Socrates Quotes
God desired to be the real maker of a real bed, not a particular maker of a particular bed, and therefore He created a bed which is essentially and by nature one only.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.
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My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid.
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I wanted to become an illustrator as a child.
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I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.
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You think you know what love is - until you have a child and discover that unconditional mother love.
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Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But you start to see the sort of tactics people use. You start to see politics not only in the macro but in the micro of the campaign itself. Some people get turned off by this side of it. Other people are drawn to it.
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I think I'm like wine. The older I get, the better I get.
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If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
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I was an English-literature major, and that's all about stories and narratives.
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Affluence means influence.
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Verum ubi pro labore desidia, pro continentia et aequitate libido atque superbia invasere, fortuna simul cum moribus immutatur. Ita imperium semper ad optimum quemque a minus bono transfertur. (II)
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p. 97-98: As quoted in: S.P. Sector (1997). A Study of Issues Relating to the Patentability of Biotechnological Subject Matter. Footnote 51.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-bye to the Bill of Rights.
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Austerity has led us to a terrible philosophy where we think we've got to cut back on everything that's 'frippery', like the arts.
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I will never forget that Game 7 as long as I play the game of basketball.
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Now I'm searching for a slightly overweight, single, childless woman who doesn't have a date and isn't too depressing to be around. It's getting harder to find a girlfriend than a boyfriend.
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God desired to be the real maker of a real bed, not a particular maker of a particular bed, and therefore He created a bed which is essentially and by nature one only.
