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Place my well-being above the fear of my anger. I would prefer experiencing frustration while working towards overcoming an addiction rather than risking my life due to the hesitation to confront the issue and potentially losing me. Prioritize my safety and health over the temporary discomfort of dealing with my emotions. – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 2 months ago
Human rights may be noble on paper, but true compassion and empathy are best embodied by robots. In a world consumed by self-interest, perhaps it's time to vote for the machines that prioritize humanity above all else. – Yvonne Padmos	added by Freelancer 3 months ago
To love is to sacrifice; therefore, if you know you can't sacrifice, then don't say you love. Love is not just a word but a commitment that demands selflessness and the willingness to prioritize others above oneself – Christen Kuikoua	added by anonymous 5 months ago
The endless expanse of stars above holds untold beauty and infinite wonder. – Author (unknown)	added by anonymous 8 months ago
She watched the smoke from the cigarette ooze slowly up to the ceiling, form into a nebulous cloud above her head like some miniature L.A. and then glanced at me. “Open the window, the room smells.” As I struggled with the lock, I noticed the cracks in the pane looked like so many veins in her wrist, pulsing, throbbing, making rivers of passion and death. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 9 months ago
Trust the soul above all things, for it is made by the Divine hand and woven with threads of truth, eternity, and light. – Laura Jaworski	added by anonymous 10 months ago
I do esteem individual liberty above everything. What is a nation for, but to secure the maximum liberty to every individual? – D. H. Lawrence	added by Normando 10 months ago
Marketingnomics satisfying customer needs by placing a company's profits above politically popular policies. – John Tantillo	added by doc_1 11 months ago
This is just another example in a long line of examples of the justices feeling that they are wholly unaccountable to anyone, instead of treating their jobs like the public servants that they should be, they see themselves as above all of us and the rule of law itself. – Sarah Lipton-Lubet	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As is common practice, the Supreme Court has decided to maintain the status quo, our case seeking to put women’s health above politics continues on an expedited basis in the lower courts. – Erik Baptist	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Incoming data suggest inflation remains well above the desired level but showing signs of deceleration, these trends, coupled with tight labor markets, are creating increased optimism among prospective homebuyers as the housing market hits its peak in the spring and summer. – Freddie Mac	Found on CNN 1 year ago
To be sure, President Trump is a persistent subject of media coverage. But the present situation is unique because, as stated above, the recent coverage pertains to alleged sexual misconduct, the same issue at the heart of this litigation. – Joe Tacopina	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We are less than three months away from the new harvest and the danger is real, that the goods we will have ready this season will not be able to be sold at prices above production costs, we will witness a chain of bankruptcies of Romanian farmers. – Liliana Piron	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We’re now heading into another issue of increasing solar radiation and chances of warm nights and lack of refreeze, and that brings up snowmelt flooding concerns, that’s going to be something to think about as we move into the spring, summer with this colossal snowpack sitting above us. – Mario Tama/Getty Images Hatchett	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If( our study) is replicated, we may have found a potential biological basis for the results of the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trial, which found women 65 and above were more likely to develop dementia later in life if they took that one type of hormone therapy. – Gillian Coughlan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Credit Suisse’s collapse—caused by its own misconduct and mismanagement—does not operate as a get out of jail free card in the United States, where no person or entity is above the law, we remain optimistic that the Justice Department will hold Credit Suisse, a repeat offender, accountable for continuously and blatantly having defrauded the United States. – Jeffrey Nieman	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes… Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain. – Napoleon Bonaparte	added by Normando 1 year ago
[T]he average credit card rate is now at a record high above 20%. – Greg McBride	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think that the Fed’s going to move toward an above 5% unemployment rate forecast, either in June or by September, we were 3.4% two months ago. That’s non-trivial. – Joe Brusuelas	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I was inspired to create a yacht as close to the sea and nature as possible, made of clouds floating above the waterline, i wanted to honor nature by blending into it, becoming virtually invisible. – Jozeph Forakis Forkais	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We did not detect a threshold of noise above which the risk started to increase. The risk increased with higher levels of noise, starting at the lowest category that was measured in the study. – Kazem Rahimi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Volatility in Australian financial markets has picked up, but markets are still functioning and, most importantly, Australian banks are unquestionably strong — the banks’ capital and liquidity positions are well above [regulators’] requirements. – Christopher Kent	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The answer is absolutely not, for many reasons. I’ll cite the simplest reason, which is regulatory and statutory. We now own 9.8% of the bank — if we go above 10% all kinds of new rules kick in, whether be it by our regulator or the European regulator or the Swiss regulator, we’re not inclined to get into a new regulatory regime. – Ammar Al Khudairy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As a larger species, the king penguins have eyes large and stable enough to hold the custom lenses in place so we decided to pursue this world-first procedure to further improve their vision above removing the cataract. – Gladys Boo	Found on CNN 1 year ago

Place my well-being above the fear of my anger. I would prefer experiencing frustration while working towards overcoming an addiction rather than risking my life due to the hesitation to confront the issue and potentially losing me. Prioritize my safety and health over the temporary discomfort of dealing with my emotions.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
2 months ago

Human rights may be noble on paper, but true compassion and empathy are best embodied by robots. In a world consumed by self-interest, perhaps it's time to vote for the machines that prioritize humanity above all else.

