"Chance is as relentless as necessity." — Simon Blackburn
"Chance is as relentless as necessity."
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Simon Blackburn
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9 Quotes by Simon Blackburn
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This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by…
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People who have cut their teeth on philosophical problems of rationality, knowledge, perception, free will and other minds are well…
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There are normal times when it is wholly admirable to be steadfast, resolute, unconflicted, and therefore when integrity is unmistakenly…
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The scientific world is to be less threatening than was feared. It is to made safe for human beings. And…
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In Michigan recently a man won a lawsuit for substantial damages because, he claimed, a rear-end collision in his car…
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Respect, of course is a tricky term. I may respect your gardening by just letting you get on with it.…
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When the hoary old question of nature versus nurture comes around, sides form quickly.
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The fantasist in whom the reality barrier has broken down is unreliable, believing things when he should not, and telling…
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More Chance Quotes
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
— Aristotle
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I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those…
— Adam Arkin
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I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new…
— Darren Aronofsky
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If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster…
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
— Jane Austen
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Chance is an element of life. What I try to do is study what I call the mechanics of reality…
— Paul Auster
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own…
— Paul Auster
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First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance…
— Oksana Baiul
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
— Abigail Adams
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In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites…
— Ansel Adams
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Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
— Honore de Balzac
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You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be…
— Ernie Banks
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