Agent Quotes

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Assuming the universe came from nothing, it is empty to begin with... Only by the constant action of an agent outside the universe, such as… — Victor J. Stenger
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they will… — Sun Tzu
It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the agent believed to be right,… — Thomas Reid
The Community Relations Service would be another pro-civil rights Federal agency attempting to make people do what the policy of the Federal Government demanded that… — John Sparkman
Criticism is the forerunner of divorce, the cultivator of rebellion, sometimes an agent that leads to failure. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance,… — William James
The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the most valuable investment a writer can make with his time. It pays off… — Raymond Chandler
Anbody can make an easy deal, but only a true agent can sell a dog. — Irving Paul Lazar
They [Barnes Theatre Club] were a very good group, and for some reason when I finished the backstage thing, I just decided to that I… — Robert Pattinson
There are people who have never studied writing who are capable of being writers. I know this because I am an example. I was a… — Elizabeth Berg
Wine is a civilizing agent. — Clifton Fadiman
Man has reason, discrimination and free-will such as it is. The brute has no such thing. It is not a free agent, and knows no… — Mahatma Gandhi
With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I do not believe… — Elie Wiesel
There can be no autonomous agent with unitary interests called 'society' that exerts causal influence. This is a logical impossibility — David Buss
Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that is, he is… — Charles Grandison Finney
O world, world! thus is the poor agent despised. O traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you set a-work, and how ill requited! Why should… — William Shakespeare
Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat. — Mac Barnett
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. — Henry Ward Beecher
I lived in Hollywood and, ironically, I didn't know you could just go out and get an agent and go on auditions and try and… — Leonardo DiCaprio
My agent called me at 5:30am, and I thought the set of my movie had burned down, or Josh [Hutcherson] had died, or somethingâ€¦I didnâ€™t… — Jennifer Lawrence

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