His (the theologian) basic instinct of self preservation forbids him to respect reality at any point or even to let it get a word in.
All Plutophiles are based in America. If you go to other countries, they have much less of an attachment to either the existence or preservation of Pluto as a planet.
We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.
When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self preservation.
We are indebted to the Book of books (Bible) for our national ideals and institution. Their preservation rests in adhering to it's precepts.
A small amount of wine such as three or four glasses is of benefit for the preservation of the health of human beings and an excellent remedy for most illnesses.
As the Cold War melts into history, our first concern should be the preservation and extension of human rights and democracy.
The Highlanders regale themselves with whisky. They find it an excellent preservation against the winter cold. It is given with great success to the infants in the confluent smallpox.
The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Humiliating to human pride as it may be, we must recognize that the advance and even the preservation of civilization are dependent upon a maximum of opportunity for accidents to happen.
Preservation of human life generally outweighs some stupid code about returning objects on time.
A small house must depend on its grouping with other houses for its beauty, and for the preservation of light air and the maximum of surrounding open space.
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
No one could have called Mr. Standen quick-witted, but the possession of three sisters had considerably sharpened his instinct of self-preservation.
Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.
Until every individual feels personally responsible for the careful planning and the preservation of natural resources, the inexorable destruction will go on.
We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education.
People think that when they're playing it safe, they're trying to preserve what they have, but there is no preservation of what you have in music. There's no safety in music.
My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.
Man's rights are evident branches of, rather than deductions from, the duty of self-preservation, commonly called the first law of nature.
We as a country, our lust for entertainment has sort of superseded our sense of self-preservation.
When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation.
The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild, and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
I think the preservation of orchestras and what they do is worth expending all the ways there are to reach out to people who might not otherwise go.
The work of preservation demands that the feelings playing about in one's guts not be turned into action. Just watch their passing like cherry blossoms.
At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe and reliable and credible.
A good starting point [in the measurement of investment risk] is the preservation and enhancement of your purchasing power in real terms.
There can be no greater good than the quest for peace, and no finer purpose than the preservation of freedom.
Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified.
I said that if I were an industrialist or entrepreneur, I would invest in agriculture-based enterprises, for there is so much that can be done in manufacturing, in food preservation.
If the incentives are aligned right - towards better preservation and restoration of nature and natural resources - then you'll see a tremendous amount of activity in that direction.
To condemn spontaneous and delightful occupations because they are useless for self-preservation shows an uncritical prizing of life irrespective of its content.
An unflinching determination to take the whole evidence into account is the only method of preservation against the fluctuating extremes of fashionable opinion.
When you think of pristine preservation of America, you immediately think of Tulsa and Oklahoma.
COP 21 provides a unique opportunity for the political leaders of this generation to provide lasting foundations for the preservation and sustainability of generations of the future.
The best service that can be rendered to a Country, next to that of giving it liberty, is in diffusing the mental improvement equally essential to the preservation, and the enjoyment of the blessing.
I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation
Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family.
Armies for the preservation of peace do not exist; they exist only for the triumphant exertion of war.
As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation.
Whatever contributes to the preservation of life is good; all that destroys life is evil.
Success in war and preservation of a country's social framework as a purpose at least equal in importance to welfare of individuals.
How important is a constant intercourse with nature and the contemplation of natural phenomena to the preservation of moral and intellectual health!
People are very focused on value and preservation of capital. They're a lot less risk-prone than they used to be.
One means very effectual for the preservation of health is a quiet and cheerful mind, not afflicted with violent passions or distracted with immoderate cares.
Traveling makes you realize what an immeasurably nice place much of America could be if only people possessed the same instinct for preservation as they do in Europe.
It is possible for leaders or regimes to be cruel, bigoted, twisted in their world views and still make rational calculations with respect to their limits and their self-preservation.
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper.
I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation.
Not that I don't appreciate the rescue," Holt said. "But I'm forced to ask, in the interest of self-preservation ... exactly how well armed are you right now?
The preservation of friendship is seen as opportunism. You are required to be in one camp or the other. You are enjoined to cut your heartstrings if they extend across the barricade.
The healing of our relationship with place begins with the preservation of the natural environment. We cannot go to the wild for renewal if no wilderness is left.
Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful.
Careers, children and homemaking all come above preserving your appearance. Self-preservation is at the bottom of the scale.
I think there's probably really wonderful music that has been lost due to the lack of preservation methods way back in the day.
Preservation Hall is the sound of joy. When they start playing, people start moving.
We shall not fight for the preservation of the enemy, which has laid waste with death and desolation the fields and hills of Ireland for 700 years.
The liberal uses the radical's language to achieve the conservative's aim: the preservation of the capitalist system, and the traditional ethnic/racial hierarchy within society.
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