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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Of all the big Internet companies, Yahoo is the most highly valued on a price-earnings and price-sales basis.
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"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle--it's just a web."
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The writer has the advantage of a medium that can be contemplated many times over on the pages of a book or a magazine. The words lie on the page and the writer has an extended opportunity to imprint on his reader every meaning and nuance distilled from experience.
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I don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness.
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A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.
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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.
