Herbert Spencer Quotes

We have repeatedly observed that while any whole is evolving, there is always going on an evolution of the parts into which it divides itself; but we have not observed that this equally holds of the totality of things, which is made up of parts within parts from the greatest down to the smallest.

Herbert Spencer

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• If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.

  

  Dallas Willard
  • You
  • Teacher
  • Disciple

• A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.

  

  Lakhdar Brahimi
  • Money
  • Food
  • Fly

• Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Memory
  • Carry
  • Diary

• Only 10 percent of the people in the U.S. like dry wines. You shouldn't get down on people just because they like a little sugar.

  

  Pat Paulsen
  • People
  • You
  • Down

• We earned our dollars in a hard way;, nobody gave us a feast or gave it on a plate. We worked hard and we have innovated; we have made things in a better way at a cheaper rate and gave it to the people of India.

  

  Kallam Anji Reddy
  • People
  • Way
  • Better

• I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.

  

  Lars von Trier
  • Up
  • Home
  • Strong

• Even if there is peace with all the Arab states, I don't know if the terrorism against us will pass from this world.

  

  Yitzhak Shamir
  • World
  • Peace
  • Terrorism

• You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.

  

  Rand Paul
  • Want
  • Know
  • Government

• Retired life's good, man.

  

  Calvin Johnson
  • Life
  • Good
  • Man

• I can't even tell you the anxiety I get from being around those cameras!

  

  Zach Woodlee
  • You
  • Being
  • Anxiety

• Back when I was jamming with Axl and the guys they had boxes of cassettes with song ideas. How do you know which ones you like now when you have that many ideas.

  

  Zakk Wylde Black Label Society
  • Song
  • Know
  • Ideas

• Enough of these little kitty cats we keep sending to Washington. David Dewhurst will compromise every day in the U.S. Senate... It's what he's done every day in state government.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Done
  • Day
  • Government

• If I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion.

  

  R. C. Sproul
  • God
  • Character
  • Years

• If you want to strengthen an enemy and make him exult - hate him.

  

  Idries Shah
  • Hate
  • Enemy
  • Strengthen

• My future daughter is not going to go through what I did.

  

  Christina Aguilera
  • Mother
  • Future
  • Daughter

• In 1850, I believe, the church property in the United States, which paid no tax, amounted to $87 million. In 1900, without a check, it is safe to say, this property will reach a sum exceeding $3 billion. I would suggest the taxation of all property equally.

  

  Ulysses S. Grant
  • Believe
  • Church
  • Religion

• If it is a joint return, we are instructed to print the given names of both husband and wife. But since some of the names that husband and wife give each other are hardly suited to print, we must proceed cautiously.

  

  W. C. Fields
  • Funny
  • Wife
  • Husband

• What is important is that we make sure to work together, that we understand our strength comes from unity and not division.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Work
  • Important
  • Together

• We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.

  

  William Arthur Ward
  • Blessing
  • Bitter
  • Handicaps

• Look, I'm not asking you to like me, I'm not asking you to put yourself in a position where I can touch your goodies, I'm just asking you to be fair.

  

  Homer
  • Position
  • Asking
  • Goodies

• I meditate all the time. You know, I don't sleep much - it's a known fact that sleep is required more for the brain than the body because the brain needs sleep to dream. But I dream all the time. I dream when I'm awake, when I create work, with my eyes open. So who needs sleep?

  

  Ohad Naharin
  • Time
  • Work
  • Dream

• It is with artillery that war is made.

  

  Napoleon Bonaparte
  • War
  • Made
  • Artillery

• I don't play poker and I don't risk anything. Of course there is a closing date, but Ferrari wants me and McLaren wants me, and the decision will not be made, before I am ready.

  

  Gerhard Berger
  • Decision
  • Made
  • Ready

• We have repeatedly observed that while any whole is evolving, there is always going on an evolution of the parts into which it divides itself; but we have not observed that this equally holds of the totality of things, which is made up of parts within parts from the greatest down to the smallest.

  

  Herbert Spencer
  • Made
  • Evolution
  • Evolve