Certain Quotes
7889 quotes by 4860 authors
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Maturity is not equated with independence though it includes a certain capacity for independence...The independence of the mature person is simply that he does not…
— Nancy Chodorow
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In the progressive growth of astronomy, physics or mechanical science was developed, and when this had been, to a certain degree, successfully cultivated, it gave…
— Justus von Liebig
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With all reserve we advance the view that a supernova represents the transition of an ordinary star into a neutron star consisting mainly of neutrons.…
— Fritz Zwicky
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It appears that all that can be, is. The Creator's hand does not appear to have been opened in order to give existence to a…
— Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. Not me. I don't want to be a manager or a dictator.…
— Mike Krzyzewski
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The Gospel is not presented to mankind as an argument about religious principals. Nor is it offered as a philosophy of life. Christianity is a…
— Massey H. Shepherd
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Spiritual people are not those who engage in certain spiritual practices; they are those who draw their life from a conversational relationship with God.
— Dallas Willard
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In contrast to ethical relativism, Christianity sets forth a system of absolute moral values and affirms that God has placed within the very structure of…
— Martin Luther
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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
— Mencius
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The part of my education that has had the deepest influence wasn't any particular essay or even a specific class, it was how I was…
— Gloria Estefan
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Sports events do not really exist at all unless there is a certain order and fairness - justice in each event.
— Michael Novak
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To be a star and stay a star, I think you've got to have a certain air of arrogance about you, a cockiness, a swagger…
— Joe Morgan
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I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff on television. Think about the future, what's next! But I'm…
— Cassandra Wilson
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring…
— Martial
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I've been with certain stars; some are caring and pay attention to their fans and to their fellow performers and some are too busy. Elvis…
— Minnie Pearl
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Some report a sea-maid spawn'd him; some that he was begot between two stock-fishes. But it is certain that when he makes water his urine…
— William Shakespeare
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In a fire, you have to be thoughtful; you have to have a certain kind of intuitive smarts that the veterans have. I'm not there…
— Caroline Paul
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There are three basic personality factors in cats: The kind who run up when you say hello and rub against you in cheap romance; the…
— Eve Babitz
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Hello...Although you (reporters) are busy thank you for coming to this place. Today, the reason that I called you...I wanted to talk about some girl.…
— Youngjae
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It seems a miracle that young children easily learn the language of any environment into which they were born. The generative approach to grammar, pioneered…
— Niels Kaj Jerne
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