General Quotes

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Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people,… — George Mason
General fiction is pretty much about ways that people get into problems and screw their lives up. Science fiction is about everything else. — Marvin Minsky
In general, we’re least aware of what our minds do best. — Marvin Minsky
There need to be more women supporting women. Not just in fashion, in general. — Victoria Beckham
One canon reduced to writing by God himself, two testaments, three creeds, four general councils, five centuries, and the series of Fathers in that period… — Lancelot Andrewes
The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity. — Richard Stallman
I'm trying to change the way people approach knowledge and information in general. I think that to try to own knowledge, to try to control… — Richard Stallman
As damaging as the obsessive emphasis on testing often proves to be for kids in general, I believe that the effects are still more harmful… — Jonathan Kozol
I have the general philosophy of creating the future you want to see. — Peter Diamandis
Although the general security situation for the Beijing Olympics remains stable, we still face the challenges of terrorism, separatism and extremism. — Zhou Yongkang
I like people in general, which is why it's fun for me to interact with my fans. — James Maslow
We're seeing a much larger ministry here for the general community. Not just Catholics, but others are calling us too. They're not looking for lawyers… — Roger Mahony
In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds. — Vernor Vinge
If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be… — William Glasser
No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility… — Gustav Stresemann
A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be… — Marisa Tomei
The subject of my work has a lot to do with general, artistic matters, questions like: What is creativity? Where do we come from? What… — Unknown Author
Biology occupies a position among the sciences at once marginal and central. Marginal because-the living world constituting but a tiny and very "special" part of… — Jacques Monod
. . . as to moral feeling, this supposed special sense, the appeal to it is indeed superficial when those who cannot think believe that… — Immanuel Kant
Each man's life is a kind of campaign, and a long and complicated one at that. You have to maintain the character of a soldier,… — Epictetus
The gospel is never about everybody else; it is always about you, about me. The gospel is never truth in general; it's always a truth… — Eugene H. Peterson
There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or… — David Hume
In its pursuit of justice for a segment of society, in disregard of the consequences for society as a whole, what is called 'social justice'… — Thomas Sowell
I foresee that the Andersen and Fairy Tale fashion will not last; none of these things away from general nature do. — Mary Russell Mitford
In general, the bigger a mountain the older it is. The biggest mountains were built before any others, because when they were built there was… — Mikhail Lomonosov

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