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Scientific modes of thought cannot be developed and become generally accepted unless people renounce their primary, unreflecting, and spontaneous attempt to understand all their experience… — Norbert Elias
From the standpoint of modern political science the slave holders were right in declaring that liberty can be given only to those who have political… — Charles Edward Merriam
Once, when a religionist denounced me in unmeasured terms, I sent him a card saying, "I am sure you believe that I will go to… — Isaac Asimov
What counts most is finding new ways to get the world down in paint on my own terms. — Georg Baselitz
Painting is an attempt to come to terms with life. There are as many solutions as there are human beings — George Tooker
A good addiction is a contradiction in terms. Anything people can't give up or must have is not healthy, no matter what the activity. — Unknown Author
Science, with its experiments and logic, tries to understand the order or structure of the universe. Religion, with its theological inspiration and reflection, tries to… — Charles Hard Townes
Since biological change occurs slowly and cultural changes occur in every generation, it is futile to try to explain the fleeting phenomena of culture by… — Unknown Author
A relation is formed betwixt every man and the fruits of his own labour, the very thing we call property, which he himself is sensible… — Henry Home, Lord Kames
Nature is seen by humans through a screen of beliefs, knowledge, and purposes, and it is in terms of their images of nature, rather than… — Unknown Author
This is the unique element in the gospel, which tells us that what we could never do, God has done. We cannot climb up to… — Norman Anderson
The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. — Denis Waitley
I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what I've accomplished off… — Hank Aaron
Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own… — Arlo Guthrie
I think America as a whole has come more to terms with separating war from the warrior. — Unknown Author
Jesus almost never talked in terms of explaining. He was always using enigmatic stories and difficult metaphors. He was always pulling people into some kind… — Eugene H. Peterson
And here we come to the vital distinction between the advocacy of temperance and the advocacy of prohibition. Temperance and self-control are convertible terms. Prohibition,… — Felix Mendelssohn
These Australians hear the whispering in their heart and know it can only be silenced by coming to terms with the original owners of this… — Patrick Dodson
The universe must be experienced as the Great Self. Each is fulfilled in the other: the Great Self is fulfilled in the individual self, the… — Thomas Berry
A cap and trade bill will likely increase the costs of electricity. . . . These costs will be passed on to the consumers. But… — Steven Chu
In absolute terms, we may have to look at restricting the number of flights people take. — Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
Access to supercomputers. The science is well ahead of our ability to implement it. It's quite clear that if we could run our models at… — Unknown Author
Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of geometry. — Stephen Hawking
The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of… — John Ashcroft
Indian civilisation does not distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible achievement in the world and I'm very proud to be an Indian. — Shahrukh Khan

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