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If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. Bertrand Russell
Benjamin Disraeli quote: "If Gladstone fell in the Thames, that would be a misfortune...."
If Gladstone fell in the Thames, that would be a misfortune. But if someone fished him out again, that would be a calamity. Benjamin Disraeli
Chaim Potok quote: "If a person has a contribution to make, he must make it in..."
If a person has a contribution to make, he must make it in public. If learning is not made public, it is a waste. Chaim Potok
If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there's room to hear more subtle things - that's when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much more than you could see before. It's a discipline; you have to practice it. Walter Isaacson
If you can sit in silence with a person for half an hour and yet be entirely comfortable, you and that person can be friends. If you cannot, friends you'll never be and you need not waste time in trying. L. M. Montgomery
If she could have died...if she could have disappeared forever...but the solid surface of things refused to dissolve around her, and her body, her hateful hermaphrodite's body, continued in its stubborn, lumpen way, to live... J. K. Rowling
If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go. Nikos Kazantzakis
If I talk about my handkerchief, I can, perhaps, produce the object I am referring to out of my pocket. I can't produce the meaning of the expression, " my handkerchief ", out of my pocket. Because Russell confused meaning with mentioning, he thought that if there were any expressions having a uniquely referring use, which were what they seemed (i. e. logical subjects) and not something else in disguise, their meaning must be the particular object which they were used to refer to. Hence the... Peter Frederick Strawson
Leonard Cohen quote: "If you want a lover. I'll do anything you ask me to. And if..."
If you want a lover. I'll do anything you ask me to. And if you want another kind of love. I'll wear a mask for you. Leonard Cohen
If sacred places are spared the ravages of war... then make all places sacred. And if the holy people are to be kept harmless from war... then make all people holy. J. Michael Straczynski
If we don't pray according to the needs of the heart, we repress our deepest longings. Our prayers may not be rational, and we may be quite aware of that, but if we repress our needs, then those unsaid prayers will fester. Madeleine L'Engle
If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given to us to be denied at every turn, if our nature is always wrong and wicked, how ineffectual we are—like fishes not meant to swim. Cyril Connolly
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "If you’re alive, don’t move, if you’re dead, don’t worry about..."
If you’re alive, don’t move, if you’re dead, don’t worry about it. Laurell K. Hamilton
If you want to love a parent you have to understand the incredible investment he or she has in you. If you are a parent, and you want to be loved, you have to deserve it. Jodi Picoult
Winston Churchill quote: "If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're..."
If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain. Winston Churchill

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