Irving Babbitt Quotes
When we consider carefully what many of our so-called humanists stand for, we find that they are not humanists but humanitarians.
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There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.
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What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality.
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The Wii U is pretty cool, and the thing that I'm most intrigued about it is it's the first gaming platform that actually is exploiting the second screen.
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I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.
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I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
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There is no such thing as being too independent.
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I love making movies, but there's nothing like being in front of an audience.
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The more you believe that you deserve healthy love, the more you will conquer and attract.
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I'm my own person. You can't generalise about people.
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You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
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Each time you choose not to act on a frightened part of your personality, you create authentic power - and you grow spiritually. The frightened parts of your personality come less frequently and with less intensity, and the loving parts fill more and more of your consciousness.
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I have written two medical novels. I have never studied medicine, never seen an operation.
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Gewönlich wird eine Entdeckung nicht auf den einfachsten, sondern auf einem komplizierten Wege gemacht; die einfachen Fälle zeigen sich erst später.
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People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change.
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In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.
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It's an intangible thing, this thing we call talent, especially if we're in a position to teach and mentor others.
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I thought I'd become an actress, but then I realized I eat too much.
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Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.
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I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.
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I don't want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
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When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don't find any conflict among them.
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If there really is no new way to be found, we are not afraid to stick with the old one that we found previously. So, I do not make every building different.
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Money is really like blood. You need it to live but it isn't the point of life.
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When we consider carefully what many of our so-called humanists stand for, we find that they are not humanists but humanitarians.