– Yvonne Padmos

added by Freelancer
3 months ago

To love is to sacrifice; therefore, if you know you can't sacrifice, then don't say you love. Love is not just a word but a commitment that demands selflessness and the willingness to prioritize others above oneself

– Christen Kuikoua

added by anonymous
5 months ago

The endless expanse of stars above holds untold beauty and infinite wonder.

– Author (unknown)

added by anonymous
8 months ago

She watched the smoke from the cigarette ooze slowly up to the ceiling, form into a nebulous cloud above her head like some miniature L.A. and then glanced at me. “Open the window, the room smells.” As I struggled with the lock, I noticed the cracks in the pane looked like so many veins in her wrist, pulsing, throbbing, making rivers of passion and death.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
9 months ago

Trust the soul above all things, for it is made by the Divine hand and woven with threads of truth, eternity, and light.

– Laura Jaworski

added by anonymous
10 months ago

I do esteem individual liberty above everything. What is a nation for, but to secure the maximum liberty to every individual?

– D. H. Lawrence

added by Normando
10 months ago

Marketingnomics satisfying customer needs by placing a company's profits above politically popular policies.

– John Tantillo

added by doc_1
11 months ago

This is just another example in a long line of examples of the justices feeling that they are wholly unaccountable to anyone, instead of treating their jobs like the public servants that they should be, they see themselves as above all of us and the rule of law itself.

– Sarah Lipton-Lubet

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As is common practice, the Supreme Court has decided to maintain the status quo, our case seeking to put women’s health above politics continues on an expedited basis in the lower courts.

– Erik Baptist

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Incoming data suggest inflation remains well above the desired level but showing signs of deceleration, these trends, coupled with tight labor markets, are creating increased optimism among prospective homebuyers as the housing market hits its peak in the spring and summer.

– Freddie Mac

Found on CNN
1 year ago

To be sure, President Trump is a persistent subject of media coverage. But the present situation is unique because, as stated above, the recent coverage pertains to alleged sexual misconduct, the same issue at the heart of this litigation.

– Joe Tacopina

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are less than three months away from the new harvest and the danger is real, that the goods we will have ready this season will not be able to be sold at prices above production costs, we will witness a chain of bankruptcies of Romanian farmers.

– Liliana Piron

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re now heading into another issue of increasing solar radiation and chances of warm nights and lack of refreeze, and that brings up snowmelt flooding concerns, that’s going to be something to think about as we move into the spring, summer with this colossal snowpack sitting above us.

– Mario Tama/Getty Images Hatchett

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If( our study) is replicated, we may have found a potential biological basis for the results of the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trial, which found women 65 and above were more likely to develop dementia later in life if they took that one type of hormone therapy.

– Gillian Coughlan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Credit Suisse’s collapse—caused by its own misconduct and mismanagement—does not operate as a get out of jail free card in the United States, where no person or entity is above the law, we remain optimistic that the Justice Department will hold Credit Suisse, a repeat offender, accountable for continuously and blatantly having defrauded the United States.

– Jeffrey Nieman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes… Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.

– Napoleon Bonaparte

added by Normando
1 year ago

[T]he average credit card rate is now at a record high above 20%.

– Greg McBride

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think that the Fed’s going to move toward an above 5% unemployment rate forecast, either in June or by September, we were 3.4% two months ago. That’s non-trivial.

– Joe Brusuelas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I was inspired to create a yacht as close to the sea and nature as possible, made of clouds floating above the waterline, i wanted to honor nature by blending into it, becoming virtually invisible.

– Jozeph Forakis Forkais

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We did not detect a threshold of noise above which the risk started to increase. The risk increased with higher levels of noise, starting at the lowest category that was measured in the study.

– Kazem Rahimi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Volatility in Australian financial markets has picked up, but markets are still functioning and, most importantly, Australian banks are unquestionably strong — the banks’ capital and liquidity positions are well above [regulators’] requirements.

– Christopher Kent

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The answer is absolutely not, for many reasons. I’ll cite the simplest reason, which is regulatory and statutory. We now own 9.8% of the bank — if we go above 10% all kinds of new rules kick in, whether be it by our regulator or the European regulator or the Swiss regulator, we’re not inclined to get into a new regulatory regime.

– Ammar Al Khudairy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As a larger species, the king penguins have eyes large and stable enough to hold the custom lenses in place so we decided to pursue this world-first procedure to further improve their vision above removing the cataract.

– Gladys Boo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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