Friedrich Engels Quotes

Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.

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• I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.

  

  Maajid Nawaz
  • Good
  • Character
  • Age

• Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.

  

  Nawal El Saadawi
  • World
  • Home
  • Me

• I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.

  

  Talib Kweli Black Star
  • People
  • Work
  • Music

• I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Will
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• An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Truth
  • Reason
  • Nobody

• God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree. But are not nature and the world individuals?

  

  Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
  • World
  • God
  • Nature

• These statements about torture, about alleged misuse of power and things like that, insulted the Filipinos more than their leader because it was made to appear as if Filipinos would tolerate a leader who would torture his own people, who would utilize his executive prerogatives for abuses.

  

  Ferdinand Marcos
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  • Power
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• When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.

  

  Garrett Hedlund
  • Time
  • Country
  • Movie

• We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.

  

  Ingrid Betancourt
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  • See

• I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.

  

  Adam McKay
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• It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.

  

  Wayne Gretzky
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• I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.

  

  Wayne Rooney
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• There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.

  

  Raney Aronson-Rath
  • Work
  • Team
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• I like to think I'll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, 'Oh my God, you're awesome,' and then we start dating.

  

  Laura Prepon
  • God
  • Stop
  • Day

• I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.

  

  Joanne Rowling
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  • Leave

• It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.

  

  Gabrielle Reece
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• I grew up in a two-parent household. We all played sports, all sports, which cost a lot of money. My pops was an attorney; he went to College of the Holy Cross with Clarence Thomas. My mom worked a bit, then gradually came home and took care of us full time.

  

  Omari Hardwick
  • Up
  • Time
  • Money

• You have to realize I like doing big movies that appear on a big screen. So the visuals and the audio have to be of a certain quality before I start to get excited about the thing.

  

  Hans Zimmer
  • Quality
  • Movies
  • Start

• I don’t know where to begin my speech. I don’t know what people would be expecting me to say, but first of all thank you to God for whom we are equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and new life.

  

  Malala Yousafzai
  • People
  • Life
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• Prayer enables us to transform the world because it transforms us.

  

  Marianne Williamson
  • World
  • Prayer
  • Transform

• One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife.

  

  Charles Ives
  • Good
  • Music
  • Done

• Women, we're all coming together.

  

  Christine Flores
  • Women
  • Together

• So over violent, or over civil,That every man with him was God or Devil.

  

  John Dryden
  • God
  • Devil

• Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.

  

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