Beginning Quotes

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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very… — Hannah Arendt
Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a no less definite… — Hannah Arendt
A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning… — Aristotle
The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to… — Aristotle
But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives in a larger… — Karen Armstrong
When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different… — Chinua Achebe
The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?' — Margaret Atwood
Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or… — Kevyn Aucoin
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. — Saint Augustine
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. — Marcus Aurelius
Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. — Marcus Aurelius
India saw from the beginning, and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight,… — Sri Aurobindo
Beginning to dismantle the Pentagon would save $1 trillion a year - a small government proposal if ever there was one. — Bill Ayers
I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to… — Lauren Bacall
I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly,… — Bryan Adams
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a… — James A. Baldwin
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. — Douglas Adams
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. — Henry Adams
There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in… — Lynda Barry
It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death,… — Saint Basil

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