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In our friendships, we often act as adversaries, and in our humanity, we sometimes emulate the ferocity of lions. Yet, we must not allow malevolence to cloud our judgment or materialism to taint our souls. Instead, let kindness prevail, even if the world misunderstands. It's never too late to embrace the innate humanity bestowed upon us and to find hope by opening our eyes to a better way. – Christen Kuikoua	added by anonymous 4 months ago
Not often do you get the complete package. I think this recognition is for what she was able to do on both sides of the ball, the player of the year is usually for offensive-minded people who think that when you put the ball in the hole, you should be bestowed the player of the year. She’s the full package. Every single day. – South Carolina	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The vicious censure resolutions to strip Trustee Mary Bone and me of the powers and duties bestowed upon us by the voters is a naked political hit job, the majority on the board are diverting taxpayer dollars and manpower away from students and teachers to destroy our reputations and inflict financial pain. – Danielle Weston	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The censure resolutions would strip us of the powers and duties bestowed upon us by the voters and would violate the law. – Danielle Weston	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The best moment of my career was getting the opportunity to pull on the Springbok jersey for the first time and run out for my country, to understand the privilege that it was, and to understand the responsibility that was bestowed on me to do that. – Bryan Habana	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I'd put her on the Mount Rushmore right away, dolly Parton voice is one of the greatest gifts from God any singer has ever been bestowed with. Dolly Parton is a phenomenal song writer... Dolly Parton's Dolly Parton and Dolly Parton's funny and Dolly Parton's self-effacing. Dolly Parton's a good human being. Dolly Parton makes fun of Dolly Parton. So Dolly Parton's the total package, as somebody says in the film. – Ken Burns	Found on CNN 4 years ago
When someone has broken the trust you bestowed in them, their likely to do it again. Be wary before speaking in front of them on any matter you don’t want to be repeated. – RJ Intindola	added by RJ Intindola 4 years ago
Every member of the House is accorded the opportunity to bring up impeachment, this is not something that the Constitution has bestowed upon leadership. It is something that every member has the right and privilege of doing. – Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I assure you it he hasn't instructed me that gun-rights are bestowed by him. – Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo	Found on CNN 5 years ago
United States naturalization is a privilege not United States naturalization, and those who have had this privilege bestowed upon them must respect and uphold the laws of our land. – Lee Zeldin	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
When children see all this honor being bestowed on terrorists, they want to be honored too. – Itamar Marcus	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Man was bestowed with intelligence, only to gauge his foolishness!” – Ramana Pemmaraju	added by anonymous 8 years ago
Man has been bestowed with all the senses, Alas! What a drama, we are yet to know the art of using it!” – Ramana Pemmaraju	added by anonymous 8 years ago
The name McKinley was a name bestowed on the mountain honoring someone who had never been here, sure, he was a fine leader but he had no connection with Alaska. – Rand Hagenstein	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The Parthenon and its sculptures have been looted. The value of the sculptures is priceless, we Greeks identify with our history and culture, which cannot be fragmented, loaned or bestowed. – Antonis Samaras	Found on CNN 9 years ago
There is such a grateful tickling in the mind of man in being commended that even when we know the praises which are bestowed on us are not our due, we are not angry with the author?s insincerity. – Feltham	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Man is the only animal with the powers of laughter, a privilege which was not bestowed on him for nothing. Let us then laugh while we may, no matter how broad the laugh may be, and despite of what the poet says about ?the loud laugh that speaks the vacant mind.? The mind should occasionally be vacant, as the land should sometimes lie fallow, and for precisely the same reason. – Egerton Smith	added by anonymous 12 years ago
The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses! – Juvenal, Satires	added by anonymous 13 years ago
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. – Oswald Spengler	added by anonymous 13 years ago
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Speech, September 22, 1936	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The changes in the human condition are uncertain and frequent. Many, on whom fortune has bestowed her favours, may trace their family to a more unprosperous station; and many who are now in obscurity, may look back upon the affluence and exalted rank of their ancestors. – Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted, February 23, 1775	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Socrates called beauty a short-lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary kingdom; Aristotle, that it was better than all the letters of recommendation in the world; Homer, that it was a glorious gift of nature; and Ovid, that it was favor bestowed by the gods. – Francis Quarles	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed. – Samuel Johnson	added by anonymous 13 years ago
There is a diabolical trio existing in the natural man, implacable, inextinguishable, co-operative and consentaneous, pride, envy, and hate; pride that makes us fancy we deserve all the goods that others possess; envy that some should be admired while we are overlooked; and hate, because all that is bestowed on others, diminishes the sum we think due to ourselves. – C. C. Colton	added by anonymous 13 years ago

In our friendships, we often act as adversaries, and in our humanity, we sometimes emulate the ferocity of lions. Yet, we must not allow malevolence to cloud our judgment or materialism to taint our souls. Instead, let kindness prevail, even if the world misunderstands. It's never too late to embrace the innate humanity bestowed upon us and to find hope by opening our eyes to a better way.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by anonymous
4 months ago

Not often do you get the complete package. I think this recognition is for what she was able to do on both sides of the ball, the player of the year is usually for offensive-minded people who think that when you put the ball in the hole, you should be bestowed the player of the year. She’s the full package. Every single day.

– South Carolina

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The vicious censure resolutions to strip Trustee Mary Bone and me of the powers and duties bestowed upon us by the voters is a naked political hit job, the majority on the board are diverting taxpayer dollars and manpower away from students and teachers to destroy our reputations and inflict financial pain.

– Danielle Weston

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The censure resolutions would strip us of the powers and duties bestowed upon us by the voters and would violate the law.

– Danielle Weston

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The best moment of my career was getting the opportunity to pull on the Springbok jersey for the first time and run out for my country, to understand the privilege that it was, and to understand the responsibility that was bestowed on me to do that.

– Bryan Habana

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I'd put her on the Mount Rushmore right away, dolly Parton voice is one of the greatest gifts from God any singer has ever been bestowed with. Dolly Parton is a phenomenal song writer... Dolly Parton's Dolly Parton and Dolly Parton's funny and Dolly Parton's self-effacing. Dolly Parton's a good human being. Dolly Parton makes fun of Dolly Parton. So Dolly Parton's the total package, as somebody says in the film.

– Ken Burns

Found on CNN
4 years ago

When someone has broken the trust you bestowed in them, their likely to do it again. Be wary before speaking in front of them on any matter you don’t want to be repeated.

– RJ Intindola

added by RJ Intindola
4 years ago

Every member of the House is accorded the opportunity to bring up impeachment, this is not something that the Constitution has bestowed upon leadership. It is something that every member has the right and privilege of doing.

– Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I assure you it he hasn't instructed me that gun-rights are bestowed by him.

– Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

United States naturalization is a privilege not United States naturalization, and those who have had this privilege bestowed upon them must respect and uphold the laws of our land.

– Lee Zeldin

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

When children see all this honor being bestowed on terrorists, they want to be honored too.

– Itamar Marcus

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Man was bestowed with intelligence, only to gauge his foolishness!”

– Ramana Pemmaraju

added by anonymous
8 years ago

Man has been bestowed with all the senses, Alas! What a drama, we are yet to know the art of using it!”

– Ramana Pemmaraju

added by anonymous
8 years ago

The name McKinley was a name bestowed on the mountain honoring someone who had never been here, sure, he was a fine leader but he had no connection with Alaska.

– Rand Hagenstein

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Parthenon and its sculptures have been looted. The value of the sculptures is priceless, we Greeks identify with our history and culture, which cannot be fragmented, loaned or bestowed.

– Antonis Samaras

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There is such a grateful tickling in the mind of man in being commended that even when we know the praises which are bestowed on us are not our due, we are not angry with the author?s insincerity.

– Feltham

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Man is the only animal with the powers of laughter, a privilege which was not bestowed on him for nothing. Let us then laugh while we may, no matter how broad the laugh may be, and despite of what the poet says about ?the loud laugh that speaks the vacant mind.? The mind should occasionally be vacant, as the land should sometimes lie fallow, and for precisely the same reason.

– Egerton Smith

added by anonymous
12 years ago

The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses!

– Juvenal, Satires