Quote by Leonard Cohen
Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be mor

Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. – Leonard Cohen

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I have nothing against the Queen of England. Even in my heart I never resented her for not being Jackie Kennedy. She is, to my mind, a very gallant lady, victimized by whoever it is who designs the tops of her uniforms. – Leonard Cohen

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We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless theyre paid for it. – Leonard Cohen

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Ive lost my faith in science. – Bette Davis

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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. – William James

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No person I have ever met, not even the most righteous or pure of heart, has gone without those times when faith recedes in the busy-ness of life. – Mitt Romney

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To imply that religious believers have no right to engage moral questions in the public square or at the ballot is simply to establish a Reichian secularism as our state faith. – Maggie Gallagher

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I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country – his daughters, and everyones daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story. – Nancy Keenan

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