Emile Durkheim Quotes
A person is not merely a single subject distinguished from all the others. It is especially a being to which is attributed a relative autonomy in relation to the environment with which it is most immediately in contact.
Quotes to Explore
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Before I had my child, animals were my life. I slept with four dogs in my bed.
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The learned man knows that he is ignorant.
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Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.
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I'm extremely determined and ambitious.
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I'm a serial dater. When I see someone I like, we go on multiple dates.
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.
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Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
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At the age of 16, my father's father dropped dead of a heart attack. And I think it changed the course of his life, and he became fascinated with death. He then became a medical doctor and obviously fought death tooth and nail for his patients.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest.
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One of the things I would love for people to think about is social responsibility. If you are fortunate enough to be someone who owns land, I think you ought to be making the most efficient use of that land possible.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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I always say, I'm certain I changed 'Watchmen' less than the Coen brothers changed 'No Country for Old Men.' I'm certain of it. But you don't hear the Cormac McCarthy fans, like, up in arms about it. They should be. It's like an amazing Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
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We partner with movies that stand for more than the latest bestseller.
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When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge.
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Having admitted that he did wrong, there's still the critical question, 'Do we want to launch the single most serious constitutional process that our system contemplates?' And the answer to that, in my view, is no.
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San Francisco is one of my favourite cities in the world...I would probably rank it at the top or near the top. It's small but photogenic and has layers...You never have problems finding great angles that people have never done.
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I was in two episodes playing Christopher Reeve's character's emissary. They wanted to have my character announce Dr Swan's death, which I thought was exploitative.
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A person is not merely a single subject distinguished from all the others. It is especially a being to which is attributed a relative autonomy in relation to the environment with which it is most immediately in contact.
