Jean-Francois Lyotard Quotes
One can decide that the principal role of knowledge is as an indispensable element in the functioning of society, and act in accordance with that decision, only if one has already decided that society is a giant machine.
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I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care.
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said?
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!
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The basic law of capitalism is you or I, not both you and I.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.
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If it is true that we have a personal relationship with God, then that's enough for me.
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People may think I'm crazy, but one of the ways I like to wind down my Friday is to get some of our household chores done, whether it's cleaning or doing a big food shop, so the house is all nice for the weekend.
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
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Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
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All beings come from a mother's womb. We should have a clear realization of the oneness of all humanity.
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I wasn't a vegan when I came to Congress. It was a decision I made soon after I got here, and it's had such a positive impact on my life that I decided to try to help others as well.
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It's vital to understand where you may have gaps in your knowledge or experience and to surround yourself with a team that complements that.
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My knowledge is, if you will follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and his Apostles, as recorded in the New Testament, every man and woman will be put in possession of the Holy Ghost. . . . They will know things that are, that will be, and that have been. They will understand things in heaven, things on the earth, and things under the earth, things of time, and things of eternity, according to their several callings and capacities.
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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One can decide that the principal role of knowledge is as an indispensable element in the functioning of society, and act in accordance with that decision, only if one has already decided that society is a giant machine.
