Itself Quotes

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September 11th has produced only miniature heroes because our culture has freed itself from many of the old, dangerous, elitist fantasies of heroism... But in… — Rory Stewart
An empire that extends itself selectively is just being prudent about its own limitations. A republic that supports democratization selectively is another matter. — Noah Feldman
The yeshiva where I studied considers itself modern Orthodox, not ultra-Orthodox. We followed a rigorous secular curriculum alongside traditional Talmud and Bible study. — Noah Feldman
Marriage is the most obvious public practice about which information is readily available. When combined with the traditional Jewish concern for continuity and self-preservation -… — Noah Feldman
Our own relentless search for novelty and social status locks us into an iron cage of consumerism. Affluence has itself betrayed us. — Tim Jackson
Israel is the agent and surrogate of the United States and as such is treated entirely differently from every other country in the region. How… — Martin Jacques
After the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan adopted an expansionist and colonial attitude towards its neighbours. It sought to identify itself with the West and… — Martin Jacques
Novelists who pretend to understand what keeps them scribbling are really just guessing. A profound, unmet childish need to be acknowledged? Maybe. It hardly matters,… — Walter Kirn
Horror and panic themselves are forms of violence, and diminishing them, restricting their dimensions, is itself a civilizing act. — Walter Kirn
Insomnia is a vertiginous lucidity that can convert paradise itself into a place of torture. — Emil Cioran
Protestantism became identified with the republican presumption in liberty as an end in itself. This presumption was then reinforced by an unassailable belief in the… — Stanley Hauerwas
The journey toward your Big Dream changes you. In fact, the journey itself is what prepares you to succeed at what you were born to… — Bruce Wilkinson
If left untreated, Lyme disease can be crippling, yet it is a difficult illness to contract: a tick needs to attach itself to your body… — Michael Specter
It makes sense for Japan to pursue a more independent role in the world, following Latin America and others in freeing itself from U.S. domination. — Noam Chomsky
Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a long period. It… — Noam Chomsky
Thanh Hoa itself is a rich agricultural province. Rice fields, a pattern of many shades of green, stretch far into the distance along the road,… — Noam Chomsky
Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses. — Christian Dior
The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is a… — Ben Shapiro
The Holocaust, taken by itself, is a black hole. To look at it directly is to be swallowed up by it. — David Novak
The relationship between God and his people was always the one having absolute primacy, the one that had basically to determine all human relationships, whether… — David Novak

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