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History viewed from the inside is always a dark, digestive mess, far different from the easily recognizable cow viewed from afar by historians. — Dan Simmons
Religion is not something separate and apart from ordinary life. It is life - life of every kind viewed from the standpoint of meaning and… — A. Powell Davies
Then, in the 1980's, came the paroxysm of downsizing, and the very nature of the corporation was thrown into doubt. In what began almost as… — Barbara Ehrenreich
You know, for a long time being a heavily tattooed woman was viewed as something gross, or you're either a criminal or a drug addict.… — Kat Von D
A self is a frightening thing to waste, it's the lens through which one's whole life is viewed, and few people are willing to part… — Diane Ackerman
Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment… — Frederick Douglass
In any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As… — Chris Hadfield
A story is not like a road to followit's more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while, wandering back and… — Alice Munro
You know, development sometimes is viewed as a project in which you give people things and nothing much happens, which is perfectly valid, but if… — Bill Gates
The media, far from being a conspiracy to dull the political sense of the people, could be viewed as a conspiracy to disguise the extent… — David Riesman
I say, then, that viewed from that standpoint, there is but one single subject of complaint which Virginia has to make against the government under… — John Brown Baldwin
Without a free press there can be no free society. That is axiomatic. However, freedom of the press is not an end in itself but… — Felix Frankfurter
Violence appears to be most commonly a result of threatened egotism -- that is, highly favorable views of self that are disputed by some person… — Roy Baumeister
Earlier feminists were almost universally pro-choice and have dominated political debate until now. Having access to abortion was viewed as the only way women could… — Kathleen Parker
I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having… — Jimmy Wales
After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was viewed with a great deal of suspicion because of his… — Ron Chernow
The last level of metaphor in the Alice books is this: that life, viewed rationally and without illusion, appears to be a nonsense tale told… — Martin Gardner
If we recognise that every ecosystem can also be viewed as a food web, we can think of it as a circular, interlacing nexus of… — Murray Bookchin
I am viewed as the Negro who has gone outside of the categories assigned to me. — Anthony Braxton
Viewed from the distance of the moon, the astonishing thing about the earth, catching the breath, is that it is alive. The photographs show the… — Lewis Thomas

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