James Harvey Robinson Quotes
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
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Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.
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A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount.
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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
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It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.
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It's funny: when I set out to create the world of 'California,' I didn't give the type of apocalypse much thought... I simply set my two characters, Cal and Frida, in a depleted world and moved through it intuitively.
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The Tea Party has imparted political energy to common-sense American constitutionalism.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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Most of the Michelle Bachmanns and Mitt Romneys who say such terrible things about us actually is a positive force, because it allows sensible people to realize how stupid and vile their beliefs are.
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When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights.
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Pilates is great.
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I have a really hard time finding good denim.
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I was always a little adult. Even as a little kid, I just couldn't understand why I was surrounded by all these kids. I took things very seriously.
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You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.
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I work twice as hard as everybody else.
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By definition, a hearing is an inquiry into many sides of an issue with testimony from various points of views. But mark this: The Republicans did not have a single woman to testify in support of the contraception mandate. That is not a hearing; that is a sham.
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I felt like the world of baseball in 1919 was much closer to what A-ball would be now - guys riding buses, there's no training staff, and there's a lot of paranoia.
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I have sun damage. I cover it up with make-up.
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Since I became CEO, 87 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 are off the list. What that says is that companies that don't reinvent themselves will be left behind. I also think that's true of people. And I think it's true of countries.
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'I beg your pardon,' said the Mole, pulling himself together with an effort. 'You must think me very rude; but all this is so new to me. So - this - is - a - River!' 'The River,' corrected the Rat.
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We got happy just taking the threes. After a tough game (a 95-89 loss at Detroit on Friday), you may not have the leg strength. That was key. We were trying to penetrate and kick. The shots didn't go down. Just don't blame it on shooting. You can never blame a loss on shooting. It's what you do defensively.
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God will cease to be God, if he brought into being a single person with the hall-mark of inferiority.
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Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
