Detriment Quotes
54 quotes by 52 authors
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I wouldn't say that religion has promoted the social progress of mankind. I say that it has been a detriment to the progress of civilization,…
— Culbert Olson
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Communication of science as subject-matter has so far outrun in education the construction of a scientific habit of mind that to some extent the natural…
— John Dewey
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You are not aware of the consequences that would result (if you were granted what you desire) because what you seek might be to your…
— Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi
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Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more…
— Paul Morphy
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Government, on their part, are much disposed to favor the establishment of these large companies, and to give them privileges to the detriment of their…
— Antoine Destutt de Tracy
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I believe it to be of particular importance that the scientist have an articulate and adequate social philosophy, even more important than the average man…
— Percy Williams Bridgman
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I love cats. I love their grace and their elegance. I love their independence and their arrogance, and the way they lie and look at…
— Joyce Stranger
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I have seen some terrifically exciting changes with young players coming into the squad which is reinvigorated. The older players and the whole group has…
— Greg Chappell
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
— Jay Maisel
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You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, that is possession, control, fear, or a combination of them all.
— Iyanla Vanzant
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A mind becomes a detriment when it acquires more intelligence than its integrity can handle.
— Cullen Hightower
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[Psychics] use exactly the same gimmicks that we magicians do - the same physical methods, the same psychological methods - and they effectively and profoundly…
— James Randi
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We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall Street, with the rise of the old human frailty of…
— Lee R. Raymond
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The greatest detriment to tomorrow's success, is today's success.
— Rick Warren
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He [Jesus] was the greatest human being who has ever lived. He was a moral genius. His ethical sense was unique. He was the intrinsically…
— Charles Templeton
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People are dangerous. If they're able to involve themselves in issues that matter, they may change the distribution of power, to the detriment of those…
— Noam Chomsky
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As Gove knows.... 'Scientific education for the masses will do little good, and probably a lot of harm, if it simply boils down to more…
— George Orwell
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It would be worth the while if in each town there were a committee appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no…
— Henry David Thoreau
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In most cases a favorite writer is more with us in his book than he ever could have been in the flesh; since, being a…
— Charles Horton Cooley
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To ensure that no one gained an advantage over anyone else, commercial law [in the 14th century] prohibited innovation in tools or techniques, underselling below…
— Barbara Tuchman
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