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Truth never tranquilizes. The defining property of truth is its ability to disturb. Jesus only told half the story. The truth 'will' set you free. But, first it's going to piss you off. – David Gerrold	added by Normando 1 year ago
Once they determine that this is now an officer-involved shooting with a fatality, most agencies are taught not to touch or disturb anything, everything is left as is for the corner who has the legal responsibility of assessing all of that in its totality. ( The coroner asks) questions like,' Did anything potentially contribute or aggravate any kind of injuries or otherwise ?'. – Bobby DiCello	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Nowadays you might be getting a lot of emails requesting you to invest in Mutual Funds or SIP, ask them via email to not try to fool and disturb you else you will block them. These fraud cos also try to impress you by giving examples of few successful persons but they are all its agents – Lakshheish M Patel	added by laksheispatel 1 year ago
She told me that a friend of hers had heard of me and exclaimed “he’s disturbing to read.” now i like that – “disturbing to read: -- like popping pills or pushing the plunger down, like big knives and rusty razors. i’m fucking disturbing – let me disturb you too – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
I had to stick signs on my door saying ‘Do not disturb, exam in progress’ in about six different languages. – Elsa Desmond	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It is a reality that the human population does continue to grow and we're squeezing wildlife into smaller and smaller areas to live, but in species like the bald eagle we have shown that we can live side by side as long as we take simple measures to not disturb them. – Brett Hartl	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Mr. Millete, you must not harass, strike, threaten, assault, follow,stalk, molest, destroy or damage critical or real property, disturb theirpeace, keep them under surveillance or block their movements. – Superior Court Judge Maryann D'Addezio	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The unique challenge about working in the twilight zone is that we don't want to disturb the animals. – The WHOI	Found on CNN 2 years ago
They’re not big pieces. Pieces are crumbled, and they’re being held together by the rebar that’s part of the construction. So if we try to lift that piece, even as carefully, those pieces that are crumbling can fall off the sides and disturb the pile. – Maggie Castro	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It appears they have congregated for mating, they are non-venomous and generally not aggressive as long as people do not disturb them. – Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Jellyfish have existed for over 500 million years, and over that time, their body structure has remained largely unchanged, so it's interesting to figure out what makes them so special and how we can learn from them, because we use animals with natural swimming motions, the hope is that they won't disturb the environment in the same way that a submarine might, so we can expand the types of environments we can monitor. – Nicole Xu	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them. – Marcus Aurelius	added by Normando 4 years ago
Any harm or attack on such a diplomatic mission cannot be justified under any circumstances, and the government will take all appropriate measures to protect the missions and prevent any acts that disturb their wellbeing. – South Korea	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We really wanted this house to feel like it was just dropped into this field, we want to disturb very little around us. – The Cohen	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It eats a lot and breeds all year long so it is very easy for it to disturb the ecological balance, but luckily for us, it is also one of the tastiest types of fish. – Jina Talj	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If there is (cell phone) jammer, then phones are not operable but the Wi-Fi signal will not be disturb, especially when using signal amplifier. – Dedi Prasetyo	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The chief minister( a Muslim) herself and the other people who just want to disturb the tranquility of the area, they are having some conspiracies. Definitely they're having conspiracies. That is why they have targeted people belonging to one community( Hindu). – Vijay Kumar Sharma	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Once we got seated within two minutes our waiter turned up with this white laminated sheet on which it was written people with children should ask their children to be quiet and not disturb other guests, i was shocked as my daughter is seven years old... She has no habit of creating chaos anywhere in public places. – Sandeep Amin	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I honestly try and keep the ‘do not disturb’ sign on as long as I'm there to not have a guilty conscience about not tipping, i just don't feel I need my bed made every day, or my bathmat placed back on the side of the tub. – Alison Smidt	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It is the nature of human beings, and especially of the mediocre ones, to wish to change everything. They desire it all the more because they know popularity will accrue rather to those who disturb than to those who maintain order. – Marie Antoinette	added by regnumveritatis 6 years ago
His statements about Syria really disturb me. No, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not have it right when it comes to Syria. – Lindsey Graham	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We follow them at night, and whenever they make their calls we record them, they get used to you. Within an hour they don't run away anymore. We also use red light beams which don't disturb them. – Magdalena Svensson	Found on CNN 7 years ago
We do not want to disturb peaceful protests, but we do not allow violence while protesting. – Zaw Htay	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
You could have some weakness this quarter with the average selling price on the iPhone. That wouldn't disturb me. – Mariann Montagne	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Truth never tranquilizes. The defining property of truth is its ability to disturb. Jesus only told half the story. The truth 'will' set you free. But, first it's going to piss you off.

