Daniel Bell Quotes
Nihilism, then, is the end process of rationalism. It is man's self conscious will to destroy his past and control his future. It is modernity at its extreme.
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.
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I have one desire: That is to have a principle-based, member-driven Congress. Period. That's what I want.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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Personally, of course it's exasperating when people think you're just swanning around in Europe, going to the occasional fashion show and then being glamorous at a party.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just going that extra yard.
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My son has taken liking for sports and is most of the time playing cricket and football. It is so much fun being with them, as I'm enjoying every phase of motherhood.
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It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.
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Ultimately, when I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff; that's what all this stuff is leading to.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.
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What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity.
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Gender presentation should reflect the person that you are. When you lose control of your gender presentation, you lose an important aspect of your identity and existence.
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Liberty does not exist where rights are on one side and power on the other. To be liberty, rights must be armed with vital powers. A people cannot be free who do not participate in the control of the government which operates upon them.
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Nihilism, then, is the end process of rationalism. It is man's self conscious will to destroy his past and control his future. It is modernity at its extreme.
