System Quotes

5175 System quotes by 3168 unique authors

We must be concerned not merely about who murdered them, but about the system, the way of life, the philosophy which produced the murderers . — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Order is not sufficient. What is required, is something much more complex. It is order entering upon novelty; so that the massiveness of order does… — Alfred North Whitehead
We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others… — Stephen Covey
To know only one thing well is to have a barbaric mind: civilization implies the graceful relation of all varieties of experience to a central… — Robert Graves
Our whole educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities, is increasingly turning out people who have never heard enough conflicting arguments to develop… — Thomas Sowell
Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is… — George Michael
When students cheat on exams, it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
A hole had just appeared in the Galaxy. It was exactly a nothingth of a second long, a nothingth of an inch wide, and quite… — Douglas Adams
Our capitol punishment system is haunted by the demon of error- error in determining guilt, error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die...… — George Ryan
What would you do, sir, if terrorists were killing 45,000 people every year in this country? Well, the current health care system, the insurance companies,… — Keith Olbermann
In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of our… — Constantin Stanislavski
If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises… — Chris Chocola
If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that will assure you have a highly knowledgeable elite and an… — John Perry Barlow
As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own… — Patrick J. Kennedy
All the public systems – administration, justice, education and political are designed to keep people with knowledge out. Such a system promotes mediocrity. — Rahul Gandhi
So many of us had hoped that the civil system might be an alternative for some women, where the burdens were a little bit less,… — Susan Estrich
The bath soothes the nerves. It promotes general perspiration, quickens the circulation, overcomes obstruction in the system, and acts beneficially on the kidneys and the… — Ellen G. White
Impurities are constantly and imperceptibly passing from the body, through the pores, and if the surface of the skin is not kept in a healthy… — Ellen G. White
Any system described by a power law [...] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average. — Clay Shirky
General Systems Theory, a related modern concept [to holism], says that each variable in any system interacts with the other variables so thoroughly that cause… — Marilyn Ferguson
The case for industry breakups comes from Thomas Jefferson's idea that occasional revolutions are important to the health of any system. As he wrote in… — Tim Wu
There is no education system in the world - none at all - that's better than its average teacher. — David Puttnam
Truth is the greatest of all national possessions. A state, a people, a system which suppresses the truth or fears to publish it, deserves to… — Kurt Eisner
The health benefits, both mental and physical, of humor are well documented. A good laugh can diffuse tension, relieve stress, and release endorphins into your… — Cherie Carter-Scott
As a system of philosophy it is not like the Tower of Babel, so daring its high aim as to seek a shelter against God's… — Adam Sedgwick

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