G. E. M. Anscombe Quotes
The denial of any distinction between foreseen and intended consequences, as far as responsibility is concerned, was not made by Sidgwick in developing any one 'method of ethics'; he made this important move on behalf of everybody and just on its own account; and I think it plausible to suggest that this move on the part of Sidgwick explains the difference between old-fashioned Utilitarianism and the consequentialism, as I name it, which marks him and every English academic moral philosopher since him.
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.
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As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation.
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Suning Appliance has no problem of financial risk. Do you think I'm risky? I'm definitely not risky.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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I wasn't in shape at all before I decided to do boxing. I wasn't an athlete. Before boxing, I would go to the gym for a month and stop.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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I de-stress with my family, just at home pruning roses, cutting, working in the garden.
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There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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When you know that you can overcome challenges, you do gain that self-respect, and then you won't end up in a situation that you regret later on.
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
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Theatre is great, but we don't live in an idealistic world, and we have to pay our bills.
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'Ray Donovan' is very dark and very serious. As actors will tell you, the darker and more serious the material, the more jokes that go around set. It's a counterbalance.
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Even if you've gone easy on the vermouth, there are still serious downsides to alcohol consumption, including but not limited to the sense that you're a good dancer.
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God gave the sea the danger and the abyss, but it was in it that He mirrored the sky.
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What is more important in a library than anything else - is the fact that it exists.
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I think the idea of migration through time is very important because every human being does that and it unites us with people who migrate through geography.
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Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.
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People are worried that their inner voice will tell them to leave their husbands or wives - or their jobs. Well, if that's really what your inner guidance is saying, then that is for your highest good and for your spouse's or partner's. There is a plan for everyone.
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The denial of any distinction between foreseen and intended consequences, as far as responsibility is concerned, was not made by Sidgwick in developing any one 'method of ethics'; he made this important move on behalf of everybody and just on its own account; and I think it plausible to suggest that this move on the part of Sidgwick explains the difference between old-fashioned Utilitarianism and the consequentialism, as I name it, which marks him and every English academic moral philosopher since him.
