George Berkeley Quotes
For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them.
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Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.
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Right when 'High School Musical' was taking off, one of my little cousins called and was really excited to tell me there was a huge 'I Hate Zac Efron' club at her school. I'm sure they're doing great. More power to them.
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I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy.
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I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
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The car provided Americans with an enviable standard of living. You could not get a steady job with high wages and health and retirement benefits working on the General Livestock Corporation assembly line putting udders on cows.
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There have been 111 Justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. Only three have been women. If she is confirmed, Solicitor General Kagan will bring the Supreme Court to an historical high-water mark, with three women concurrently serving as Justices.
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Self-respect, the value of 'face,' is universal but is most pronounced in China, then in Japan where the Confucian ethic is most influential.
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After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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I'm 18, I'm going to graduate high school in a few months.
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Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'everyday multiculturalism', and how people from diverse faiths can connect and show they care, rather than go down parallel, sometimes hostile, roads.
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I focus on projects I am passionate about and only work with people I respect. Without these supportive teams, partners and clients, I could never work on so many things. I am fortunate that they see the value in the multiplicity of my work and how it all comes together in a kind of virtuous cycle.
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The average Jordanian has much in common with the average American in terms of the values that we share, the fact that we all value the family unit, our work ethic.
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I was very energetic and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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My most firmly held value is what Albert Schweitzer termed 'reverence for life.' I take this seriously; many would say that because I extend it to nonhumans, I take it too far.
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An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.
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High School Musical has been a blessing and a gift.
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Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
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To act: that is what the writer would like to be able to do, above all. To act, rather than to bear witness. To write, imagine, and dream in such a way that his words and inventions and dreams will have an impact upon reality, will change people's minds and hearts, will prepare the way for a better world.
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Retire? I will never retire.
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For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards.
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A concentrated mind and a sitting body make for better prayer than a kneeling body and a mind half asleep.
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For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them.
