Highly Quotes

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At any rate, when a subject is highly controversial-and any question about sex is that-one cannot hope to tell the truth. One can only show… — Virginia Woolf
I have always admired men and women who used their talents to serve the community, and who were highly respected and admired for their efforts… — Nelson Mandela
Adversity is an effective, thorough and highly personalized teacher. — Ralph Marston
The argument for collectivism is simple if false; it is an immediate emotional argument. The argument for individualism is subtle and sophisticated; it is an… — Milton Friedman
Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity. — Quentin Blake
A highly cultivated taste, a taste that is knowledgeable and eclectic, is likely to be exciting and provocative, a personal taste at its highest level. — Eleanor Brown
The libertarian must never advocate or prefer a gradual, as opposed to an immediate and rapid, approach to his goal. For by doing so, he… — Murray Rothbard
We are not just highly evolved animals with biological computers embedded inside our skulls; we are also fields of consciousness without limits, transcending time, space,… — Stanislav Grof
Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state. — Norman Lamm
'Hail, you who are highly favored, the Lord is with you' (Lk. 1:28)! Thus does the holy Church invoke the most holy Virgin, the Mother… — John of Kronstadt
If... God highly exalted Christ because He humbled Himself, suffered dishonour, was tempted and endured a shameful cross and death for our sake, how will… — Gregory Palamas
There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions… — Paula Gunn Allen
From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain… — Ferdinand Lassalle
Nothing is more detestable to the physical anthropologist than... the wretched habit of cremating the dead. It involves not only a prodigal waste of costly… — Earnest Hooton
We are fully justified in valuing the life and person of an intended victim more highly than the life of a pernicious assailant. The attacker… — Jeff Cooper
The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor of… — Polly Toynbee
My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play. — Vasily Smyslov
Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice. — Stephen Covey
An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
All truths, not merely ideas, but truthful faces, truthful pictures or songs, are highly beautiful. — Mahatma Gandhi

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