Mere Quotes

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A time will come, and soon, when, from mere habit, you will echo the scream of every delirious wretch that harbors near you; then you… — Charles Robert Maturin
One of the most obvious results of having a baby around the house is to turn two good people into complete idiots who probably wouldn't… — Georges Courteline
Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for true knowledge. Books are less often made use of as… — William Hazlitt
The power of a text is different when it is read from when it is copied out. Only the copied text thus commands the soul… — Walter Benjamin
Mere unbelief in a personal God is no philosophy at all. — Albert Einstein
I always have a high regard for the individual and have an insuperable distaste for violence and clubmanship. All these motives made me into a… — Albert Einstein
God has invited us, as mere human beings, to add to the beauty of his plan and creation — Sara Groves
Either the phone is so seriously thin and flimsy that it is bendable with mere physical force, which I cannot believe given the extensive tests… — Uri Geller
I don't have to write jokes. I don't have to write insults. If you ask the man of the hour in the hot seat, my… — Rachael Ray
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dreams, they're what sets us apart from being mere a brain and a body. — Juliette Lewis
No, nothing is sacred. And even if there were to be something called sacred, we mere primates wouldn't be able to decide which book or… — Christopher Hitchens
How would you describe the spiritual aroma of your home? The source of this aroma is the relationship between husband and wife. Many can fake… — Douglas Wilson
What do you think deja vu is for?”. Face it, you even want to talk to that girl in the elevator. But what if that… — Timothy Leary
Japan lives with drastic segregation between the sublime, the ugly, and the utterly without qualities. Dominance of the last 2 categories makes mere presence of… — Rem Koolhaas
As more and more architecture is finally unmasked as the mere organization of flow—shopping centers, airports—it is evident that circulation is what makes or breaks… — Rem Koolhaas
Tut, tut. We can't let mere sentiment intrude. This is Science. — K. W. Jeter
Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as mere commodities? Who… — Gary Yourofsky
Mere pleasure is at best but fleeting; happiness is abiding, for in the recollection thereof is renewed. — James E. Talmage
Once we allow ourselves to do evil so that some perceived good may follow, we allow ever greater evils for the sake of ever more… — Benjamin Wiker
Our society has reoriented itself to the present moment. Everything is live, real time, and always-on. It’s not a mere speeding up, however much our… — Douglas Rushkoff
There's a tendency to attribute magical skills and knowledge to people who've been elevated in some way - appearing on TV, or having an impressive… — Arlene Dickinson
Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is… — Carol P. Christ
Thus far women have been the mere echoes of men. Our laws and constitutions, our creeds and codes, and the customs of social life are… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance. — Wole Soyinka

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