Matthew Arnold Quotes
The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness; that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience.Matthew Arnold
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The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question.
Bayard Rustin -
I have absolutely no idea about space exploration. I'm a software guy. But because I'm a non-expert, I've been able to bring the software concept of modularity into the space sector, which was never done before.
Naveen Jain -
I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him with a certain awe. He was afraid of Roosevelt's influence in the world.
W. Averell Harriman -
I come with bad genetics, personally.
J. B. Pritzker -
If I didn't have the wrestling name that I have, I wouldn't have gotten the financial contract that I got with Strikeforce or the long-term contract or the television contract. That's all because of wrestling.
Daniel Cormier -
When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society.
K. D. Lang
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Well, there are other aspects, I still command very good support in the party.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi -
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
Dan Gable -
The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a general assumption. Again, you're probably getting, as a general theme from me, that I don't make a lot of broad, sweeping rules about movies.
Adam Arkin -
It's perhaps fitting that I write this introduction in jail.
Abbie Hoffman -
‘Are you sure?’ I said that sure was just what I wasn’t anything but.
P. G. Wodehouse -
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
Marie Curie
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Indeed, proof that a given condition always precedes or accompanies a phenomenon does not warrant concluding with certainty that a given condition is the immediate cause of that phenomenon. It must still be established that when this condition is removed, the phenomen will no longer appear.
Claude Bernard -
My favorite thing as a performing artist is to get a pile of raw material from a writer who says, 'Will you help me make this real?' There's nothing like starting from scratch.
Alice Ripley -
A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has made five amazing films; a writer just needs to write three great books.
Alber Elbaz -
It is the uninvolved parent who has to resort to strictness.
Andrea Bocelli -
Looking at my own prom photograph reminds me of how significant that moment was - and how fleeting life is.
Mary Ellen Mark -
But when we place God on our side of things, that we are now ridding the world of evil - that's very dangerous, that one nation has this role to rid the world of evil. What about the evil we have committed, that we are complicit in?
Jim Wallis
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I do a lot of media work, I've been investing and I'm involved with real estate. It's totally different from what I had been doing but I find it challenging and fun. To be honest, I really don't miss the track. I pretty well accomplished what I set out to do and it was time to move on.
Donovan Bailey -
If I had 20 days to solve a problem, I would take 19 days to define it.
Albert Einstein -
The idea that academics should remain ''above the fray'' only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.
Stephanie Coontz -
This is one of those big, fat paperbacks, intended to while away a monsoon or two, which, if thrown with a good overarm action, will bring a water buffalo to its knees.
Nancy Banks Smith -
The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness; that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience.
Matthew Arnold