Francis Hutcheson Quotes
The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.
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I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.
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Failure is success if we learn from it.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.
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The march of the human mind is slow.
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Going to rehearsals of school plays got me out of science. It became clear what inspired me and what dampened my spirit. The only other thing I could do at school was trampolining - it didn't seem to have much future in it.
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Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
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I guess just a lively imagination is the best effort an actor can have.
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The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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I'm a fast writer.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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I've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.
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Cliff Stearns talks about what he did to Planned Parenthood, making Solyndra a household name - why didn't he do this sooner? Why didn't he see it coming? It's the oversight committee, not the hindsight committee.
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In high school, the fastest I ever ran was like a 4.67; that's pretty fast. But then, I only weighed 168 pounds.
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Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.
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After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style, and afterwards I was asked to write my first book.
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I'm just an actress. They try to give me as little information as possible.
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To do injustice is more disgraceful than to suffer it.
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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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I think R. Kelly's range is so vast and broad that in order to stimulate himself creatively as an artist, he has to step so, so far outside the box, or else he feels like he's not challenging himself.
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This time of year is tough. We would be getting ready for the season.
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The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.
