Bernard Williams Quotes
People have been predicting the death of philosophy since the 17th century. When I was a student, people were saying, 'We're in the last days of philosophy.' Then we were told in the '60s it would be replaced by sociology, then by literary criticism.Bernard Williams
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I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
Orlando Bloom -
I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
Zach LaVine -
I like things simple.
Valentino Garavani -
As long as people have been making little people, they've wanted to know how not to.
Nancy Gibbs -
Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
Sade Adu -
Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.
Owen Wilson
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When you had thugs and bullies and killers imposing their will on their own people or other people - if you don't respond to it, it just keeps coming because they're encouraged by their own success.
Jack Keane -
Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
Zhang Zhidong -
My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
Adam Carolla -
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
Mallory Ortberg -
Nobody knows me, and I hope that it stays like this.
Hansjorg Wyss -
The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
Gail Godwin
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A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.
Navjot Singh Sidhu -
Oh my gosh, if I could be on '30 Rock', my life would be made. That is my favorite show. My absolute favorite show.
Wendi McLendon-Covey -
I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
Zig Ziglar -
Volunteering is a great way to look outside your own problems. Giving back to makes you happier by both giving you a sense of purpose and helping to put your problems in perspective.
Karen Salmansohn -
I don't go out unless I'm working. My quality time is when I'm doing nothing.
Nas -
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
Wayne Dyer
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A heart filled with desire for sweetness and tender souls must not waste itself with unsavory matters.
Rumi -
The Washington black community was able to succeed beyond his wildest dreams. I mean, we had our own newspapers, our own restaurants, our own theaters, our own small shops, our own clubs, our own Masonic lodges.
Ed Smith -
Jesus Christ is our supreme commander, but He operates only through His word, which is unquestionably a training manual. However, He has many interpreters, and few people see the Bible as a true training manual.
Gary North -
So many stories have been told about Black Lives Matter. The beauty of building out a decentralized network, the beauty of building out something that's a hashtag, is that so many people can take it and run with it. The bad part about that is so many folks can take it and run with it - and misuse it and co-opt it.
Patrisse Cullors -
People have been predicting the death of philosophy since the 17th century. When I was a student, people were saying, 'We're in the last days of philosophy.' Then we were told in the '60s it would be replaced by sociology, then by literary criticism.
Bernard Williams