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There is no such thing as good and bad in an absolute sense. There is only the good and bad- the harm in terms of… — Matthieu Ricard
Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty. Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.… — Mahatma Gandhi
Hitler was no inexorable product of a German 'special path', no logical culmination of long-term trends in specifically German culture and ideology. Nor was he… — Ian Kershaw
The Reichswirtschaftsministerium ('Reich Ministry of Economic Affairs') tells the shop managers what and how to produce, at what prices and from whom to buy, at… — Ludwig von Mises
If falsehood, like truth, had but one face, we would be more on equal terms. For we would consider the contrary of what the liar… — Michel de Montaigne
Every society has a right to fix the fundamental principles of its association, and to say to all individuals, that if they contemplate pursuits beyond… — Thomas Jefferson
This country's crazy in terms of fame and what people think it means. They expect a writer to be something between a Hollywood starlet and… — Kent Haruf
I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own… — Laverne Cox
That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms. — George Bernard Shaw
In the area of species protection, we should concern ourselves with what is right as opposed to what might be easier, or popular in the… — Richard Leakey
Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual. — George C. Marshall
The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our… — Ella Maillart
While some might mistakenly consider value investing a mechanical tool for identifying bargains, it is actually a comprehensive investment philosophy that emphasizes the need to… — Seth Klarman
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very… — Charlie Munger
One of the problems we have as a government is our inability to keep secrets. And it costs us, in terms of our relationship with… — Dick Cheney
Remember, I am neither a bear nor a bull, I am an agnostic opportunist. I want to make money short- and long-term. I want to… — Jim Cramer
Every novel is an equal collaboration between the writer and the reader and it is the only place in the world where two strangers can… — Paul Auster
I suspect that all the agony that goes into writing is borne precisely because the writer longs for acceptance-but it must be acceptance on his… — Ralph Ellison
A photographer must always work with the greatest respect for his subject and in terms of his own point of view. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
To put it in gentleman's terms, if you've been out for a night and you're looking for a young lady and you pull one, you've… — Ian Holloway

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