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Hegel seems to me to be always wanting to say that things which look different are really the same. Whereas my interest is in showing… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
One cannot review a bad book without showing off. — Wystan Hugh Auden
What he says, even on his knees, about his own sinfulness is all parrot talk. At bottom, he still believes he has run up a… — C.S. Lewis
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. — Voltaire
If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off. And then you're not as good… — J D Salinger
Showing Respect Is not Slavery...and Must Be Taught — Jim Stovall
I wandered over across the hall where they were showing a short movie about vasectomies. Much later I told her that I'd actually gotten a… — Denis Johnson
In his life Christ is an example showing us how to live in his death he is a sacrifice satisfying our sins in his resurrection… — Martin Luther
What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more. — Ursula Hegi
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other. — Randy Pausch
There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties — John Muir
All I ask is this: Do something. Try something. Speaking out, showing up, writing a letter, a check, a strongly worded e-mail. Pick a cause… — Joss Whedon
I heard that in relativity theory, space and time are the same thing. Einstein discovered this when he kept showing up three miles late for… — Steven Wright
The burning of a book is a sad, sad sight, for even though a book is nothing but ink and paper, it feels as if… — Daniel Handler
Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas… — Robert Wilson Lynd
I say people who feel they must have a faith or religion in order to face life are showing a kind of cowardice, which in… — Bertrand Russell
I was thanking him for...well, for something I'm not sure I can explain even now. For showing me that something besides cruelty could be found… — Arthur Golden
And that's when Anna realized that what the wolf had been asking Bran for was death. Impulsively, Anna stepped away from Charles. She put a… — Patricia Briggs
Remember, most of us got something for nothing the first time just by showing up here at birth. Now we have to qualify. — Robert Fulghum
Grapes are juicy. Strawberries. Oranges. Good pork chops are succulent," said Dusty. "But the word isn't accurately descriptive of a person." Smiling with delight, Ahriman… — Dean Koontz
The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Perforation! Shout it out! The deliberate punctuated weakening of paper and cardboard so that it will tear along an intended path, leaving a row of… — Nicholson Baker
In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity.… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
You know I love you,' said the other mother flatly. 'You have a very funny way of showing it,' said Coraline. — Neil Gaiman
I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a… — Donald Miller

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