It seems almost incredible that the advocates of liberty should conceive of the idea of selling a fellow creature to slavery.
Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People.
A brain is only capable of what it could conceive, andit couldnt concieve what it hasnt experienced
We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from.
People generally don't recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book.
Speech has both an individual and a social side, and we cannot conceive of one without the other.
I believe that energy can't be destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another. There's more to life than we can conceive of.
I cannot conceive how anybody in his right mind should go to a psychoanalyst.
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
At every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is that we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different
One of the first and most difficult steps in a science is to conceive clearly the nature of the magnitudes about which we are arguing.
Posterity--the forlorn child of nineteenth century optimism--grows ever harder to conceive.
Memory is like all other human powers, with which no man can be satisfied who measures them by what he can conceive, or by what he can desire.
The essence of Keynesianism is its complete failure to conceive the role that saving and capital accumulation play in the improvement of economic conditions.
I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way.
We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.
Swaraj, without any qualifying clause, includes that which is better than the best one can conceive or have today.
It is easier to suppose that the universe has existed for all eternity than to conceive a being beyond its limits capable of creating it.
The very fact that we find it hard to conceive of an alternative to limitless economic growth is an indication of our spiritual condition.
I cannot conceive of how more than 1% of us could possibly survive a cyberwar.
The combined wisdom and genius of all mankind cannot possibly conceive of an argument against liberty of thought.
There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before.
Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.
posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
It is impossible for me to conceive of a character more utterly detestable than that of the Hebrew god.
Man can only conceive God within the limitation of his own mind.
A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants.
You cannot really conceive of how insulting it is to Native Americans to be told they were discovered.
I seem to have the blind self-acceptance of the eccentric who can't conceive that his eccentricities are not clearly understood.
Simple logic dictates that if you cannot even conceive the possibility of leaving a negotiation, then it is preferable never to enter one.
It would be hard to conceive of any activity more useless than stamp collecting.
eternity is a depth which no geometry can measure, no arithmetic calculate, no imagination conceive, no rhetoric describe.
If I had my choice of all the blessings I can conceive of I would choose perfect conformity to the Lord Jesus, or, in one word, holiness.
A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants
It is always noteworthy that all those who seriously study this science [the theory of numbers] conceive a sort of passion for it.
I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his [sic] creatures, or has a will of the type of which we are conscious ourselves.
We like foreplay with God, but we make sure we have our spiritual contraceptives on! Cause we don't want to conceive nothing.
As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.
So far as I am acquainted with the principles and doctrines of Freemasonry, I conceive it to be founded in benevolence and to be exercised only for the good of mankind.
You can make startling changes you can’t even conceive of right now, if you just give yourself half a chance.
You cannot conceive the many without the one...The study of the unit is among those that lead the mind on and turn it to the vision of reality.
Imagination is the means of deep insight and sympathy, the power to conceive and express images removed from normal objective reality.
I can conceive of no greater, more romantic and interesting adventure than to undertake to live like Jesus in this complicated day.
When you conceive something in your mind, know it is a fact, and that there can be no question about its manifestation.
Fully to understand a grand and beautiful thought requires, perhaps, as much time as to conceive it.
I cannot conceive any work of art as having a separate existence from life itself
Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
I can conceive of no nightmare so terrifying as establishing communication with a so-called superior (or, if you wish, advanced) technology in outer space.
So this is what I am Pondering his eyes that could not Conceive that I was a creature to run from I who have always believed too much in words
Can you conceive of anything that so represents the glory, and truth, and marvelousness of God's nature as the idea of peace?
I conceive, therefore, that a somewhat comprehensive socialisation of investment will prove the means of securing an approximation to full employment.
Africa was the most exotic place I could conceive of - the end of the world - and I knew I would go there one day.
I cannot conceive curved lines of force without the conditions of a physical existence in that intermediate space.
I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while.
Imagination allows us to conceive of delightful future possibilities, pick the most amazing one, and pull the present forward to meet it.
Running an airline is like having a baby: fun to conceive, but hell to deliver.
The exceeding brightness of this early sun Makes me conceive how dark I have become.
Try becoming a person people want to be with rather than conforming yourself to the false identity of what you conceive their ideal to be.
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
A mother's role is God-ordained. Mothers are to conceive, bear, nourish, love, and train. They are to be helpmates and are to counsel with their husbands.
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