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Giving Quotes by Edward Abbey
- That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.
- Preacher to me: 'A dollar for the Lord, brother?' Me to preacher: 'That's all right, I'm headed his way. I'll give it to him when…
- Only a fool would leave the enjoyment of rainbows to the opticians. Or give the science of optics the last word on the matter.
- We live in a time of twin credulities: the hunger for the miraculous combined with a servile awe of science. The mating of the two…
- Nothing can excel a few days in jail for giving a young man or woman a quick education in the basis of industrial society.
- If you feel that you're not ready to die, never fear; nature will give you complete and adequate assistance when the time comes.
- My Aunt Ida at age eighty-three: 'Yeah,' she said, 'I'll be dead pretty soon. And frankly, I don't give a damn.'
- I would give ten years off the beginning of my life to see, only once, Tyrannosaurus rex come rearing up from the elms of Central…
- And if the computer gives you any back talk, pour some well-sugared office coffee into its evil little silicon brain.
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- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi