Example Quotes · Page 108

Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only…

— Aberjhani

Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities are consigned to the dustbin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic…

— Ronald Reagan

Our scientists all the more occupy advanced positions in the development of world science. By the example of their successes in the…

— Vyacheslav Molotov

A single good government becomes... a blessing to the whole earth, its welcome to the oppressed restraining within certain limits the measure…

— Thomas Jefferson

I think it's just been a core part of the Cuban revolution to have a very high level of internationalism. I mean,…

— Noam Chomsky

It has always irked me as improper that there are still so many people for whom the sky is no more than…

— M. C. Escher

In short, with each of the thousand-and-one problems that present themselves in family life, our choice is between controlling and teaching, between…

— Alfie Kohn

In all these products, whether iron bridges, locomotives, automobiles, telescopes, cottages, airport-hangars, funicular railways, skyscrapers, or children's toys, the will towards a…

— Theo van Doesburg

I imagine that thinking is the great desideratum of the present age; and the cause of whatever is done amiss may justly…

— George Berkeley

Things are much more complicated. Feminism versus pornography, for example. There are a lot of feminists who think it is bad, but…

— Tom Lehrer

I've argued that many of what philosophers call moral sentiments can be seen in other species. In chimpanzees and other animals, you…

— Frans de Waal

Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less…

— Aldous Huxley

The true danger is the expansion of empire and the huge diversion of public budgets overseas at the neglect of domestic necessities,…

— Ralph Nader

What was nice about the nineties is that it was an example of music that responded to a desire of the times.…

— Dar Williams

With recidivism algorithms, for example, I worry about racist outcomes. With personality tests [for hiring], I worry about filtering out people with…

— Cathy O'Neil

We don't have much wisdom about the second half when things really open up and end up looking a lot more progressive.…

— Richard Rohr

I think about the kinds of gardens that Queen Elizabeth put up. She made gardens in the shape of an "E," for…

— Martha Ronk

Contempt for science could perhaps depend on the fact that, science hasn't been able to solve any of our basic problems, for…

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

Waiting for Godot was not allowed. Neither was Henry Miller. The Soviets condemned them both. Miller would have been used as an…

— Barney Rosset

There have been many claims that [U.S.] sanctions have hurt Burma economically, but I did not agree with that point of view.…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

The fact is that we have been consistent in a predictable 60-year commitment to national security, while our friends and former enemies…

— Victor Davis Hanson

I think that we're making a mistake if we don't see that there is a cultural basis to many illnesses, not just…

— Jonathan Michel Metzl

I've got a lot of examples about moments where I thought something would work on film and it didn't work, but I…

— Steven Spielberg

I think the fact that they all served under her as a president is a strong pull. Here's a perfect example: George…

— David Mandel

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man, that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of…

— George Washington

Do you remember the classic example of chutzpah? It's the young man who kills his parents and then asks the judge for…

— William Blum

Since the universe must contain millions of appropriate planets, consciousness in some form - but not with the paired eyes and limbs,…

— Stephen Jay Gould

In many Muslim countries, witchcraft is not only on the books as a crime, but is commonly prosecuted. In 2009, for example,…

— Steven Pinker

It depends on what your dream might be, as to whether or not it's still possible when you're, say, fifty or sixty.…

— Donald Ray Pollock

“One of the regrets of my life is that I did not study Latin. I'm absolutely convinced, the more I understand these…

— David McCullough

The Nile Project is the performing side of an effort that also includes education in music and environmental issues, raising awareness of…

— Jon Pareles

Nietzsche's 'perspectivalism' was expressly directed against the 'laughable juxtaposition of "man and world"'. But 'absolutist' accounts, too, typically try to demonstrate that…

— David E. Cooper

When we look at cities across the country, Cincinnati, for example, where they have come under DOJ guidance with a consent decree,…

— Ronnie Dunn

If, for example, I saw my grandparents or my daughter for an instant, would I recognize them? Probably not, because in looking…

— Isabel Allende

But sea power has never led to despotism. The nations that have enjoyed sea power even for a brief period-Athens, Scandinavia, the…

— Samuel Eliot Morison

The example of America must be the example not merely of peace because it will not fight, but of peace because peace…

— Woodrow Wilson

Punishing enemies and rewarding friends - politics Chicago style - seems to be the unifying principle that helps explain the Obamacare waivers,…

— Michael Barone

I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and…

— Ethan Hawke

For example, both humans and chimps have a broken copy of a gene that in other mammals helps make vitamin C. ...…

— Michael Behe

Someone said to me that we have to encourage more young women to want top-level editing jobs. I think that will happen…

— Ann Friedman