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"Moreover, 63% of Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, which is about 150 million people, the highest number in the world, facing deprivations in health, education, and living standards, while it is only 3.9% in China; meanwhile, China’s population is about seven times larger than ours."

"What Christians consider to be Aristotle's “God”, i.e. the first unmoved mover – which for Aristotle is ‘a god’ because it is an immortal and happy living being – is not creator, it is not providential, and above all it is not a saviour. However, like the Christian God, it is transcendent and personal. Its transcendence is expressed by its immutability, which distinguishes it from every other reality we experience. His personality, on the other hand, is due to the fact that he thinks, therefore lives, and is happy to think, therefore possesses a will. However, I believe it is wrong to compare a philosophical doctrine, conquered by a man through exclusively human abilities (experience and reasoning), with a concept that is the result of divine revelation."

"Through Plato, Aristotle came to believe in God; but Plato never attempted to prove His reality. Aristotle had to do so. Plato contemplated Him; Aristotle produced arguments to demonstrate Him. Plato never defined Him; but Aristotle thought God through logically, and concluded with entire satisfaction to himself that He was the Unmoved Mover."

"I conclude by saying that each of us must keep faith in the future. Let us not despair. Let us realize that as we struggle for justice and freedom, we have cosmic companionship. This is the long faith of the Hebraic-Christian tradition: that God is not some Aristotelian Unmoved Mover who merely contemplates upon himself. He is not merely a self-knowing God, but an other-loving God forever working through history for the establishment of His kingdom."

"And I'm going on in believing in Him. You'd better know Him, and know His name, and know how to call His name. You may not know philosophy. You may not be able to say with Alfred North Whitehead that He's the Principle of Concretion. You may not be able to say with Hegel and Spinoza that He is the Absolute Whole. You may not be able to say with Plato that He's the Architectonic Good. You may not be able to say with Aristotle that He's the Unmoved Mover. But sometimes you can get poetic about it if you know Him. You begin to know that our brothers and sisters in distant days were right. Because they did know Him as a rock in a weary land, as a shelter in the time of starving, as my water when I'm thirsty, and then my bread in a starving land. And then if you can't even say that, sometimes you may have to say, "He's my everything. He's my sister and my brother. He's my mother and my father." If you believe it and know it, you never need walk in darkness. Don't be a fool. Recognize your dependence on God. As the days become dark and the nights become dreary, realize that there is a God who rules above. And so I'm not worried about tomorrow. I get weary every now and then. The future looks difficult and dim, but I'm not worried about it ultimately because I have faith in God."

"The svastika, commonly used as an aniconic representation of the Buddha, is also homologous with the wheel. If the svastika is compared with the figure of the cross inscribed within a circle, the basic equivalence of the two symbols is apparent, the rotation of the wheel being indicated in the first case by the circumference of the circle and in the svastika by the lines at right angles to the four arms of the cross, which are to be thought of in the manner of ribbons streaming in the wind. Like the wheel, the svastika represents movement about a fixed and unmoving axis and, like the wheel, it is a symbol of the generation of universal cycles from a forever-Present Centre. It represents the generation of currents of energy, and is a symbol of the action of immutable Principle, the "unmoved mover", within manifestation."

"The visible universe itself was infinitely smaller than the realm of man. The medieval thinker never forgot that his philosophy was a religious philosophy, with a firm persuasion of man's immortal destiny. The Unmoved Mover of Aristotle and the personal Father of the Christian had become one. There was an eternal Reason and Love, at once Creator and End of the whole cosmic scheme, with whom man as a reasoning and loving being was essentially akin. ...the religious experience to the medieval philosopher was the crowning scientific fact. Reason had become married to mystic inwardness and entrancement..."

"Handmade Rooster footstools -they are exquisitely made at every stage of their production with bronze beaks and feet – you can even have them made to look like your own farmyard flock!"

"It’s personalisation all the way. It doesn’t matter really what the present is, it shows that you have put thought and energy into it and it’s always something to be remembered."

"I think my honeymoon – it was the first time I had been to the Far East and I was mesmerised. It was beautiful, fascinating and all about love."

"I think probably word of mouth – listening to friends descriptions of faraway places and then I start reading up about wherever and the more you read the more inspired and determined you are to get there!"

"My packing envelopes. You never have to unpack. One for t-shirts, one for swimwear, one for day dresses, one for evening dresses and so on. Perfect particularly when moving around a lot."

"London is home. A tour of the Houses of Parliament is a must- you have a fascinating hour and a half and get the entire history of Great Britain all under one impressive roof. The John Soane museum too."

"I get energy from people."

"I have always believed the aphorism that life is short and art is long, Ars Longa, Vita Brevis. Objects define, and often outlast, civilizations."

"The world of art is about free expression. But it is not about bullying and intimidation. I welcome debate and discussion about the realities of life in the digital age. There is a place for these debates, but they should be constructive, fair and factual - not based upon toxic personal attacks."

