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210 quotes by 191 authors

What is unique about the "I" hides itself exactly in what is unimaginable about a person. All we are able to imagine is what makes… — Milan Kundera
I have spent too much of my life opening doors for catsâ€”I once calculated that, since the dawn of civilization, nine hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries… — Robert A. Heinlein
Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved. (Mitch Rapp) — Vince Flynn
As a survival-happy species, our successes are calculated in the number of years we have extended our lives, with the reduction of suffering being only… — Thomas Ligotti
Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected. — Federico Fellini
Everything in modern city life is calculated to keep man from entering into himself and thinking about spiritual things. Even with the best of intentions… — Thomas Merton
From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game:… — Georges Perec
His was not the hatred that arises suddenly like a storm and as suddenly abates. It was, once the initial shock of anger and pain… — Mervyn Peake
I canâ€™t hope to convey the full effect of the embraces and avowals, but I can perhaps offer a crumb of counsel. If there is… — Christopher Hitchens
GOOD MORNING," said the little prince. "Good Morning," said the salesclerk. This was a salesclerk who sold pills invented to quench thirst. Swallow one a… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Let a man choose what condition he will, and let him accumulate around him all the goods and gratifications seemingly calculated to make him happy… — Blaise Pascal
I think there in a great deal to be said for religious education in the sense of teaching about religion and biblical literacy. Both those… — Richard Dawkins
Though it is true we are the highest and smartest animals, ospreys have eyes we have calculated to be sixty times more powerful and sophisticated… — Christopher Hitchens
If the ignorance of nature gave birth to gods, the knowledge of nature is calculated to destroy them. — Baron d'Holbach
Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the… — George Mason
If we go back to the beginning, we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned them; that… — Bill Maher
Creation science has not entered the curriculum for a reason so simple and so basic that we often forget to mention it: because it is… — Stephen Jay Gould
Birth control appeals to the advanced radical because it is calculated to undermine the authority of the Christian churches. I look forward to seeing humanity… — Margaret Sanger
Computers are very powerful tools, but in the simulated world of the computer, everything has to be calculated. — Margaret Wertheim
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile. — Michael J. Massimino

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