Permit Quotes

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He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time. — Thomas Jefferson
It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits… — John Updike
Because they claim to be concerned with the welfare of whole societies, governments arrogate to themselves the right to pass off as mere abstract profit… — Michel Foucault
Not seeing people permits us to imagine them with every perfection. — Victor Hugo
To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster. — Robert A. Heinlein
As I come to understand Vietnam and what it implies about the human condition, I also realize that few humans will permit themselves such an… — Alan Moore
My faith in the expertise of physicists like Richard Feynman, for instance, permits me to endorseâ€”and, if it comes to it, bet heavily on the… — Daniel Dennett
To hope under the most extreme circumstances is an act of defiance that permits a person to live his life on his own terms. It… — Jerome Groopman
...frequent streets and short blocks are valuable because of the fabric of intricate cross-use that they permit among the users of a city neighbouhood. — Jane Jacobs
You live your life like itâ€™s a rare treasure to be savored. You take pleasure from the simplest of things and you never take them… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I have you â€“ a god of mixed heritage â€“ on an expedition that could unleash the Destroyer from her hole. Arikos, another god, on… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
That afternoon he told me that the difference between human beings and animals was that human beings were able to dream while awake. He said… — Steven Millhauser
If the structure does not permit dialogue the structure must be changed — Paulo Freire
The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch… — Elizabeth I
It is an occult law moreover, that no man can rise superior to his individual failings without lifting, be it ever so little, the whole… — H. P. Blavatsky
If men will permit themselves to think, as rational beings ought to think, nothing can appear more ridiculous and absurd, exclusive of all moral reflections,… — Thomas Paine
The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rather the opposite. If one has it one may permit oneself… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The cat dropped the rat between its two front paws. "There are those," it said with a sigh, in tones as smooth as oiled silk,… — Neil Gaiman
Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me… — Haruki Murakami
The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who… — Adolf Hitler

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