John Locke Quotes
If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands.

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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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You can get all A's and still flunk life.
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Mum and Dad split up when I was nine. We upped and moved from London to Sussex, and suddenly I went from an urban life to nothing in the countryside - with a new father and new life.
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I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
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A great painting is a great painting.
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
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I'm an actor in between jobs right now, so I kind of live the life of a 7-year old.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal.
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I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
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I was with the CIA for only three years. I worked in the Directorate of Operations, which is now called the National Clandestine Service. It's the part of the organization where the spies live. I didn't have much experience beyond the training.
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Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
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I don't eat any red meat.
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My workout involves cardio, jogging, and yoga as well. I am a firm believer of yoga and meditation.
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It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.
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What's important is to be able to see yourself, I think, as having commonality with other people and not determine, because of your good luck, that everybody is less significant, less interesting, less important than you are.
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The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental.
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It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.
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I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing. Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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As a physician, I understand how important it is to collect data on people so we can understand what's happening with them. I will be in the position to help enable that knowledge.
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There's not a person in the United States of America who doesn't love country or have some kind of tie to it.
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As an actor, you want new challenges. U.S. TV can be very formulaic. So when something gets a reaction, as 'The Slap' has, that's great. The sense I get is that it's not about me or my performance. More than anything it's the subject matter that people are focused on.'
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If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands.