"It's odd, and a little unsettling, to reflect……" — Sydney J. Harris
"It's odd, and a little unsettling, to reflect upon the fact that English is the only major language in which "I" is capitalized; in many other languages "You" is capitalized and the "i" is lower case." --"
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141 Quotes by Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris has 141 quotes on this site.
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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently…
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Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.
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The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and…
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Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on…
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We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
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Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need…
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Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.
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People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.
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If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once."
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Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is…
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Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.
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[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed…
— Martin Luther
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It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any…
— George H. Smith
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Human beings have capitalized on the silence of animals, just as certain human beings have historically imposed silence on certain…
— Gary Steiner
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The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing.
— Ben Bernanke
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Those who advocate euthanasia have capitalized on people's confusion, ambivalence and even fear about the use of modern life-prolonging technologies.…
— Pope John Paul II
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Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own…
— Tom Lantos
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African agriculture today is among, or is, the most under-capitalized in the world. Only seven percent of arable land in…
— Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin
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Most small businesses failed because the owner was under skilled, not under capitalized.
— Robert Kiyosaki
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The first half of fiscal 2006 has been exceptional for Cochlear. Importantly, Cochlear capitalized on a number of opportunities in…
— Chris Roberts
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On a certain level, I don't think there is an answer to what the American way is, because it is…
— J. Michael Straczynski
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Microsoft, by some accounts, the second most capitalized company on the planet, is the only corporate colossus in history whose…
— David Shenk
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It seems like only people doing REALLY well in life post those Facebook status updates where every third letter is…
— Nikhil Saluja
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