Merely Quotes

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When the Turkish authorities gave the orders for these deportations, they were merely giving the death warrant to a whole race; they understood this well,… — Henry Morgenthau, Sr.
Force yourself to write down what is of no interest, what is most obvious, most common, most colourless...antique shops, clothes, hi-fi, etc. Don't say, don't… — Georges Perec
A route differs from a road not only because it is solely intended for vehicles, but also because it is merely a line that connects… — Milan Kundera
Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better… — Hermann Broch
Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. Â It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or one name… — Brennan Manning
A 'fact' merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease. — Bliss Carman
I am merely a conduit, a kind of big hairy tool. I am just a plastic funnel connected to a Moogâ€¦ — Vangelis
For it is not merely the trivial which clutters our lives but the important as well — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I doubt if there are many normal women who can resist looking at houses. I believe, in fact, that when a house is up for… — Mary Stewart
If you want the truth rather than merely something to say, you will have a good deal less to say. — Thomas Nagel
No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy. — Hilary Putnam
Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas upon which the women… — Rudolph Valentino
What Sri Chinmoy has done in his weightlifting is an absolute miracle. He is a man of unique strength, a spiritual man exemplifying mind over… — Unknown Author
Drone strikes, Albert Camus would argue, are not just meant to kill. They are programmed to terrorize. In this regard, whether the missile strikes its… — Unknown Author
A merely symbolic religion does not threaten the ruling regime of materialistic science. — Nancy Pearcey
If there is no absolute moral standard, then one cannot say in a final sense that anything is right or wrong. By absolute we mean… — Francis Schaeffer
A true shepherd leads the way. He does not merely point the way. — Leonard Ravenhill
I eat merely to put food out of my mind. — N. F. Simpson
I would suggest, merely as a metaphor here, but also as the basis for a scientific program to investigate the computational capacity of the universe,… — Seth Lloyd
Evolution, thus, is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection. No longer is a fixed object transformed, as in transformational evolution,… — Ernst Mayr

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