John Arbuthnot Quotes
The Mathematics are Friends to Religion; inasmuch as they charm the Passions, restrain the Impetuosity of Imagination, and purge the Mind from Error and Prejudice.
Quotes to Explore
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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I know one man who was impotent who gave AIDS to his wife and the only thing they did was kiss.
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There's such a pressure on women that we put on ourselves and everyone else puts on us to look unrealistic and everything, but you just can't compare yourself to people in magazines.
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I grew up such a horror fan, it's kinda cool being named 'Scream Queen.' I like that.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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I was obsessed with the idea of going to college. And I took many years off after that, so I sort of missed the weird, crazy transition that was what making movies was in the nineties to what's happening now.
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I think that people who get to a certain position, and then try to ferociously defend it or build on it, it's kind of a dead-end street. You see people becoming miserable that way.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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Today, we face another major potential attack on our country. This attack is not a hijacked plane or bomb, although that remains a threat; rather, it is a cyber attack.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.
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US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan.
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I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort.
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Any time you bring sexuality into the comics pages, you have to brace for pushback.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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I did the Kannada film when just out of school. I didn't know anything about the South Indian film industry at that time, and I did the film to earn some pocket money. I realised then I like acting.
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Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
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On an altar of prejudice we crucify our own, yet the blood of all children is the color of God.
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The Mathematics are Friends to Religion; inasmuch as they charm the Passions, restrain the Impetuosity of Imagination, and purge the Mind from Error and Prejudice.
