Determining Quotes

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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. — John Adams
The word "freewill" (as also "self-determining power" [autexousiou] used by the Greek Fathers) does not occur in Scripture ... I Cor 7:37 does not mean… — Francis Turretin
The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past. — Sinclair B. Ferguson
Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course. — Alex Trebek
But Mr. Hale resolved that he would not be disturbed by any such nonsensical idea; so he lay awake, determining not to think about it. — Elizabeth Gaskell
The single most important factor in determining America's success in the 21st century will be maintaining our ability to be an innovative and creative society. — Ron Kind
It's the attitude of the players, not their skills, that is the biggest factor in determining whether you win or lose. — Harry Sinden
All possible truth is practical. To ask whether our conception of chair or table corresponds to the real chair or table apart from the uses… — G. Stanley Hall
The best and safest way of philosophising seems to be, first to enquire diligently into the properties of things, and to establish those properties by… — Isaac Newton
But for each of us, isn't life about determining your own finish line? — Diana Nyad
To entrust the government with the power of determining the education which our children receive is entrusting our servant with the power to be our… — David Nasaw
Doubtless many can recall certain books which have greatly influenced their lives, and in my own case one stands out especially-a translation of Hofmeister's epoch-making… — Douglas Houghton Campbell
The truth us that other systems of geometry are possible, yet after all, these other systems are not spaces but other methods of space measurements.… — Paul Carus
The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather determining… — Warren Buffett
Football linemen are motivated by a more complicated, self- determining series of factors than the simple fear of humiliation in the public gaze, which is… — Merlin Olsen
I am haunted by the demon of error - error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. — George Ryan
The growth of a nation's productive potential is the central factor in determining its growth in real wages and living standards.... high rates of investment… — Paul Samuelson
Ownership is not a general feature of our society, determining its character. On the contrary, dependence on a precarious wage at the will of others… — Hilaire Belloc
The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out of business. Profitability rather than… — Michael Parenti
When I was 13, I told my parents I didn't believe in God any more. Religion should not be about determining women's freedoms. — Elizabeth Olsen

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