Characterised Quotes
18 quotes by 17 authors
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The intellect of most persons is harnessed by innumerable wants. Such a life is, from the spiritual point of view the lowest type of human…
— Meher Baba
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Although cyber attacks have caused billions of dollars in damage and affected the lives of millions, few if any can be characterised as acts of…
— Dorothy E. Denning
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A global human society, characterised by islands of wealth, surrounded by a sea of poverty, is unsustainable
— Thabo Mbeki
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Contemporary industrial society is now characterised more than ever by the need for stupefying work where it is no longer a real necessity.
— Herbert Marcuse
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All action of Sattva, a modification of Prakriti characterised by light and happiness, is for the soul. When Sattva is free from egoism and illuminated…
— Swami Vivekananda
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It is not too fantastic to say that he desired them with some of the absolute passion that characterised the exposed and flaming heart of…
— Thomas Keneally
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High-consequence risks form one particular segment of the generalised 'climate of risk' characteristic of late modernity - one characterised by regular shifts in knowledge-claims as…
— Anthony Giddens
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The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in…
— Jean-Claude Juncker
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Philosophy is tested and characterised by the way in which it appropriates its history.
— Karl Jaspers
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The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.
— Arnold J. Toynbee
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The highest reach of science is, one may say, an inventive power, a faculty of divination, akin to the highest power exercised in poetry; therefore,…
— Matthew Arnold
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I am very impressed by The Carrivick Sisters, one of the best young duos I’ve heard. The girls sing and play as one and their…
— Ralph McTell
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When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour.
— Lars von Trier
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In the animal world, on the other hand, the process of evolution is characterised by the progressive discrimination of the animal and vegetative functions, and…
— Wilhelm Wundt
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I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill,…
— Norman Foster
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I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill,…
— Norman Foster
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You all know how powerful and varied are the effects of which steam engines are capable; with them has really begun the great development of…
— Hermann von Helmholtz
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For a healthy society, those laws and conventions should always support marriage as an institution characterised by an openness to children and the responsibility of…
— Vincent Nichols
Who Wrote These Characterised Quotes
17 authors contributed a total of 18 Characterised Quotes as follows: