John Brunner Quotes
If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil, it consists in treating another human being as a thing.
Quotes to Explore
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It is impossible for human beings not to view something subjectively.
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We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate such an evil act as they did. And so all of us are dealing with that. We know that the President has the authority to go to war under the War Powers Act.
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Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.
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This world was not created piecemeal. Africa was born no later and no earlier than any other geographical area on this globe. Africans, no more and no less than other men, possess all human attributes, talents and deficiencies, virtues and faults.
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.
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Your boss is only human and just wants the best from you.
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You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.
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Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing.
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The thing I love about sketch is sometimes it leads you as opposed to you leading it.
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I challenge anyone to tell me there isn't evil in this world.
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Solitude is better than the society of evil persons.
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In the finest critics one hears the full cry of the human. They tell one why it matters to read.
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If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.
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This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.
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Evil gains work their punishment.
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I did a forward roll for the kids the other day, thinking it'd be a breeze like it was when I was six, and I had to lie flat for about 20 minutes afterwards - 'Leave mummy alone; she's feeling a bit dizzy.'
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I can sit in my room and write a song that I think might be a hit. I can sort of make myself do that, and then I'll play it to a friend, and they'll say, 'Oh, that's nice.' But when something happens to me, and I sit down and write a song to get rid of my emotions, they'll turn around and say, 'Wow, that's great.'
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I tried to, from my very early years, I've been an inveterate movie goer and still am and I, I love the medium. So what I, what I draw and what I'm still doing, is part of that particular orientation.
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If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil, it consists in treating another human being as a thing.
