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I could be wrong. Not being certain is what being a philosopher is all about. — Terry Pratchett
I’ve often been accused of being too emotional and sentimental, but I believe in honest sentiment, and the need to purge ourselves at certain times,… — Ray Bradbury
Our knowledge of the historical worth of certain religious doctrines increases our respect for them, but does not invalidate our proposal that they should cease… — Sigmund Freud
There’s a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play, — Justin Townes Earle
I sound awful saying it but I think it can be like that. I see a lot of people in unstimulating relationships. And not just… — Laura Marling
It is very certain that [the commerce clause] grew out of the abuse of the power by the importing States in taxing the non-importing, and… — James Madison
It is not certain that with this aid alone [possession of arms], they would not be able to shake off their yokes. But were the… — James Madison
Well, coming at a new work requires a certain amount of patience and energy, and there’s always the risk of disappointment. You can’t really blame… — Bill Watterson
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved,… — Lynn Johnston
There may be here and there a worker who for certain reasons unexplainable to us does not join a union of labor. That is his… — Samuel Gompers
There are certain common privileges of a writer, the benefit whereof, I hope, there will be no reason to doubt; particularly, that where I am… — Jonathan Swift
Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed. — Daniel Defoe
My definition of Man is, a Cooking Animal. The beasts have memory, judgement, and all the faculties and passions of our mind, in a certain… — James Boswell
My theory on literature is an author who does not indulge in trashiness-writes about people you could introduce into your own home...he did not care… — Booth Tarkington
I hold the view that the alchemist’s hope of conjuring out of matter the philosophical gold, or the panacea, or the wonderful stone, was only… — Carl Jung
The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown. This 'outgrowing',… — Carl Jung
When a child makes a mistake or fails to accomplish a certain goal, we must avoid any word or action which indicates that we consider… — Rudolf Dreikurs
Much of what we call emotion is nothing more or less than a certain kind - a biased, prejudiced, or strongly evaluative kind - of… — Albert Ellis
Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus. — Joan Didion
Sentences in which I have tried for a certain light tone -- many of those have to do with events, upheavals, destructions that caused me… — Elizabeth Hardwick
How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great… — Elizabeth Hardwick
Body', 'soul', and 'spirit' may designate phenomenal domains which can be detached as themes for definite investigations; within certain limits their ontological indefiniteness may not… — Martin Heidegger
Occasionally, the whole class struggle may be summed up in the struggle for one word against another word. Certain words struggle amongst themselves as enemies.… — Louis Althusser
It is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish. — Jean-Paul Sartre
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors,… — Thucydides

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