Cases Quotes
3679 Cases quotes by 2515 unique authors
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I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest…
— Marissa Mayer
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Do something youre not ready to do. In the worst case, youll learn your limitations.
— Marissa Mayer
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Even if it doesn't work out, the experience is so valuable to so many employers that your worst case scenario is, 'Ok, so that was…
— Drew Houston
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In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had…
— Donella Meadows
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Being and stability are regarded by our contemporaries as akin to death; they cannot live unless they act, fret, or distract themselves with this or…
— Julius Evola
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Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases…
— George Polya
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When I write, it is always the melody that comes first, and it just happens to be the case that the most beautiful tunes are…
— Francoise Hardy
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Servitude, in many cases, is not forced upon by the masters, but a temptation of the servants.
— Indro Montanelli
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I used to carry a copy of Ulysses with me everywhere just in case I was knocked down by a bus. It seemed more important…
— Craig Raine
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We greatly want a brief word to express the science of improving stock, which is by no means confined to questions of judicious mating, but…
— Francis Galton
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The amount of sophistication varies according to the quality of the medium, and to the state of the same medium at different times; it must…
— Oliver Lodge
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The competition between human beings destroys with cold and diabolic brutality... Under the pressure of this competitive fury we have not only forgotten what is…
— Konrad Lorenz
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General principles should not be based on exceptional cases.
— Robert J. Sawyer
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Given a situation, a system with a Leerstelle [a gap], whether a given completion (Lueckenfuellung) does justice to the structure, is the "right" one, is…
— Max Wertheimer
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The great and secret message of the experiential mystics the world over is that, with the eye of contemplation, Spirit can be seen. With the…
— Ken Wilber
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When violence against women is no longer societally accepted, no longer kept secret; when everyone understands that even one case is too many. That's when…
— Joe Biden
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Max Weber was right in subscribing to the view that one need not be Caesar in order to understand Caesar. But there is a temptation…
— Robert K. Merton
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Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the…
— Pat Roberts
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The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.
— Benjamin Rush
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If you start responding to every stimulus, then you end up as a nerve gas case, quite literally. Neurons fire at once.
— Hollis Frampton
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I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times.
— Vincent Bugliosi
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In the [John F.] Kennedy case, I believe the absence of a conspiracy can be proved to a virtual certainty.
— Vincent Bugliosi
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In my own case, I had to train myself out of that phony smile, which is like a nervous tic on every teenage girl. And…
— Shulamith Firestone
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The case for my life... is this: that I have added something to knowledge, and helped others to add more
— G. H. Hardy
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When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.
— Howard Tayler
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