Primarily Quotes

552 Primarily quotes by 469 unique authors

Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions have… — William A. Connelly
Most of us have lost that sense of unity of biosphere and humanity which would bind and reassure us all with an affirmation of beauty.… — Gregory Bateson
The world belongs primarily to the dead, and we only rent it from them for a little while. They created it, they wrote its literature… — Robert Bly
For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be… — Stanislav Grof
That morning was when I first began to reappraise the 'white man.' It was when I first began to perceive that 'white man,' as commonly… — Malcolm X
The efficiency of a truly national leader consists primarily in preventing the division of the attention of a people, and always in concentrating it on… — Adolf Hitler
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at… — Bob Cousy
The purpose of a Christian education would not be merely to make men and women pious Christians: a system which aimed too rigidly at this… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing… — Victor Borge
The action required to sustain human life is primarily intellectual; everything man needs has to be discovered by his mind and produced by his effort. — Ayn Rand
Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections. — Archibald Alexander
Child development: Most damaging course of action is attempting to keep children from experience or protect them from pain, for it is this time that… — Leo Buscaglia
Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that… — Eleanor Roosevelt
I've never needed a lobbyist personally to put my case. I'd rather put my case myself. But I don't understand how other people look at… — Clive Palmer
Bolshevism is to be reckoned with Mohammedanism rather than with Christianity and Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are primarily personal religions, with mystical doctrines and a… — Bertrand Russell
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

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