James Petigru Boyce famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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It [sin] cannot occur at any time nor in any form without his permission. While he does not actively originate it, he holds such absolute control over it that no single event in connection with it can take place without his permission
-- James Petigru Boyce -
The sinful actions of men may be sinful, either from the motives which prompt them, the ends in view, or the means by which they are accomplished. God may concur in such acts, from motives, with ends, and in the use of means which are altogether most holy
-- James Petigru Boyce
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes
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It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it's interesting.
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A living body is not a fixed thing, but a flowing event, like a flame or a whirlpool.
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If you have a connection to someone, it doesn't matter what their exterior is.
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Arrows of hate have been aimed at me too, but they have never hit me, because somehow they belonged to another world with which I have no connection whatsoever.
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Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? — why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections — an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places — which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.
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Narcissism and the Confederate dead cannot be connected logically, or even historically; even were the connection an historical fact, they would not stand connected as art, for no one experiences raw history.
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Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.
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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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