John Stuart Mill Quotes
He who knows only his own side of the case (argument) knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion.
Quotes to Explore
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A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.
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A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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People love a good story, even if it's a story that has very little truth to it.
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I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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I theorize that there is a spectrum of consciousness available to human beings. At one end is material consciousness. At the other end is what we call 'field' consciousness, where a person is at one with the universe, perceiving the universe. Just by looking at our planet on the way back, I saw or felt a field consciousness state.
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The more people learn about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the worse it looks.
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We who follow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad feel that when you try and pass integration laws here in America, forcing white people to pretend that they are accepting black people, what you are doing is making white people act in a hypocritical way.
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Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
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From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.
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My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.
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It is astonishing how articulate one can become when alone and raving at a radio. Arguments and counter arguments, rhetoric and bombast flow from one's lips like scurf from the hair of a bank manager.
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I was on my own, living in Los Angeles, and I didn't know my way around, so I thought I'd walk everywhere. Well, that certainly got me noticed. Any woman who walks any distance at all is automatically regarded as a hooker!
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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
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Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose.
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I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is one of the main reasons I have been successful.
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He who knows only his own side of the case (argument) knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion.
