Pointed Quotes

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When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish… — Gautama Buddha
And once we have given our community a good start,' I pointed out, ' the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of… — Plato
As many peoÂple have pointed out, the scene in â€˜Kung Fu HusÂtleâ€™ where the LandÂlady was chasÂing after me resemÂbled the RoadÂrunÂner, â€¦ I loved… — Stephen Chow
Climate scientists have long pointed to the Southwest as one of the places in the U.S. that is most vulnerable to global warming impacts, especially… — Jeff Goodell
Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all… — Aeschylus
During my first press conference as president, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that, as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly… — Ronald Reagan
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet… — Jung Chang
If the way which I have pointed out as leading to this result (i.e., power over the emotions by which the wise man surpasses the… — Baruch Spinoza
Ultimately, however, as the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter pointed out, a powerful bureaucratic class is in the same relation to commerce as was the scorpion… — John Derbyshire
It has been pointed out already that no knowledge of probabilities, less in degree than certainty, helps us to know what conclusions are true, and… — John Maynard Keynes
The purely emotional form of Pietism is, as Ritschl has pointed out, a religious dilettantism for the leisure class. — Max Weber
. . . my pilot pointed to his left front and above, and looking in the direction he pointed, I saw a long dark brown… — James McCudden
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not… — Christopher Dawson
Empress of the Universe would be way too much work. I'd have to wear fancy clothes, probably including lady shoes with pointed toes, and could… — Elizabeth Moon
Three Scotsmen of the clan McKay were looking for a fourth member to fight four members of the Irish clan Magee ... 'I'm not one… — Winsor McCay
I must fight with all my strength so that the little positive things that my health allows me to do might be pointed toward helping… — Frida Kahlo
From watching Lester (Flatt), I learned that it's important to be loyal to the people who made you and bought your music. He called me… — Marty Stuart
Fever jumped aside just in time to dodge the shower of urine, and stumbled into the path of a religious procession - celebrants in robes… — Philip Reeve
...I got a call from a record company offering me a contract, I did not want to take it because the Lord had pointed me… — Alice Coltrane
There is no such thing as beauty. If your culture says, 'This is a beautiful girl,' that's within the framework of your culture. If you're… — Jacque Fresco

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