They Cannot Quotes

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There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man. — Jean Giraudoux
We have language and they do not. Chimps communicate by embracing, patting, looking - all these things. And they have lots of sounds. But they… — Jane Goodall
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. — Martha Graham
Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools… — Francesco Guicciardini
The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to… — Jeff Cooper
They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. — Dorothy Day
Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. — Albert Einstein
People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded… — Carly Fiorina
Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change… — Alexander Hamilton
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen. — Stephen Hawking
It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour. — Lillian Hellman
There's been some research in cognitive science, I'm told, that discloses that there have always been perhaps 10 to 15 percent of people who are,… — Christopher Hitchens
Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill people or make… — Tom Hodgkinson
Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies.… — Alveda King
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three… — Jay Leno
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it… — C.S. Lewis
Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve. — Wangari Maathai
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot. — Niccolo Machiavelli
It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so… — James Madison

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