Extent Quotes
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Men pay most attention to what is their own: they care less for what is common; or, at any rate, they care for it only to the extent to which each is individually concerned.
Aristotle -
Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.
Aristotle
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Confucius -
I dont think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didnt achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world.
Alan Cranston -
Everybody is xenophobic to an extent.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
Carlisle Floyd -
I'm not keen on history being tampered with... to any extent.
Daniel Day-Lewis -
I believe all state fairs are subsidized to some extent. How far do you go, I guess, is the question you ask.
Garry Moore
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I've studied classical singing, but not to a great extent.
Floor Jansen Nightwish -
It's surprising that the world is understandable to the extent that it is.
Edward Boyden -
I always dreamed of being an entertainer. So, my whole life to some extent, or from the age that I can remember onwards, I knew I was going to have to make some sort of attempt at being noticed for being funny.
Lil Dicky -
While it is true that science, to the extent of its grasp of causative connections, may reach important conclusions as to the compatibility and incompatibility of goals and evaluations, the independent and fundamental definitions regarding goals and values remain beyond science's reach.
Albert Einstein -
You are emerging from the cocoon of your former self. There are no limits to the extent of the transformation that's possible for you.
Marianne Williamson -
Anecdote: The extent of Michael Jackson's fame at its height, and his eagerness to exploit it is shown by an incident in 1984 when invited to a White House reception hosted by then President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Jackson had been assured that the only people there, besides the presidential couple, would be a few staff members' children. Aghast to find around 75 adults and no children, Jackson locked himself in an upstairs bathroom, refusing to emerge until assured that all non-essential adults had been replaced by a number of children.
Michael Jackson
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To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality.
Albert Einstein -
Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed.
Abraham Lincoln -
To the broadest extent that the Supreme Court has ... authorized.
J. M. Roberts -
To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia.
Rene Burri -
To the extent to which we believe in this world, we are heir to the laws which rule this place.
Marianne Williamson -
I believe in the essential unity of all that lives. Therefore, I believe that if one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains, and that if one person falls, the whole world falls to that extent.
Mahatma Gandhi
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All journalism is investigative to a greater or lesser extent, but investigative journalism – though it is a bit of a tautology – is that because it requires more, it's where the investigative element is more pronounced.
Alan Rusbridger -
The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of.
John Locke Nazareth -
It is doubtless wise, when a reform is introduced, to try to persuade the British public that it is not a reform at all; but appearances must be kept up to some extent at least.
George Bernard Shaw -
I think you have to be left-brained, to a certain extent, to understand science. I can talk about it, but I can't do it.
Morgan Freeman