Michael Faraday Quotes
In place of practising wholesome self-abnegation, we ever make the wish the father to the thought: we receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us; whereas the very reverse is required by every dictate of common sense.
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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I was raised to believe that New England is the best place on the planet.
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Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.
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Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.
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Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.
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'Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.
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The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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I miss Colombia. It's a great place.
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People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting.
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Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.
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I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there.
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I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.
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If you have a certain wildness of spirit, a cabinet maker's workshop is not the place to express it.
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A desert is a place without expectation.
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In fiction, it's a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long.
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Anything I want comes into place.
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Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.
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If you can get to a girl and make a difference in her life, you're actually going to have a greater impact on a woman's life. If you don't get to her as a girl, you may not be able ever to help her as a woman.
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I believe we have all this image stuff and blah, blah, blah but at the end of the day it all boils down to music don't you think?
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It is exhausting knowing that most of the time the phone rings, most of the time there's an email, most of the time there's a letter, someone wants something of you.
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In place of practising wholesome self-abnegation, we ever make the wish the father to the thought: we receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us; whereas the very reverse is required by every dictate of common sense.
