Sharp Quotes

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We start out postulating sharp boundaries, such as between humans and apes, or between apes and monkeys, but are in fact dealing with sand castles… — Frans de Waal
The earliest and most primitive known members of every order already have the basic ordinal characters, and in no case is an approximately continuous sequence… — George Gaylord Simpson
Through luminous and erudite readings of the texts, Hasana Sharp shows us how profound and radical is Spinoza's conception of nature and his claim that… — Michael Hardt
The most precise work is generally done by hand, with hand tools. Some people rely on machines for their precision, and my way of working… — Martin Puryear
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between work and play. — L. P. Jacks
I have a cat, so I know that when she digs her very sharp claws into my chest or stomach it's really a sign of… — Erik Naggum
One may say that mathematics talks about the things which are of no concern to men. Mathematics has the inhuman quality of starlight - brilliant,… — Hermann Weyl
The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle. — Laozi
Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity… — Laozi
The more sharp weapons people have in a country, the bigger the disorder will be. — Laozi
We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it… — Andy Hobsbawm
At 60, the mind was sharp but the body complained. The legs were willing to make all the right moves but the muscles gave out… — David Mixner
Men cannot think like dogs.... [There exists] a sharp difference in the mental capacity of humans and canines. For example, a human who is given… — Corey Ford
You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity. — Angela Merici
If you are a troublemakerâ€¦itâ€™s our job to politically destroy you. Put it this way. As long as JB Jeyaretnam stands for what he stands… — Lee Kuan Yew
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging with hands full of gems. Beneath the… — Charles Tilly
No very sharp line can be drawn between social psychology and individual psychology. — George H. Mead
Do not underestimate the human being, who sometimes appears so simple. Even with sight as sharp as an eagle, a mind as sharp as a… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer
No man can have anything better after faith than a woman of righteous character, loving and child-bearing. And no man can have anything worse after… — Umar
You fill yourself with the sharp pain of love, rather than its fulfillment. — Rumi

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