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«The greatest and proudest moment moment of my life standing on the podium receiving the silver medal on behalf of myself and Australia.»
Author: Graham Cheney
(Boxer)
| Keywords:
behalf, medal, podium, podiums, proudest, receiving, silver medal| Occasions:
Olympic
«The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.»
Author: John Updike
| About:
Adventure,
Art
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adventurer, adventurers, behalf, distinguishes, entertainers, obsessions, refusal, willingness
«Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| About:
Prayer
| Keywords:
behalf, confessedly, petitioner, unworthy
«People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.»
«The only freedom that is of enduring importance is the freedom of intelligence, that is to say, freedom of observation and of judgment, exercised in behalf of purposes that are intrinsically worth while. The commonest mistake made about freedom is, I think, to identify it with freedom of movement, or, with the external or physical side of activity.»
Author: John Dewey
(Educator, Philosopher, Psychologist)
| About:
Freedom
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behalf, commonest, common mistake, enduring, exercised, freedom of movement, identify, intrinsically, physical exercise, that is to say
«The religious is any activity pursued in behalf of an ideal end against obstacles and in spite of threats of personal loss because of its general and enduring value.»
«Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.»
«The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.»
Author: Ralph Nader
(Activist, Lawyer)
| About:
America and Americans
| Keywords:
behalf, lobby, lobbying
«Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. [2 Corinthians 5:20]»
Author: Bible
| Keywords:
ambassadors, beg, behalf, Corinthian, Corinthians, entreat, entreating, entreats, reconciled
«People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.»
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