"We weren't allowed to listen to music, no TV – I didn't know who Madonna was until I was 15. We actually left home when she was 12 and I was 15 to go and sing in a nightclub. And I just feel like we've been through the mill through our lives and I just feel like life's too short to sit around and be bummed out."

"You have to be positive, you have to stay happy, and we are here today because of our positive attitudes towards it."

"Our dad is very religious. He's got his own crazy ideologies of what he thinks it's all about so no"

"We were singing our whole lives but we were doing things like Christian music that my dad wrote. He's not happy about it. And he writes us these crazy emails saying, 'Repent' and that we're sinners. All in capitals with exclamation marks"

"Leaving week one was a bit of a shock, I didn't think we'd leave this soon. But we knew it was coming and week one, week six, it doesn't really make a difference."

"I'm so proud of the both of us, we desperately wanted to get into the live shows and we did. We don't care - we're just happy we got through this far."

"We took the show one day at a time and we just had fun, and that's all that matters to us. We were ourselves and we had so much fun on the show."

"And I think we nailed Kids In America with the theme. I loved the hula hoops and the dress and the green eyebrows. It was incredible and it really represented who we were!"

"“I am deeply committed to bringing underserved populations into the critical energy dialogue and promote energy efficiency as foundational to our energy futures. Women will play an important role in this effort as we continue to be leaders in energy education and awareness.”"

"Know what drives you, and if you truly believe you are on the right path, keep going. But stay open to the possibilities, even those that scare you."

"We’re looking for “Good People, Bad Asses.We want the baddest of the bad as it relates to your area of expertise, your knowledge, what you do well – but at the heart of that, we want good people; people who are humble and kind, no matter their title."

"Courage is a renewable resource. None of us is perfect. There are times when we fail to walk boldly into our destinies. But often, we get second chances, we must move forward with courage."

"“Who am I speaking for that I don’t speak to?”"

"I am a witness to the powerful impact of philanthropy and understand that these efforts, large and small, help move the needle for so many and can improve the trajectories of families and entire communities."

"“I am a hypersensitive introvert determined to do things that require vision and boldness. I do things that frighten me, and my anxiety is sometimes at 11.”"

"The ix. of July, at sixe of the clocke at night, in the Isle of Thanet besides Ramesgate in the Parish of Saint Peter under the Clift, a monstrous fish or Whale of the Sea did shoote himselfe on shore, where for want of water, beating himselfe on the sands, he dyed about sixe of the clocke in the next morning, before which time he roared, and was heard more than a mile on the land. The length of this Fish was two and twenty yards, the nether jaw twelve foote the opening, one of his eyes being taken out of his head, was more than sixe horse in a cart could draw, a man stoode upright in the place from whence the eye was taken, the thicknesse from the backe whereon he lay, to the toppe of his bellie (which was upward) was fourtéene foote, his tayle of the same breadth, betwéene his eyes twelve foote, thrée mē[n] stood upright in his mouth, some of the ribbes were xvi. foote lō[n]g, his tong was xv. foote long, his liver two cart loade, into his nostrels any man might have crept: the oyle being boyled out of the head was Parmasitie, the oile of his body was whitishe, and swéete of taste."

"Mother de Gramont's remarkable intelligence and influence were of great value in the important work entrusted to her, and she established the school in the Rue de Varenne so firmly in its position that the only anxiety of the foundress of the society concerning it was the success, almost too brilliant for her love of hiddenness and simplicity, which attended the work."

"I’ve worked for Passenger for almost 3 years, beginning my career here in July 2018."

"I’m Head of Customer Services and am responsible for the customer service team and all interactions between Passenger and customers."

"I oversee any new customers at any level during the onboarding process – we run a very busy help desk for Premium account holders and end-users for myTrip."

"I was a working mum for a long time which affected my options, but I did make sure that I was abreast of changes that were happening as I looked for the best opportunities for me."

"I did plan my move to digital as I thought it would offer me more longevity, but my career was never plotted out from start to finish."

"I’m also proud of our team and their growth, having played a part in their progression as a manager. It’s very rewarding to help people achieve their career objectives."

"My mission is to continue to make sure the product offer is right for the high street retailer’s customers, and not “look over her shoulders” at what competitors are doing."

"Unconscious bias" had affected recruitment for the board, which decides when serious offenders in England and Wales can leave jail."

"Loss of confidence" among board members."

"It was obviously a very difficult period for the board."

"We saw the departure of our previous chair in difficult circumstances, the board was subject to unprecedented amount of publicity, the like of which we haven't experienced before, and I think there was a loss of confidence amongst ourselves a little bit."

"At the moment we have no black Parole Board members and that's of significant concern to me."

"There must have been some kind of unconscious bias in those processes, we're not going to have those processes next time around."

"If somebody is recalled back to custody and actually the risk doesn’t warrant it, then an executive release is a much faster process."

"I think there are arguments for making changes to the criminal justice system."

"have always believed we have lots to gain and nothing to lose by being more open about our work."

"Citing moves in recent years to hold hearings in public and publish decision summaries."