Hard work Quote by Susan Neiman Download Open image ““inexhaustible effort that philosophers devote to a subject that brings no results.”” — Susan Neiman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hard work Philosophy
“But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some books which seemed to belong together, and putting them on different shelves; nothing more being final about their positions than that they no longer lie side by side. The onlooker who doesn’t know the difficulty of the task might well think in such a… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share
“MAKING AN EFFORT Our so-called limitations, I believe, apply to faculties we don't apply. We don't discover what we can't achieve until we make… — Piet Hein Copy Share Image
“We know that man has the faculty of becoming completely absorbed in a subject however trivial it may be, and that there is no… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Science is not enough, religion is not enough, art is not enough, politics and economics is not enough, nor is love, nor is duty,… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Mere philosophy will not satisfy us. We cannot reach the goal by mere words alone. Without practice, nothing can be achieved. (3) — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If one is to succeed in anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession.” — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
“What drives pure reason to efforts that seem to have neither end nor result?” — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought and hard work, — J. R. D. Tata Copy Share Image
“Science is in its source, eternal; in its scope,immeasurable; in its problems, endless; in its goal, unattainable” — Von Baer Copy Share Image
“Sometimes realism seems to mean no more than the advice to plan ahead before you start a war. Sometimes realism means the recognition that the world cannot be divided as neatly into good and evil as George W. Bush's more notorious speeches would suggest. Sometimes realism means nothing more than cynical or even bad, which leaves ultrarealist to mean simply… — Susan Neiman Copy Share
“Ordinary goodness is fraught with veins of vanity and self-interest and above all with pleasure--because goodness makes you feel more alive.” — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them. — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“The dangers of sophistry and scholasticism are present in the possibility of philosophy itself.” — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
In the most general terms, the Enlightenment goes back to Plato's belief that truth and beauty and goodness are connected; that truth and beauty,… — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“The claim that there is no alternative but perdition to a worldview that shows how everything fits together and makes perfect sense is a… — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“When education is overwhelmed by hypermedia, travel facile or ruinous, and work a blurred mixture of more dependence and less meaning, it’s harder than ever to use those experiences to grow. But growing up, I have argued, has been dogged by dilemma ever since it was a real option. As Enlightenment philosophers knew, it’s a process that is as socially… — Susan Neiman Copy Share
“Vitality is not the denial of mortality, but the grown-up way of facing it.” — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“Negotiating small differences is part of being a grownup; no one can tell you in advance where to put your foot down.” — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“how can human beings behave in ways that so thoroughly violate both reasonable and rational norms?” — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“It’s a matter of logical structure: what is, just is, and any claim about what ought to be is a claim about our own… — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
“Kitsch is much more than a question of style; it's a preference for consolation over truth. Disney's version of reality is not just cleaned… — Susan Neiman Copy Share Image
I value the experiences that come with life too much to sit by and not put my full effort into them. — Jim Miller Copy Share Image
Some people give you that motivation to work harder simply to get the hell away from wherever they are. — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it. In… — Gertrude B. Elion Copy Share Image
High school, going into my junior year, I kind of had the idea I was going to be the starting running back. I was a little smaller, so I decided to gain weight and try to get faster. I wasn't a fan of the weight room. I thought just the God-given talent would take you where you needed to go.… — Saquon Barkley Copy Share
Now I try to make efforts, you know, I'm just, the best effort I can do is just stay sober myself. I can at… — Andy Dick Copy Share Image
Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
We've all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only take you… — Warren Gatland Copy Share Image
It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know that I'm going to have to work hard, keep working hard, and not because of this victory think, "I'm back." I don't… — Kim Clijsters Copy Share Image
If you don't meet luck halfway with really hard work, luck won't get you all the way there. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
Forgive me for noting that conservatives seem to believe that the rich will work harder if we give them more, and the poor will… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
