Constituted Quotes

136 quotes by 119 authors

Whoever undertakes to create soon finds himself engaged in creating himself. Self-transformation and the transformation of others have constituted the radical interest of our century,… — Harold Rosenberg
Regimes are modes of self-discipline, but are not solely constituted by the orderings of convention in day-to-day life; they are personal habits, organised in some… — Anthony Giddens
Gender is an identity tenuously constituted in time, instituted in an exterior space through a stylized repetition of acts. — Judith Butler
A man without force, is without the essential dignity of humanity. Human nature is so constituted, that it cannot honor a helpless man, although it… — Frederick Douglass
No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be… — William Osler
If [man] thinks of the totality as constituted of independent fragments, then that is how his mind will tend to operate, but if he can… — David
I think we are warranted in contending that a society thus constituted, and which may be rendered so admirable an engine of improvement, far from… — Theodore Roosevelt
The Lord so constituted everybody that no matter what color you are you require the same amount of nourishment. — Will Rogers
To be happy one must be (a) well fed, unhounded by sordid cares, at ease in Zion, (b) full of a comfortable feeling of superiority… — H. L. Mencken
Let us enquire. Who, then, shall challenge the words? Why are they challenged. And by whom? By those who call themselves the guardians of morality,… — Frances Wright
What is the true and original root of Dutch aversion to British rule? It is the abiding fear and hatred of the movement that seeks… — Winston Churchill
Every being ought to do that which is according to its constitution; and all other things have been constituted for the sake of the superior,… — Marcus Aurelius
Perhaps even more than constituted authority, it is social uniformity and sameness that harass the individual most. His very "uniqueness," "separateness" and "differentiation" make him… — Emma Goldman
With regard to Banks, they have taken too deep and too wide a root in social transactions, to be got rid of altogether, if that… — James Madison
Slavery is the great and foul stain upon the North American Union... A dissolution, at least temporary, of the Union, as now constituted, would now… — John Quincy Adams
We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging… — Mahatma Gandhi
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. — Charles Dickens
I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims. — Kevin Mitnick
The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in… — Ashley Montagu

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