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The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip. — Dan Simmons
Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us. — Eric Hoffer
In positive terms, we can state that psychological maturity entails finding greater satisfaction in giving than in receiving; having a capacity to form satisfying and… — William C. Menninger
Fair play with others is primarily the practice of not blaming them for anything that is wrong with us. We tend to rub our guilty… — Eric Hoffer
Our knowledge of stars and interstellar matter must be based primarily on the electromagnetic radiation which reaches us. Nature has thoughtfully provided us with a… — Lyman Spitzer
It is primarily through the growth of science and technology that man has acquired those attributes which distinguish him from the animals, which have indeed… — Arthur Compton
There is...a tendency to think of the spiritual life as primarily introspective, divorced from the concerns of everyday life....Faith that does not translate into actions… — Dalai Lama
So, will his new gun laws - aimed primarily at law-abiding firearms owners - reduce the crime rate even further? Rock is hesitant to give… — Allan Rock
A university is not, primarily, a place in which to learn how to make a living; it is a place in which to learn how… — Sydney J. Harris
Whatever the ups and downs of detail within our limited experience, the larger whole is primarily beautiful. — Gregory Bateson
Disease is an abnormal state of the body which primarily and independently produces a disturbance in the normal functions of the body. It may be… — Avicenna
The way to health, harmony, and happiness is primarily mental. — Grenville Kleiser
It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and… — Vince Lombardi
Writing is not primarily escape, but use. — Henry James
The lock-step approach of algebra, geometry, and then more algebra (but rarely any statistics) is still dominant in U. S. schools, but hardly anywhere else.… — Lynn Steen
It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. — Vince Lombardi
If adjustment is necessary, it should be made primarily with regard to the position the homosexual occupies in present-day society, and society should more often… — Harry Benjamin
In talking about human rights today, we are referring primarily to the following demands: protection of the individual against arbitrary infringement by other individuals or… — Albert Einstein
Stories were primarily verbal to begin with. Before there were cave paintings, stories were told over generations. We tell each other thousands of stories in… — David Massengill
In anthropology, which historically exists to 'give voice' to others, there is no greater taboo than self-revelation. The impetus of our discipline, with its roots… — Ruth Behar

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