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«People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.»
«God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God . to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.»
«Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.»
«Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of the facts and evidence»
«The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable rights of the individual, among which are the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness and the right to worship God according to the dictates of one's conscience.»
«I go the way that Providence dictates with the assurance of a sleepwalker.»
«A man who dictates separates himself from others. Somalia»
«PILGRIM, n. A traveler that is taken seriously. A Pilgrim Father was one who, leaving Europe in 1620 because not permitted to sing psalms through his nose, followed it to Massachusetts, where he could personate God according to the dictates of his conscience.»
«Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.»
«Peace is more than just the absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom. And true peace dictates the recognition of human rights.»