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People have suffered and become insane for centuries by the thought of eternal punishment after death. Wouldn't it be better to depend on blind matter...… — Baron d'Holbach
The real world of American society is one which it is very misleading to call simply a democracy. Of course, it is in a sense… — Noam Chomsky
Enjoyment, on the other hand, is not always pleasant, and it can be very stressful at times. A mountain climber, for example, may be close… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. — Alan Dundes
I don't hero worship for the sake of hero worship. When I find people who are truly remarkable - and I think Joseph Needham is… — Simon Winchester
History is Philosophy teaching by example. — Thucydides
His wry sense of humour and his stalwart courage were an inspiring example to so many. His ability to laugh at Life's idiosyncrasies and himself… — John McLeod
A good speech has a beginning, a middle and an end, the best example being, 'I love you.' — Robert Breault
To talk about communication theory without communicating its real mathematical content would be like endlessly telling a man about a wonderful composer, yet never letting… — John R. Pierce
If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this. — Spencer Silver
The Superfund legislation set up a system of insurance premiums collected from the chemical industry to clean up toxic wastes. This new program may prove… — Jimmy Carter
Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach. — Albert Einstein
Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The command is to love him, not just to think about him, or do things for him. We are not to stop with a proper… — Francis Schaeffer
It is hardly possible to maintain seriously that the evil done by science is not altogether outweighed by the good. For example, if ten million… — G. H. Hardy
The animal liberation movement is saying that where animals and humans have similar interests - we might take the interest in avoiding physical pain as… — Peter Singer
I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this… — Albert Einstein
They used to have a smoking section at most airports. No more. They now have these glass-encased rooms. You're not just a smoker, you're an… — Marc Maron
These 'philosophers', etc., seem unaware, to give a specific example, that by teaching and preaching 'identity', which is empirically non-existent in this actual world, they… — Alfred Korzybski
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. — George Will

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