Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
As we move toward the pluralist commonwealth, economic interventions that stabilize communities - for instance by localizing the flows of goods and… — Gar Alperovitz Copy Share Image
We must give as much weight to the arousal of the emotions and to the expression of moral and aesthetic values as… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
In lighthearted countries, people joked about this phenomenon, but such serious, practical countries as England, America, and Germany were deeply concerned. — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
We shall do well ever to remember, that Christianity is not a mere speculative theory, that is to inform the mind; but… — Charles Simeon Copy Share Image
The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom, the right to freely express opinion and… — Olof Palme Copy Share Image
In stating that the idea of a separate state is not practical, I'm also stating that the idea of integration, forced integration,… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry;… — Katharine Hamnett Copy Share Image
I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Leaders trust their guts. "Intuition" is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has… — Anonymous 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
What is the most effective, practical way of raising the wealth of nations? What causes wealth? I have come to think that… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Yes, the electoral struggle [in U.S.S.R.] will be animated. It will proceed around numerous very sharp questions, namely, practical questions having first-rate… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Practical atheism, seeing no guidance for human affairs but its own limited foresight, endeavors itself to play the god, and decide what… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
You have to be practical. So every time I say, if you want to write a novel you have to be practical,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Do not we rest in our day too much on the arm of flesh? Cannot the same wonders be done now as… — James Gilmour Copy Share Image
If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs. — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
My mum thought my TV and film addiction was laziness. If you're an immigrant, you know you'll never be an accepted part… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. Intellect, will, taste, and… — William James Copy Share Image
If our dreams were more regular, more connected, more stable, they would also have more practical importance for us. — Ernst Mach Copy Share Image
Useful knowledge, practical kindness, and beneficent laws -- these are not the Gospel; but, like philosophy, they are, or may be, its… — Henry Parry Liddon Copy Share Image
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
First, therefore, [the Jew] goes about making up to the people for his previous sins against them. He begins his career as… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image