Setting aside the vast herd which shows no definable character at all, it seems to me that the minority distinguished by what… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
We belong to that order of mammals, the primates, distinguished by its propensity for repeated single litters, intense parental care, long life-spans,… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
Dasein is a being that does not simply occur among other beings. Rather it is ontically distinguished by the fact that in… — Martin Heidegger Copy Share Image
Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
The ACLU is an organization with a long and distinguished history of fighting to protect freedom of speech. On the other hand,… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
But we must not forget that only a very few people are artists in life; that the art of life is the… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
Part of that, I think, is being able to tune out folly, as distinguished from recognizing wisdom. You've got whole categories of… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
... to say that the CIA and the KGB engage in similar practices is the equivalent of saying that the man who… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as does a distinguished success. — Edward Dowden Copy Share Image
For most people, the question why be good - as distinguished from merely law abiding - is a simple one. Because God… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Action, as distinguished from fabrication, is never possible in isolation; to be isolated is to be deprived of the capacity to act. — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well… — Christie Hefner Copy Share Image
A unitary urbanism — the synthesis of art and technology that we call for — must be constructed according to certain new… — Gil J Wolman Copy Share Image
I love to consider an Infidel, whether distinguished by the title of deist, atheist, or free-thinker. — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
I take higher ground. I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
I'm concerned about the negative aspect of political campaigning in american nation, which is a new phenomenon. When I ran for president… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
James Watt was equally distinguished as a natural philosopher and chemist; his inventions demonstrate his profound knowledge of those sciences, and that… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said: Men succeed less by their talents than… — Wendell Phillips Copy Share Image
POVERTY, n. A file provided for the teeth of the rats of reform. Its victims are distinguished by possession of all the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
[The] subjective [historical] element in geologic studies accounts for two characteristic types that can be distinguished among geologists: one considering geology as… — Reinout Willem van Bemmelen Copy Share Image
Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity -… — Irving Babbitt Copy Share Image
Of all the myriads of God, Daridranarayana is the most sacred inasmuch as it represents the untold millions of the poor people… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image