"We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of……" — Anne Sullivan Macy
"We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion."
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33 Quotes by Anne Sullivan Macy
Anne Sullivan Macy has 33 quotes on this site.
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You can't touch love, but you can feel the sweetness that it pours into everything.
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The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.
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We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to…
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Is it not true, then, that my life with all its limitation touches at many points the life of the…
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Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously…
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A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their…
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It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege…
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If the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and…
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No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a…
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Our material eye cannot see that a stupid chauvinism is driving us from one noisy, destructive, futile agitation to another.
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You cannot touch the clouds, you know; but you feel the rain and know how glad the flowers and the…
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Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences...Language and knowledge are indissolubly connected; they are interdependent. Good…
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
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