System Quotes

5175 quotes by 3168 authors

Calvinism is an all-embracing system of principles... It is rooted in a form of religion which was peculiarly its own, and form that specific religious… — Abraham Kuyper
If the bringing of children into the world is today an economic burden, it is because the social system is inadequate; and not because Godâ€™s… — Fulton J. Sheen
... as recently as the mid-1970s, the most well-respected criminologists were predicting that the prison system would soon fade away. Prison did not deter crime… — Michelle Alexander
Round pegs in square holes tend to have dangerous thoughts about the social system and tend to infect others with their discontents. — Aldous Huxley
Say it again,â€ he says. â€œThat whole drawn-out speech?â€ I remember something about a solar system, but Iâ€™m too light-headed to recite the entire thing… — Simone Elkeles
Our Press and our schools cultivate Chauvinism, militarism, dogmatism, conformism and ignorance. The arbitrary power of the Government is unlimited, and unexampled in history; freedom… — Arthur Koestler
The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with… — Michelle Alexander
Mort drove one of those little hybrid cars that, when not running on gasoline, was fueled by idealism. It was made out of crepe paper… — Jim Butcher
My father says that fear is good; it's the body's alarm system, it warns us of danger. But sometimes danger can't be avoided, and then… — Isabel Allende
Light is the only connection we have with the Universe beyond our solar system, and the only connection our ancestors had with anything beyond Earth.… — Brian Cox
If you really feel hatred for someone, and kind of send it their way, then itâ€™s out of your system and in their hands. I… — Marilyn Manson
Honestly, Jared, one thing at a time. Why are you in a well with me? This is a really bad rescue!" [...] "I called the… — Sarah Rees Brennan
English is capable of defining sentiments that the human nervous system is quite incapable of experiencing. — Robert A. Heinlein
To affirm a person is to see the good in them that they cannot see in themselves and to repeat it in spite of appearances… — Brennan Manning
Here's all I know: that the world is uncontrollable. Chaos reigns. That anything and everything might be possible. I won't subscribe to any rational system… — Kenneth Oppel
One of the great failings of the American education system (in our view) is that young people can graduate from university without any understanding of… — Nicholas D. Kristof
There are some sights that, once seen, can never be unseen. They replay themselves on a loop in your mindâ€™s home-theatre system with Dolby surround… — Kevin Hearne
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and it's efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding… — Mark Twain
Nolan Bushnell, the creator of the Atari video game system, once stated, â€˜Everyone whoâ€™s ever taken a shower has had an idea, Itâ€™s the person… — Mark Batterson
I see why now Tohno-kun is different from the others. Like the rocket shooting off into space, on the loneliest journeyï»¿ to the far end… — Makoto Shinkai

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