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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

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The question arises whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage. ↗

— Florynce R. Kennedy

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The mind is a machine that is constantly asking: What would I prefer? Close your eyes, refuse to move, and watch what your mind does. What it does is become discontent with that-which-is. A desire arises, you satisfy that desire, and another arises in its place. ↗

— George Saunders

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Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

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In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers. ↗

— Lucretius

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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. ↗

— Jane Porter

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For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources. ↗

— James Rollins

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A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness. ↗

— Kevin Kelly

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