Ernst Mach Quotes
I can accept the theory of relativity as little as I can accept the existence of atoms and other such dogmas.
Quotes to Explore
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I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief.
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We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
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You have to accept the fact that part of the sizzle of sex comes from the danger of sex. You can be overpowered.
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We can't accept that it's O.K. if only some kids get to go to college.
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The relations between rhetoric and ethics are disturbing: the ease with which language can be twisted is worrisome, and the fact that our minds accept these perverse games so docilely is no less cause for concern.
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Whenever there's negotiations, there's things that you absolutely love, and there's things that you accept.
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There has to be a willingness to constantly accept critical feedback and rapidly iterate to make things better.
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It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
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You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
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Rap is from the streets and I'm from the streets. That's why a lot of people accept me.
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Accept no substitutes; I bring truth to the youth.
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When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.
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We're not splitting atoms here; we're trying to entertain people.
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A person does not choose his or her fate; he or she only fulfills it. We are bound by our fate as long as we accept the values that determine it.
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Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.
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And this is one of the major questions of our lives: how we keep boundaries, what permission we have to cross boundaries, and how we do so.
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Great contest follows, and much learned dust Involves the combatants; each claiming truth, And truth disclaiming both.
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To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law.
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On just a personal level, since I was little, I've loved fairytales, especially this one, because it is about what goes into making a beast a beast. Do you start as a beast? Do you turn into a beast because of the way that people treat you? I think it's something that is really universal and hit a chord with me when I was little, and so, hopefully we can explore some of that.
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I can accept the theory of relativity as little as I can accept the existence of atoms and other such dogmas.
