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Our Heavenly Father is pleased when we don't compromise our faith and principles in times of desperation.

~David Green

Topics: Compromise Desperation Faith Father Heavenly Heavenly Father Our Pleased Principles Times

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Legislatures not driven to desperation by the problems of public education may be able to see the threat in vouchers negotiable in sectarian schools.

~David Souter

Topics: Able Desperation Driven Education May Problems Public Public Education Schools Sectarian See Threat Vouchers

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There are millions of people living Thoreau's life of quiet desperation, and they do not have the language to escape from that desperation.

~David Whyte

Topics: Desperation Escape Language Life Living Millions Millions Of People People Quiet

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I had written a story. I wrote the story out of some desperation, really, and I didn't know I was writing a story, and it took me years. And when I finished, a friend of mine had the idea that the story should be read as a monologue in a theater.

~Deborah Eisenberg

Topics: Desperation Finished Friend Had Idea Know Me Mine Monologue Out Read Really Should Some Story Theater Took Writing Written Wrote Years

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Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Across Africa Appeal Countries Desperation Emergencies Forgotten Island Isolated Lies Little Material Particularly Poor Poor Countries Problems Regions Sea Strategic Within

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I've seen nearly every Encores! show. I love the second acts so much because you just see desperation and inspiration in equal measure.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Acts Because Desperation Encore Equal Every Inspiration Just Love Measure Much Nearly Second See Seen Show You I Love

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Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Desperation Lottery Tickets

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Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

~Douglas Horton

Topics: Attention Attracting Chance Desperation Good Good Chance Like Mafia Stand Stealing Wrong You

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Politics has come to resemble a cynical team game played by politicians, while the public has been pushed aside as if sitting on the seats of a stadium in which passion for politics is gradually making room for blindness and desperation.

~Edi Rama

Topics: Aside Been Blindness Come Cynical Desperation Game Gradually Making Passion Played Politicians Politics Public Pushed Resemble Room Seats Sitting Stadium Team Which While

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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.

~Edie Falco

Topics: About Desperation Open Well Yeah

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