James G. Frazer Quotes
Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past.
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John Boehner is a friend.
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Many past products advertised in old publications can be profitably promoted all over again. Sometimes, just by giving them a new twist or modern application, you'll hit a real winner.
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The kitchen is where we deal with the elements of the universe. It is where we come to understand our past and ourselves.
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I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.
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I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal.
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I've always been very open with my emotions. Actually, that's got me into a lot of trouble, too, in the past.
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I never felt the need to introduce all the obstacles in my past when I say, 'Hello, my name is Nate.' But at the same time, I've never hidden from it.
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I fantasise about what the future could be in terms of aesthetic and psychology. It's the most difficult thing to do because you have to start from the past - your favourite architect, your favourite song - you take it all with you.
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I'm a professional fighter and like most professional fighters I have had difficulties with my hands in the past.
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I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.
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When you come across someone colorful and vibrant maybe in the present it isn't so interesting, but, in the past, it sheds a wonderful light onto living life.
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The past could liberate or imprison - it creates a nation's character, provides the nourishment or the poison a people imbibe in their very marrow.
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I have been immeasurably honored to serve the people of Maine for nearly 40 years in public office and for the past 17 years in the United States Senate. It was incredibly difficult to decide that I would not seek a fourth term in the Senate.
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The mistakes and unresolved difficulties of the past in mathematics have always been the opportunities of its future.
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Something even minor I do is going to be reported because of things that have happened in the past. You have to be aware of that.
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I used to like humorous people in the past, but these days, I like serious people more.
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I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.
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Young feminists have been sold a bill of goods about American feminism. The enormous changes in women over the past 40 years are constantly and falsely attributed to the organized women's movement of the late 1960s and '70s.
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I'm very lucky because I don't half get some juicy jobs. But I can't tell you the number I've turned down in the past 20 years because I wanted to be at home, looking after my son. There was never any question about that. Alfie and I are dead close. I can't bear it when he's away.
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If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a small cadre of very bright, committed people who are questioning, exploring and understanding these emerging concepts.
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The misanthrope, as an essentially solitary man, is not a man at all: he must be a beast or a god.
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Millennials' tech and global savvy will make them instrumental in shaping our mobile future worldwide.
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Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past.
