David Hume Quotes
Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.David Hume
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
Quincy Jones -
I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into.
Aaron Rodgers -
I was my mother's favorite, and she'd help me with everything.
H. R. Giger -
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
Nadia Comaneci -
We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.
Carl Levin -
Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?
Orlando Bloom
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Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.
E. M. Forster -
I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy.
Malala Yousafzai -
The journey that 'In Praise of Slowness' has made since publication shows how far this message resonates. The book has been translated into more than 30 languages. It appears on reading lists from business schools to yoga retreats. Rabbis, priests and imams have quoted from it in their sermons.
Carl Honore -
Yes, 'Aagadu' was a failure. I was dejected for a couple of months, since there was a lot at stake.
Mahesh Babu -
I pass, at length, to the third and perfectly absolute dominion, which we call democracy.
Baruch Spinoza -
'Motion', as translated by Eliot Weinberger, in Collected Poems 1957-1987
Octavio Paz
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Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
Arthur C. Clarke -
My motto is, 'What's the hurry?' I'm trying to get it across to the modern world that we need to sit around and think a little bit more.
Joe Strummer The Clash -
I hate to spread rumours: but what else can one do with them?
Amanda Lear -
'I imagine you feel insignificant,' Sajaki said, almost as if he had been listening in on the conversation. 'Well; you’re justified in feeling that way. You are insignificant. That’s the majesty of this place. Would you choose it any other way?'
Alastair Reynolds -
There are no small accidents here.
Ayrton Senna -
Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend money.
Charles Bass
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Scott Asheton was a brilliant drummer, a natural musician.
Henry Rollins Black Flag -
I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.
Kailash Kher -
People are more optimistic about Detroit outside of Detroit.
Dan Gilbert -
To come to the theatre, people have to make arrangements, change their clothes, find a babysitter, find a parking space - and they don't come after hard work to hear a lecture.
Haris Pasovic -
Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.
David Hume