"Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State."

-- Edward Abbey

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“We don't stop and realize that we are dealing with people-the far-left doesn't think we need a military to start with, they really don't. You've heard me say this before, they really believe if all countries would just stand in a circle and unilaterally disarm and hold hands then all threats would go away, they believe that. They would never say that but they do believe that.”

Source : "Inhofe Claims Obama and Liberals Hope to Disband the Military" by Brian Tashman, www.rightwingwatch.org. December 05, 2012.
“Imagine the peace symbol. The peace symbol has three pieces in it. One piece is emotion, that's your body. Another piece has spirit in it, that's your fuel. Another piece has intellect in it and that's your steering wheel. You can never overdo the fuel that goes into the body, which is the emotions and the steering wheel to drive it.”
“Enjoyment, on the other hand, is not always pleasant, and it can be very stressful at times. A mountain climber, for example, may be close to freezing, utterly exhausted, and in danger of falling into a bottomless crevasse, yet he wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Sipping a piÃ±a colada under a palm tree at the edge of the turquoise ocean is idyllic, but it just doesn't compare to the exhilaration he feels on the windswept ridge.”
“The interpretation of thought as ""inner speech" has taken different forms, and has been used to clarify a variety of problems--thus problems pertaining to the logical forms of thought and the connection of thought with things.”
“There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.”
“I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!”

Source : Kathrine Switzer (2017). “Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports”, p.84, Hachette UK
“I could almost hear the characters inside, murmuring and jostling, impatient for me to open the cover and let them out.”
“I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness.”

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