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"By one Spirit we are all baptised into one body."

"By one Spirit we are all baptised into one body."

John Nelson Darby, English Clergyman

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"Every body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, except insofar as it doesn't."

"Every body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, except insofar as it doesn't."

Arthur Eddington, British Scientist

Body, Rest, State

20

"I find nothing wrong with the naked body."

"I find nothing wrong with the naked body."

Moira Kelly, American Actress

Body, Nothing, Wrong

20

"Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left."

"Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Body, Direction, Enemy

20

"What a mysterious thing madness is. I have watched patients whose lips are forever sealed in a perpetual silence. They live, breathe, eat; the human form is there, but that something, which the body can live without, but which cannot exist without the body, was missing."

"What a mysterious thing madness is. I have watched patients whose lips are forever sealed in a perpetual silence. They live, breathe, eat; the human form is there, but that something, which the body can live without, but which cannot exist without the body, was missing."

Nellie Bly, American Journalist

Body, Madness, Silence

19

"I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially."

"I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

Body, Commitment, Drinking, Goodness

19

"A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body."

"A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body."

Gene Tunney, American Athlete

19

"If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end."

"If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end."

Julius Erving, American Athlete

18

"Hitting Ali in the body or on the arms was like hitting a piece of cement."

"Hitting Ali in the body or on the arms was like hitting a piece of cement."

Ken Norton, American Athlete

18

"It's my body. And I like my body. And I like my breasts. And no, they're not fake."

"It's my body. And I like my body. And I like my breasts. And no, they're not fake."

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

18

"I have a woman's body and a child's emotions."

"I have a woman's body and a child's emotions."

Elizabeth Taylor, English Actress

Body, Emotions, Woman

18

"The self has the characteristic that it is an object to itself, and that characteristic distinguishes it from other objects and from the body."

"The self has the characteristic that it is an object to itself, and that characteristic distinguishes it from other objects and from the body."

George H. Mead, American Philosopher

17

"I remember back when I was a kid there was a comic strip called Plastic Man. His body was elastic and he could make his extremities as long as he wanted. As a youngster I didn't fully appreciate. But I'm now thinking Plastic Man was probably pretty popular with the ladies."

"I remember back when I was a kid there was a comic strip called Plastic Man. His body was elastic and he could make his extremities as long as he wanted. As a youngster I didn't fully appreciate. But I'm now thinking Plastic Man was probably pretty popular with the ladies."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

Body, Ladies, Man, Now

17

"Well, there are two kinds of stem cells: adult stem cells, which you can get from any part of a grown body, and embryonic stem cells. These are the inner- core of days-old embryos that can develop into any kind of cell."

"Well, there are two kinds of stem cells: adult stem cells, which you can get from any part of a grown body, and embryonic stem cells. These are the inner- core of days-old embryos that can develop into any kind of cell."

Mort Kondracke, American Journalist

17

"Sculpture occupies the same space as your body."

"Sculpture occupies the same space as your body."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

Body, Sculpture, Space

17

"Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew."

"Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew."

Shannon Miller, American Athlete

17

"The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate."

"The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate."

Max Baucus, American Politician

Body, Remarkable, Senate, World

17

"You need to listen to your body because your body is listening to you."

"You need to listen to your body because your body is listening to you."

Phil McGraw, American Psychologist

Body, Listening

17

"The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism."

"The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism."

Martin Heidegger, German Philosopher

17

"Common sense should tell us that there is no reason for civilians to have access to easily concealable handguns with the capability to shoot through body armor."

"Common sense should tell us that there is no reason for civilians to have access to easily concealable handguns with the capability to shoot through body armor."

Carl Levin, American Politician

Body, Commonsense, Reason

17

"Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists."

"Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

17

"An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the city, where it is used by the inhabitants for drink and other purposes."

"An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the city, where it is used by the inhabitants for drink and other purposes."

Hernando Cortes, Spanish Leader

16

"To have a body is to suffer."

"To have a body is to suffer."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

16

"Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plates of solid iron, adapted to the different parts of the body."

"Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plates of solid iron, adapted to the different parts of the body."

Thomas Bulfinch, American Writer

16

"Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles."

"Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles."

Colleen Atwood, American Designer

Body, Class, Dress, Trying

16

"The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body."

"The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body."

Daniel D. Palmer, Canadian Celebrity

16

"Three cigarettes in, your body already craves it. It is that addictive."

"Three cigarettes in, your body already craves it. It is that addictive."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

16

"I should like these few words to be read over the grave when my body is placed in the earth; for though it is possible I may be present and conscious of what is going on, I shall not be able to communicate."

"I should like these few words to be read over the grave when my body is placed in the earth; for though it is possible I may be present and conscious of what is going on, I shall not be able to communicate."

