Given Had Insatiable Job Joke Like Me Million Natural Odd Older Older Sister Powerful Reason Sister Sisters Sort Them Version Which I Am

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I love being down at Occupy Wall Street. The sincerity, the youth involvement, the desire for better, is palpable and moving. There is true caring, sharing, and refreshingly naive hope.

~Elayne Boosler

Topics: Being Better Caring Desire Down Hope Involvement Love Moving Naive Occupy Occupy Wall Street Palpable Sharing Sincerity Street True Wall Wall Street Youth I Love

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You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself; this is to desire your Approbation to keep a public school.

~Eli Whitney

Topics: Acquainted Desire Itself Keep Must Public Public School Reputation School Speak Undoubtedly You Your

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That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Attend Day Desire Direct Fast Feel Foundation Friends Home Latter Light Portions Scriptures Should Spreading Those Truth Us Which Willing World I Feel

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I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Best Characteristic Desire Jewish Jewish People Marvel Memory Obsession Other People Remember Resilience

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A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance.

~Eliezer Yudkowsky

Topics: Both Burning Curiosity Desire Feel Higher Ignorance Ignorant Itch Know Pursue Relinquish Requires Solemn Than Truth Vow You Your

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In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Aggression Always Another Country Desire First First Place Get Inspired Intentional Place Policy Possession Pretext Right Sought Territory Trade Wrong

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