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.Michael Faraday
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
Fernando Botero -
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.
Omar Bongo -
Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
Federico Fellini -
I was raised to believe that New England is the best place on the planet.
Abigail Johnson -
Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.
Gary Snyder -
Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.
Feisal Abdul Rauf
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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.
Harold Washington -
'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.
Pat Benatar -
The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.
Dan Jenkins -
But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
Aaron Eckhart -
I miss Colombia. It's a great place.
Camilo Villegas -
People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting.
Tab Hunter
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Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.
Rachel Cusk -
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.
Larry David -
I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.
Orville Redenbacher -
If you have a certain wildness of spirit, a cabinet maker's workshop is not the place to express it.
Daniel Day-Lewis -
A desert is a place without expectation.
Nadine Gordimer -
In fiction, it's a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long.
Victor LaValle
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My parents were big music fans, and my dad plays music, so I grew up with Madonna, Frank Zappa, the Beatles, Alice In Chains... it was all over the place. I had a Third Eye Blind record, but I also had Korn, Courtney Love, and Shania Twain.
Madi Diaz -
Before I put another notch in my lipstick case, you better make sure you put me in my place.
Pat Benatar -
One of the things I do take some pride in is that if you had never read an article about my life, if you knew nothing about me, except that my books were being set in front of you to read, and if you were to read those books in sequence, I don't think you would say to yourself, 'Oh my God, something terrible happened to this writer in 1989.'
Salman Rushdie -
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.
Michael Faraday