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The body, the mind, and the spirit don't form a pyramid, they form a circle. Each of them runs into the other two. The body… — Jane Smiley
The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the shopping mall and the corporation.… — Alison Lurie
Are people more important than the grizzly bear? Only from the point of view of some people. — Edward Abbey
I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book', but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who… — Martin Amis
I cannot stand forward, and give praise or blame to any thing which relates to human actions, and human concerns, on a simple view of… — Edmund Burke
I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man. — Thomas Jefferson
Our knowledge of the historical worth of certain religious doctrines increases our respect for them, but does not invalidate our proposal that they should cease… — Sigmund Freud
Music is worth doing just because. It doesnâ€™t have to be justified by some political point of view, and itâ€™s kind of insulting to the… — Elliott Smith
All objects lose by too familiar a view. — John Dryden
As I had once done thus in my breaking away from my Parents, so I could not be content now, but I must go and… — Daniel Defoe
I hold the view that the alchemistâ€™s hope of conjuring out of matter the philosophical gold, or the panacea, or the wonderful stone, was only… — Carl Jung
The 'squaring of the circle' is one of the many archetypal motifs which form the basic patterns of our dreams and fantasies. But it is… — Carl Jung
The greatest and most important problems of life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown. This 'outgrowing',… — Carl Jung
Fame is also won at the expense of others. Even the well-deserved honors of the scientist or man of learning are unfair to many persons… — B.F. Skinner
In the traditional view, a person is free. He is autonomous in the sense that his behavior is uncaused. He can therefore be held responsible… — B.F. Skinner
We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all… — Will Durant
From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried… — Jurgen Habermas
I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view. — Bjorn Borg
Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective - a New World Order - can emerge. . . Now, we can see a New World… — George H. W. Bush
What a view, i said again. The river was blank and mindless with beauty. It was the most glorious thing I have ever seen. But… — James Dickey

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