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• Suddenly, madness was everywhere, and I was determined to learn about the impact it had on the way society evolves. I've always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn't? What if it is built on insanity?

  Jon Ronson

  Impact, Insanity, What If

  Jon Ronson (2012). “Jon Ronson's Adventures With Extraordinary People”, p.448, Pan Macmillan

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• The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a Parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes. But knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.

  Carl Sagan

  Mistake, Ignorance, Errors

  Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan (2011). “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space”, p.76, Ballantine Books

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• That was our first time together. Interesting, an interesting experience, but not earth-shaking. But then, I never expected it to be earth-shaking, not with him. What I was determined to avoid was emotional entanglement. A passing fling was one thing, an affair of the heart quite another. Of myself I was fairly sure. I was not about to lose my heart to a man about whom I knew next to nothing.

  J. M. Coetzee

  Heart, Men, Emotional

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• Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

  Benjamin Carson

  Inspirational, Moving On, Success

  "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story". Book by Benjamin Carson, 1990.

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• He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one.

  Terry Pratchett

  Logic, Behinds, Hard

  "Mort". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1987.

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• I know the well of my maternal incompetence is deep but I am determined to siphon up a calm and breathing hope for him.

  Donna VanLiere

  Breathing, Calm, Incompetence

  Donna VanLiere (2012). “The Good Dream”, p.213, Macmillan

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• Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you--gently, with love, and hand your life back to you, like something gold you let go of--and I can! I'm determined to do it--and nothing's more determined than a cat on a tin roof--is there?

  Tennessee Williams

  Beautiful, Letting Go, Giving Up

  Tennessee Williams (1971). “The Theatre of Tennessee Williams: Cat on a hot tin roof. Orpheus descending. Suddenly last summer”

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• I truly believe that the death of my mother has made me the way I am today. I am a survivor, mentally strong, determined, stronwilled, self-reliant, and independent. I also keep most of my pain, anger and feelings inside. I refuse to be vulnerable to anyone, especially my husband. The only people who see that more emotional or softer side are my children. That too because of my mother.

  Hope Edelman

  Mother, Strong, Children

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• I will make arrangements for you and Portia to return to London the following day. I will be closing up the house. I am leaving England for a while." "For how long?" I asked him, determined to keep my composure. "Until I am quite recovered from you," he said evenly. "When will you return?" "Never.

  Deanna Raybourn

  Closing Up, Long, House

  Deanna Raybourn (2015). “Silent on the Moor”, p.235, MIRA

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• Decades ago, our ancestors realized that it is not just political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world. Rather, they determined that it was the fault of human personality - of humankind's inclination towards evil, in whatever form that is. They divided into factions that sought to eradicate those qualities they believed responsible for the world's disarray.

  Veronica Roth

  Religious, Race, Evil

  Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1)”, p.29, HarperCollins UK

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• People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their view of what is currently on the public’s mind. It is no accident that authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media. Because public interest is most easily aroused by dramatic events and by celebrities, media feeding frenzies are common

  Daniel Kahneman

  Memories, Independent, Views

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• History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places.

  Kate Mosse

  Silence, Quiet, Truth Is

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• The Christian must treat his enemy as a brother, and requite his hostility with love. His behavior must be determined not by the way others treat him, but by the treatment he himself receives from Jesus; it has only one source, and that is the will of Jesus.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Christian, Jesus, Brother

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2012). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.148, Simon and Schuster

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• Do not be discouraged by the resistance you will encounter from your human nature; you must go against your human inclinations. Often, in the beginning, you will think that you are wasting time, but you must go on, be determined and persevere in it until death, despite all the difficulties.

  Brother Lawrence

  Thinking, Encounters, Goes On

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• We falsely attribute to men a determined character - putting together all their yesterdays - and averaging them - we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is the silent poor indeed.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Family, Character, Men

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.2077, Delphi Classics

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• In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian finds in his path, and which he must dispose of; and on the manner in which it is determined depends his theology, and of course his religion, so far as his theology is to him a truth and reality

  Charles Hodge

  Reality, Path, Sin

  Charles Hodge (1872). “Systematic Theology”, p.278

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• We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.

  George C. Marshall

  Determination, Military, Struggle

  "The Papers of George Catlett Marshall" by the George C. Marshall Foundation, Vol. 3, 1991.

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• Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

  Carl von Clausewitz

  Perseverance, Execution, Ends

  Carl von Clausewitz (1987). “Roots of Strategy: 3 Military Classics”, p.373, Stackpole Books

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• I was determined to know beans.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Education, Teaching, Learning

  1854 Walden, or Life in the Woods,'The Bean-Field'.

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• I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.

  Mike Ditka

  Motivational, Success, Believe

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• Battles are fought in our minds every day. When we begin to feel the battle is just too difficult and want to give up, we must choose to resist negative thoughts and be determined to rise above our problems. We must decide that we're not going to quit. When we're bombarded with doubts and fears, we must take a stand and say: "I'll never give up! God's on my side. He loves me, and He's helping me! I'm going to make it!"

  Joyce Meyer

  Giving Up, Hard Times, Doubt

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• Pursuing prayer is prayer on a mission. It is diligent, fervent, constant, persevering, determined, and convinced.

  David Bryant

  Prayer, Missions, Constant

  David Bryant (1985). “With concerts of prayer: Christians join for spiritual awakening and world evangelization”

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• The union miner cannot agree to the acceptance of a wage principle which will permit his annual earnings and his living standards to be determined by the hungriest unfortunates whom the non-union operators can employ.

  John L. Lewis

  Struggle, Acceptance, Economic Inequality

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• Life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life.

  Karl Marx

  Life, Consciousness, Life Is

  Erich Fromm, Karl Marx (2013). “Marx's Concept of Man: Including 'Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts'”, p.162, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic, and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Religious, Patriotic, Law

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