Sense Quotes

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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls… — Aristophanes
A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a… — Aristotle
Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. — Billie Joe Armstrong
But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives in a larger… — Karen Armstrong
We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. — Isaac Asimov
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a… — David Attenborough
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. — Dean Acheson
In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on… — Wystan Hugh Auden
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. — Marcus Aurelius
Spirituality is indeed the master key of the Indian mind; the sense of the infinitive is native to it. — Sri Aurobindo
If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a very high level… — David Axelrod
I love soap operas - the stories, the plots! And I love the game shows and the courtroom dramas and the detectives - Jessica Fletcher,… — Peter Ackroyd
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. — Francis Bacon
Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest… — Erykah Badu
I know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence. — David Bailey

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