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1 " Of course, supernatural acts are what miracles are all about. They are, after all, precisely those things that circumvent the laws of nature. A god who can create the laws of nature can presumably also circumvent them at will. Although why they would have been circumvented so liberally thousands of years ago, before the invention of modern communication instruments that could have recorded them, and not today, is still something to wonder about. "
― Lawrence M. Krauss , A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
2 " It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement. "
― Eugene H. Peterson
3 " Girls at war opt for a quieter cruelty than fistfights and drive-by shootings. Girls circumvent the corporeal and go straight for each other's souls. The bleeding is harder to stanch. "
― Jillian Lauren
4 " Our emotions hold more power over us than blade or poison alike. To embrace freely the entire spectrum of our emotions is to allow a multitude of Trojan horses containing hidden emotional poisons to circumvent the walls of rationalization – walls we need to protect our trust, confidence, understanding, and self-control. "
― A.J. Darkholme , Rise of the Morningstar (The Morningstar Chronicles, #1)
5 " Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. "
― Aldo Leopold , A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
6 " If I were to be brutally honest with myself, how often is my journey actually a path designed to circumvent my journey? "
7 " How do you circumvent a mind bent upon lying to get away from the truth? "
― Noorilhuda , Catharsis
8 " Hundreds of philosophies and scores of religions have been invented to circumvent the Word of God. Modern philosophers and psychologists are still trying to make it appear that there is some way out other than the path of Jesus. "
― Billy Graham , Billy Graham in Quotes
9 " The threat of punishment at home or school only served as a challenge to figure out how to circumvent the consequences when I did what I wanted to do anyway. I didn't fear the punishment, I just saw it as an inconvenience to work around. "
― , Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
10 " A politician . . . one that would circumvent God. "
11 " So during those first moments of the day, which are yours and yours alone, you can circumvent these boundaries and concentrate fully on spiritual matters. And this gives you the opportunity to plan the time management of the entire day. "
12 " There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. "
― Ella Wheeler Wilcox
