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The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them. — Ella Maillart
In Trinidad, where as new arrivals we were a disadvantaged community, that excluding idea was a kind of protection; it enabled us - for the… — V.S. Naipaul
For centuries, the question of men needing to comprehend women simply didn't arise. Men were valued according to how they measured up to the manly… — Allison Pearson
The role of the writer is not simply to arrange Being according to his own lights; he must also serve as a medium to Being… — Vaclav Havel
In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power. — Mikhail Gorbachev
Everything that you receive is not measured according to its actual size, but, rather that of the receiving vessel. — Juana InÃ©s de la Cruz
This (French-Kissing) is a really sexy thing to do, according to the French people, although you should bear in mind that they also like to… — Dave Barry
... those who sit in the darkness of passions and whose minds are blinded by ignorance, or, rather, those who have not acquired the 'mind… — Symeon the New Theologian
This above all-ask yourself in the stillest hour of your night: must I write? Delve into yourself for a deep answer. And if this should… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Your mission in life is to have a "why" to live for, to use your best qualities in the service of the kind of world… — John Templeton
There are principles which govern our life-they are the principles of Life. If our life is lived according to these principles all is well, and… — Henry Thomas Hamblin
The first colour charts were unsystematic. They were based directly on commercial colour samples. They were still related to Pop Art. In the canvases that… — Gerhard Richter
The political topicality of my October paintings means almost nothing to me, but in many reviews it is the first or only thing that arouses… — Gerhard Richter
The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full potential if any… — Stephen Batchelor
Renovating temples does not mean building great gate towers or receptacles for offerings. What we should focus on is the regular conduct of worship according… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Ashrams and gurukulas (spiritual schools) are the pillars of spiritual culture. If we perform sadhana according to the guru's advice, we need not go anywhere… — Mata Amritanandamayi
To Amma, all are Her children. In Amma's eyes no defect of Her children is serious. But when She is considered as the guru, it… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Democritus sometimes does away with what appears to the senses, and says that none of these appears according to truth but only according to opinion:… — Sextus Empiricus
Since stars appear to be suns, and suns, according to the common opinion, are bodies that serve to enlighten, warm, and sustain a system of… — William Herschel
Education in the true sense is helping the individual to be mature and free, to flower greatly in love and goodness. That is what we… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
For 13 to be unlucky would require there to be some kind of cosmic intelligence that counts things that humans count and that also makes… — Douglas Hofstadter
According to the United Nations' latest count, of the approximately 3,000 languages spoken in the world today, only some 78 have a literature. Of those… — Barry Sanders
The important point was that whatever errors America had made [in Vietnam] "we are so powerful [according to Secretary Kissinger] that Hanoi is simply unable… — William Shawcross
According to the Bank of England the economy is growing too fast so interest rates must rise to counter the supposed inflationary threat. In lay… — Harry Enfield
Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest, and yet act in a way disproportionate to,… — Joseph Butler

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