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Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. — Albert Einstein
The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate. — Douglas Engelbart
When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions. — John Fahey
The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom. — Oriana Fallaci
You know, my goal, once I leave the music business, is like, 'Man, Lupe didn't lead us astray.' It comes directly from Islam: leading people… — Lupe Fiasco
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service. — Henry Ford
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to… — William Hague
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head. — Kirk Hammett
I make my films because I'm affected by a situation, by something that makes me want to reflect on it, that lends itself to an… — Michael Haneke
When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict… — Sydney J. Harris
The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract. — Stephen Hawking
Evolution has ensured that our brains just aren't equipped to visualise 11 dimensions directly. However, from a purely mathematical point of view it's just as… — Stephen Hawking
Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients - foods such… — Marilu Henner
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. — Alfred Hitchcock
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to… — Eric Hoffer
I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it. — Edward Hopper
It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil… — Edward Hopper
This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society. — David Hume
I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link… — Daisaku Ikeda
There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking about life and… — Charles Ives
Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of character, are the only places in the world in which… — William James
To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is not directly experienced, nor exclude from them any element that… — William James
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other… — Immanuel Kant
Genetics is crude, but neuroscience goes directly to work on the brain, and the mind follows. — Leon Kass
The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in… — John F. Kennedy

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