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Inspirational Quotes by Irving Babbitt
- The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
- If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
- Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.
- The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.
- Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.
- Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.
- Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
- If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento