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General Quotes by Noam Chomsky
- There is a noticeable general difference between the sciences and mathematics on the one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other. It's…
- Everyone engaged in research must have had the experience of working with feverish and prolonged intensity to write a paper which no one else will…
- I think that in order to achieve progress in the study of language and human cognitive faculties in general it is necessary first to establish…
- Social and political issues in general seem to me fairly simple; the effort to obfuscate them in esoteric and generally vacuous theory is one of…
- The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.
- The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them
- Anarcho-syndic alism took for granted that working people ought to control their own work, its conditions, the enterprises in which they work, along with communities,…
- The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are…
- The times are too difficult and the crisis too severe to indulge in schadenfreude. Looking at it in perspective, the fact that there would be…
- The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridiculous to turn to experts in social theory for general well-confirmed propositions,…
- The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And…
- In general, I think, U.S. policies remain constant, going back to the Second World War. But the capacity to implement them is declining.
- When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won…
- I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is…
More General Quotes
- I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all… — Richard Armitage
- I was born in the Ottawa General Hospital right after the Gray Cup Football Game in 1939. Six months later, I was… — Margaret Atwood
- There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to… — Jane Austen
- Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. — Jane Austen
- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence… — Kelly Ayotte
- That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it,… — Charles Babbage
- A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. — Walter Bagehot
- To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality… — Mikhail Bakunin
- The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. — Arthur Balfour
- Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. — Honore de Balzac
- I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and… — Antonio Banderas
- The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen… — Roger Bannister