Tendencies Quotes

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In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled. — Xunzi
I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making… — Donald Knuth
Common sense is not a simple thing. Instead, it is an immense society of hard-earned practical ideas - of multitudes of life-learned rules and exceptions,… — Marvin Minsky
When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him if he can… — Emanuel Lasker
Look at the pattern this seashell makes. The dappled whorl, curving inward to infinity. That's the shape of the universe itself. There's constant pressure, pushing… — Kim Stanley Robinson
We all have a tendency to use research as a drunkard uses a lamppost - for support, but not for illumination — David Ogilvy
I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy… — Juan Cole
There is a sad tendency in our world today for persons to cut one another down. Did you ever realize that it does not take… — Gordon B. Hinckley
What it felt to me was like the dissolution of my idea of myself. I felt like separateness evaporated. I felt this tremendous sense of… — Russell Brand
Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort,… — Dalai Lama
Probably the greatest tragedy of the church throughout its long and checkered history has been its constant tendency to conform to the prevailing culture instead… — John Stott
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such… — Frank Herbert
Look to the cross, and hate your sin, for sin nailed your Well Beloved to the tree. Look up to the cross, and you will… — Charles Spurgeon
It is a remarkable fact that all the heresies which have arisen in the Christian Church have had a decided tendency to dishonor God and… — Charles Spurgeon
The tendency of the world is down - God's path is up. — Dwight L. Moody
We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is being promoted! In… — Pope Francis
Supposing you eliminated suffering, what a dreadful place the world would be! I would almost rather eliminate happiness. The world would be the most ghastly… — Malcolm Muggeridge
In him converge all previous streams of tendency, not as into a pool, stagnant, passive, motionless, but as a noble river that received its tributary… — Johannes Brahms
Only people willing to work to the point of discomfort on a regular basis using effective means to produce that discomfort will actually look like… — Mark Rippetoe
From it (the Rosary) the young will draw fresh energy with which to control the rebellious tendencies to evil and to preserve intact the stainless… — Pope Pius XI

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