Edward Carpenter, English Activist

Body, Earth, Grave, May

16

"I've seen a dead body, I've seen some pretty gruesome fist fights, I've been a hunter since I was a child, though I don't anymore, I've gutted wild game."

"I've seen a dead body, I've seen some pretty gruesome fist fights, I've been a hunter since I was a child, though I don't anymore, I've gutted wild game."

George Eads, American Actor

16

"Obviously, the difference between a game and actual training is you're using your whole body, so in that sense, maybe not, although maybe something to do with reaction, the speed of reaction, maybe that was of use during the training."

"Obviously, the difference between a game and actual training is you're using your whole body, so in that sense, maybe not, although maybe something to do with reaction, the speed of reaction, maybe that was of use during the training."

Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress

Body, Difference, Sense, Training

16

"Thing, body, matter, are nothing apart from the combinations of the elements, - the colours, sounds, and so forth - nothing apart from their so-called attributes."

"Thing, body, matter, are nothing apart from the combinations of the elements, - the colours, sounds, and so forth - nothing apart from their so-called attributes."

Ernst Mach, Austrian Physicist

16

"My movements, ma'am, are all leg movements. I don't do nothing with my body."

"My movements, ma'am, are all leg movements. I don't do nothing with my body."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

16

"I just got a body wave because I wanted it to look good when it was down."

"I just got a body wave because I wanted it to look good when it was down."

Christy Romano, American Actress

16

"The more aware a man is of a woman's body, the better. He needs to know he has to tend to a woman. She might not always return the favor, but a man always has to tend to a woman first."

"The more aware a man is of a woman's body, the better. He needs to know he has to tend to a woman. She might not always return the favor, but a man always has to tend to a woman first."

Rachel Bilson, American Actress

Body, First, Man, Needs

16

"Why we cannot build a system like El Al to be proactive. Why do we have only to react? The shoe bomber - reaction? Take off your shoes. The Nigerian - the body scanner is a result of the Nigerian guy."

"Why we cannot build a system like El Al to be proactive. Why do we have only to react? The shoe bomber - reaction? Take off your shoes. The Nigerian - the body scanner is a result of the Nigerian guy."

Isaac Yeffet, Israeli Security Expert

16

"I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game."

"I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game."

Steve Yzerman, Canadian Athlete

16

"I'm just saying, it's got to be about something more than just body parts when you're with somebody."

"I'm just saying, it's got to be about something more than just body parts when you're with somebody."

Brian Austin Green, American Actor

16

"Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that no such things can be located anywhere in the body, understands the language of Buddhas."

"Whoever realizes that the six senses aren't real, that the five aggregates are fictions, that no such things can be located anywhere in the body, understands the language of Buddhas."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Body, Language, Senses

15

"The digestive canal represents a tube passing through the entire organism and communicating with the external world, i.e. as it were the external surface of the body, but turned inwards and thus hidden in the organism."

"The digestive canal represents a tube passing through the entire organism and communicating with the external world, i.e. as it were the external surface of the body, but turned inwards and thus hidden in the organism."

Ivan Pavlov, Russian Psychologist

Body, Canal, World

15

"You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise."

"You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise."

Grenville Kleiser, American Author

15

"But it was soon ascertained that this quaternary matter of the animal body was chemically the same in the plant, was elaborated there, and only appropriated by the animal."

"But it was soon ascertained that this quaternary matter of the animal body was chemically the same in the plant, was elaborated there, and only appropriated by the animal."

Asa Gray, American Scientist

15

"The body is an inviolable limit. And you have to really hurt it before you know that."

"The body is an inviolable limit. And you have to really hurt it before you know that."

Peter Coyote, American Actor

15

"You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don't do anything all winter long. So that's another motivating factor, our vanity."

"You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don't do anything all winter long. So that's another motivating factor, our vanity."

Stone Gossard, American Musician

Body, Vanity, Winter

15

"I think of my body as a side effect of my mind."

"I think of my body as a side effect of my mind."

Carrie Fisher, American Actress

Body, Effect, Mind

15

"A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve."

"A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve."

Clara Barton, American Public Servant

Body, Rest, Right

15

"I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens."

"I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens."

John James Audubon, American Scientist

15

"It was like a miracle, but before our very eyes, and almost in the drawing of a breath, the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight."

"It was like a miracle, but before our very eyes, and almost in the drawing of a breath, the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight."

Bram Stoker, Irish Writer

Body, Eyes, Sight

15

"My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it."

"My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

15

"If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once."

"If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once."

Brian Eno, British Musician

15

"Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality."

"Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality."

Diego Rivera, Mexican Artist

Body, Sexuality, Woman

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