– David Gerrold

added by Normando
1 year ago

Once they determine that this is now an officer-involved shooting with a fatality, most agencies are taught not to touch or disturb anything, everything is left as is for the corner who has the legal responsibility of assessing all of that in its totality. ( The coroner asks) questions like,' Did anything potentially contribute or aggravate any kind of injuries or otherwise ?'.

– Bobby DiCello

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nowadays you might be getting a lot of emails requesting you to invest in Mutual Funds or SIP, ask them via email to not try to fool and disturb you else you will block them. These fraud cos also try to impress you by giving examples of few successful persons but they are all its agents

– Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheispatel
1 year ago

She told me that a friend of hers had heard of me and exclaimed “he’s disturbing to read.” now i like that – “disturbing to read: -- like popping pills or pushing the plunger down, like big knives and rusty razors. i’m fucking disturbing – let me disturb you too

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

I had to stick signs on my door saying ‘Do not disturb, exam in progress’ in about six different languages.

– Elsa Desmond

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It is a reality that the human population does continue to grow and we're squeezing wildlife into smaller and smaller areas to live, but in species like the bald eagle we have shown that we can live side by side as long as we take simple measures to not disturb them.

– Brett Hartl

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Mr. Millete, you must not harass, strike, threaten, assault, follow,stalk, molest, destroy or damage critical or real property, disturb theirpeace, keep them under surveillance or block their movements.

– Superior Court Judge Maryann D'Addezio

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The unique challenge about working in the twilight zone is that we don't want to disturb the animals.

– The WHOI

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They’re not big pieces. Pieces are crumbled, and they’re being held together by the rebar that’s part of the construction. So if we try to lift that piece, even as carefully, those pieces that are crumbling can fall off the sides and disturb the pile.

– Maggie Castro

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It appears they have congregated for mating, they are non-venomous and generally not aggressive as long as people do not disturb them.

– Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Jellyfish have existed for over 500 million years, and over that time, their body structure has remained largely unchanged, so it's interesting to figure out what makes them so special and how we can learn from them, because we use animals with natural swimming motions, the hope is that they won't disturb the environment in the same way that a submarine might, so we can expand the types of environments we can monitor.

– Nicole Xu

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them.

– Marcus Aurelius

added by Normando
4 years ago

Any harm or attack on such a diplomatic mission cannot be justified under any circumstances, and the government will take all appropriate measures to protect the missions and prevent any acts that disturb their wellbeing.

– South Korea

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We really wanted this house to feel like it was just dropped into this field, we want to disturb very little around us.

– The Cohen

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It eats a lot and breeds all year long so it is very easy for it to disturb the ecological balance, but luckily for us, it is also one of the tastiest types of fish.

– Jina Talj

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If there is (cell phone) jammer, then phones are not operable but the Wi-Fi signal will not be disturb, especially when using signal amplifier.

– Dedi Prasetyo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The chief minister( a Muslim) herself and the other people who just want to disturb the tranquility of the area, they are having some conspiracies. Definitely they're having conspiracies. That is why they have targeted people belonging to one community( Hindu).

– Vijay Kumar Sharma

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Once we got seated within two minutes our waiter turned up with this white laminated sheet on which it was written people with children should ask their children to be quiet and not disturb other guests, i was shocked as my daughter is seven years old... She has no habit of creating chaos anywhere in public places.

– Sandeep Amin

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I honestly try and keep the ‘do not disturb’ sign on as long as I'm there to not have a guilty conscience about not tipping, i just don't feel I need my bed made every day, or my bathmat placed back on the side of the tub.

– Alison Smidt

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It is the nature of human beings, and especially of the mediocre ones, to wish to change everything. They desire it all the more because they know popularity will accrue rather to those who disturb than to those who maintain order.

– Marie Antoinette

added by regnumveritatis
6 years ago

His statements about Syria really disturb me. No, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not have it right when it comes to Syria.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We follow them at night, and whenever they make their calls we record them, they get used to you. Within an hour they don't run away anymore. We also use red light beams which don't disturb them.

– Magdalena Svensson

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We do not want to disturb peaceful protests, but we do not allow violence while protesting.

– Zaw Htay

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

You could have some weakness this quarter with the average selling price on the iPhone. That wouldn't disturb me.

– Mariann Montagne

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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