"Those who imagine that the world is against……" — Sydney J. Harris
"Those who imagine that the world is against them have generally conspired to make it true."
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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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That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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I sorrowfully acknowledge that seven years ago.... I was wickedly manipulated by treacherous former friends and colleagues who victimized me…
— Jim Bakker
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In 2003... the White House conspired with an oil-company funded think tank to block a major government scientific report that…
— Joseph J. Romm
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All European tradition, Marxism included, has conspired to defy the natural order of all things. Mother Earth has been abused,…
— Russell Means
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I was quite responsible for stirring things up. I conspired to get Ringo in for good; I talked to Paul…
— George Harrison
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See, I don’t expect to win a prize for stoic control and dignity at mourning time. Death deserve tantrums. Beating…
— Ruby Dee
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In his farewell address, George Washington warned the people about political parties. Now we see how both Democrats and Republicans…
— Marianne Williamson
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My finances have been decimated by a group of people, such as my ex-attorney, my ex-business manager, and an estate…
— Randy Quaid
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Unhappy spirits that fell with Lucifer, / Conspired against our God with Lucifer, / And are for ever damned with…
— Christopher Marlowe
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Throughout human history the waste of mind has been appalling, and, as this story is meant to show, society has…
— Henry Adams
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The CIA could not face up to the American people and admit that its former employees had conspired to assassinate…
— Jim Garrison
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When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down.…
— Steve Jobs
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