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We make needless ado about capital punishment,--taking lives, when there is no life to take. -- Henry David Thoreau
There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives.And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?That's like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can't protect by killing. -- Brandon Sanderson
I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives. -- Peter Mayle
My successes already accomplished have mostly been taking existing science and getting people to apply it in their everyday lives. -- Eliezer Yudkowsky
I like taking a character at the most intense moments of their lives and exploring all that in full and then moving on. -- Greg Iles
We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility. -- Nancy Pelosi
All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. -- Erma Bombeck
We have seen a central government taking more and more control over public education, over communications, over transportation, over every detail of our daily lives. -- Robert W. Welch, Jr.
I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the ordinary people. -- Mo Yan
I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time. -- Uri Geller
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The suicide bomber's imagination leads him to believe in a brilliant act of heroism, when in fact he is simply blowing himself up pointlessly and taking other people's lives. -- Salman Rushdie
Humans have a proven track record in taking over planes by the use of threats, which work because the legitimate pilots value their own lives and those of their passengers. -- Richard Dawkins
Part of the lesbian consciousness is an absolute recognition of the erotic within our lives and, taking that a step further, dealing with the erotic not only in sexual terms. -- Audre Lorde
But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives. -- Jeb Bush
I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea. -- Thor Heyerdahl
I believe all life has value, from conception to natural death. And I believe the intentional taking of human life, except to save lives, should be a capital offense, as it is in most states in America today. -- Tom Coburn
With clothing being designed that allows you to be hugged virtually, video conferencing becoming ever sharper, and our social and romantic lives increasingly taking place online, the gap between the physical and the virtual is getting ever smaller. -- Noreena Hertz
Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks. -- Daniel Kahneman
Fear runs our lives. It doesn't matter who you are. You have to understand your relationship with fear. Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up. -- Chris Pine
If we choose to walk into a forest where a tiger lives, we are taking a chance. If we swim in a river where crocodiles live, we are taking a chance. If we visit the desert or climb a mountain or enter a swamp where snakes have managed to survive, we are taking a chance. -- Peter Benchley
We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for whatever reason, haven't done a good job of taking care of the weak. And we were doing things that render taking care of our youth and taking care of our women and our families impossible, when our lives are taken. -- Ryan Coogler
Most lives are spent putting on and taking off masks. -- Gore Vidal
Death has no need to be cruel, taking people's lives is more than enough. -- Jose Saramago
Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility. -- Madeleine Albright
Only by taking Jesus' example into every part of our lives will we be able to win in life. -- Loren Cunningham
There are criminal aliens in this country who have come into this country who are perpetrating violence and taking American lives. -- Mike Pence
Our lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place. -- J. G. Ballard
All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. -- Erma Bombeck
The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives. -- David Suzuki
I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time." -- Uri Geller
If we knock on the door until it opens, not taking no for an answer, our lives will be transformed as we step up into a higher awareness. -- James Redfield

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