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Bigotry dwarfs the soul by shutting out the truth.
Israel is shutting out the Arab world and shutting itself in.
The consequence of shutting down the government was not healthy.
Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.
I like every aspect of defense; I enjoy shutting down the offense.
I have trouble falling asleep. I have trouble shutting my mind off.
People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down.
Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows.
The shutting out or boycotting of selected media cannot take place in Austria.
Airbnb is a much more effective protest than shutting down the Brooklyn Bridge.
When we have agencies like EPA shutting down businesses, I don't trust them at all.
We're a democratic society. Shutting down the government should not be on the agenda.
I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.
Bisping, he's a piece of work. The guy likes to run his mouth. I look forward to shutting it.
I'm not shutting myself off from kids; I'm remaining open to kids and the energy that they bring.
I like being the underdog. I like turning around and shutting people up when they tell me I can't.
I love shutting my front door and being at home with just my dog and me. That's when I'm happiest.
Whether you call it meditation, self-reflection or just shutting everything out, I am quite good at that.
It's not about shutting people up or proving them wrong. It's about proving to ourselves what we're about.
Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away.
I have never had a studio, and I do not understand shutting oneself up in a room. To draw, yes; to paint, no.
Frankly, no issue is worth shutting down the government and denying pay to those committed to public service.
When police are shutting down cameras, it is a sign that they know the truth is not going to be kind to them.
Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.
You're not tapping into the widest possible pool of talent if you're shutting some people out of particular careers.
It's not about opening a door and shutting it right behind you. I want to keep it open so others can come behind me.
Racism seduces us with its desire to categorize, shutting out the living and breathing and 'different' world all around us.
I think the key to improv is always listening. It's embracing. It's positivity. It's hearing things and not shutting them down.
Cutting VAT is a classic case of shutting the stable door, when the horse has already galloped a couple of furlongs down the road.
If it were a choice between putting ads on Wikipedia or shutting down Wikipedia, we would then very reluctantly consider putting ads on Wikipedia.
If I am the best, I am capable of saying it, but if I find the others better, I am also capable of shutting up. And staying on the bench. Full stop.
For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going.
I think most people like a bit of freedom and hearing things that they might not agree with, rather than just having everybody shutting their mouths.
Shutting down conservatives has become de rigueur. But now anti-free-speech activists are increasingly turning their ire on free-thinking progressives.
The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.
Of course, health is the most important thing, but shutting down the entire economy for months is also not an option. Everyone should use their common sense.
A street full of electric light is a sign of civic failure and is an insulting injury to the soul. Shutting out the night is as disastrous as shutting out the light.
The E.U.'s Eastern Partnership programme is designed to bind the so-called focus states tightly to itself, shutting down the possibility of co-operation with Russia.
I miss the racing hugely. If you told me I could go off and do it tomorrow afternoon I would. For me that's always been my way of shutting everything off and relaxing.
Freedom is the possibility of development, of enhancement of one's life - or the possibility of withdrawing, shutting oneself up, denying and stultifying one's growth.
I've always had these morals I've sort of put on myself: that excess is bad. I used to be into Buddhism and stuff. I was vegetarian. I was all about shutting things out.
I don't think you have a choice but to pull CO2 back that has already made it out, or is about to make it out, because we are not overnight shutting down all the coal plants.
Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and rewarding them with a lot of commercial success, has.
I guess maybe my method is to take self-care where you can - even if it is something sort of small and it's not a whole routine. It's this idea of resetting, shutting down, stepping away.
I think that every young person is a little mentally ill, you know? If we're not totally shutting down, we're all a little bit mentally ill in our twenties and maybe into our early thirties.
I was tortured fifteen times, that's total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double.
I am a firm fan of shutting naysayers up; I've done it my whole life. People have doubted my abilities through different phases, and time after time, I've made them put their feet in their mouth.
Many of the vicious criminals held there have been caught on the battlefield fighting against American troops and shutting down Guantanamo Bay would just require the military to move them elsewhere.
If we abandon our values by completely shutting our doors to those who seek the freedom we enjoy or mistreating our neighbors who made it here after enduring unimaginable hardships, the terrorists win.
I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me.