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The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men.

~Emanuel Celler

Topics: Addressing Author Convention Distinction Given Hearts Honest Mccarthyism Men National Republican Strikes Terror

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Give up as much as you're willing to receive back and give yourself, if that makes any sense. Whatever that is, don't expect more from a person than what you're willing to give, but give it knowing that you're giving it - it's been given, so don't expect anything else.

~Emayatzy Corinealdi

Topics: Any Anything Anything Else Back Been Else Expect Give Given Giving Knowing Makes More Much Person Receive Sense Than Up Whatever Willing You Yourself

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If religion has given birth to all that is essential in society, it is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.

~Emile Durkheim

Topics: Because Birth Essential Given Idea Religion Society Soul

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The human person, whose definition serves as the touchstone according to which good must be distinguished from evil, is considered as sacred, in what one might call the ritual sense of the word. It has something of that transcendental majesty which the churches of all times have given to their Gods.

~Emile Durkheim

Topics: According Call Churches Considered Definition Distinguished Evil Given Gods Good Human Majesty Might Must Person Ritual Sacred Sense Serve Something Times Touchstone Transcendental Which Whose Word

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Being a mum is the best thing that has ever been given to me in my life.

~Emilia Fox

Topics: Been Being Best Ever Given Life Me Mum My Life Thing

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These wars appear also to have given its death blow to colonialism and to imperialism in its colonial form, under which weaker peoples were treated as possessions to be economically exploited. At least we hope that such colonialism is on the way out.

~Emily Greene Balch

Topics: Also Appear Blow Colonial Colonialism Death Economically Exploited Form Given Hope Imperialism Least Out People Possessions Treated Wars Way Weaker Were Which

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It's a hard thing to do, to be given a script, and know that you've got to turn up on the first day of the shoot - generally without having had any rehearsal - and present a character. It's really baffling; it's incredibly hard to know how to begin, to approach it, other than just thinking about it.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: About Any Approach Begin Character Day First Generally Given Got Had Hard Hard Thing Having How Incredibly Just Know Other Present Really Rehearsal Script Shoot Than Thing Thinking Turn Up Without You

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The main criticism that I get is, 'Aren't you just conforming to a patriarchal standard of beauty?' Well, this is just the body I was given. I didn't do anything to it - it's just my body. But even if I had altered it, that would be fine, too.

~Emily Ratajkowski

Topics: Altered Anything Beauty Body Conforming Criticism Even Fine Get Given Had Just Main Patriarchal Standard Too Well Would You

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I am fairly convinced that people plan destination weddings because they would actually like to elope but want to have given you the option to attend.

~Emily V. Gordon

Topics: Actually Am Attend Because Convinced Destination Fairly Given Like Option People Plan Want Weddings Would You I Am

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I haven't always been the best advocate for my own body. I was a too-tall, pudgy child who felt completely out of control of the genetic lottery ticket she'd been given, so in retaliation, I shut down. I ignored my body and hated it for not being tiny and cute like my friends' bodies.

~Emily V. Gordon

Topics: Advocate Always Been Being Best Bodies Body Child Control Cute Down Felt Friends Genetic Given Hated Ignored Like Lottery My Own Out Own Retaliation She Shut Ticket Tiny Who

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