Susanne Langer Quotes
Nature, as man has always known it, he knows no more. Since he has learned to esteem signs above symbols, to suppress his emotional reactions in favor of practical ones and make use of nature instead of holding so much of it sacred, he has altered the face, if not the heart, of reality.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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I had my group of friends, you know, like my real group of friends, and then I had, like, party friends.
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It's kind of nice to play somebody that isn't psychotic or half-machine or dead or dying or on a spaceship somewhere.
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Fundamentally, I'm profoundly influenced by hip-hop, so whatever I do is going to bear that seal.
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We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.
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If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job.
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I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.
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Don't be surprised at Fortune's turns and twists: That wheel has spun a thousand yarns before.
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I have not been without battle. Bitter affliction was frequent Between me and my cousins. Frequent trials fell Between me and my fellow-countrymen. There was frequent contention Between me and the wretched.
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Respect was mingled with surprise,And the stern joy which warriors feelIn foeman worthy of their steel.
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To the rest of the Galaxy, if they are aware of us at all, Earth is but a pebble in the sky. To us it is home, and all the home we know.
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The happiest mortals on earth are ladies who have been bereaved by the loss of their husbands.
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I am just a guy who plays drums.
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Buddhas don't practice nonsense.
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I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.
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But one thing that's constant is we've always appreciated fans. They put us on the map and they keep us on the map. I always put myself in their position. If I loved someone and had their posters all over my wall and met them and they were rude it would be very hurtful.
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As a child, I could bike down the hill from my house and grab an ice-cold bottle of soda from the neighborhood grocer, which was nothing more than a corrugated metal shack run by two Indian men clad in sarongs.
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I used to be a superhero.No one could touch me, not even myself.You are like a phone booth that I somehow stumbled into,And now look at me, I am just like everybody else.
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My definition of gender expands beyond just two genders.
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Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income.
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Nature, as man has always known it, he knows no more. Since he has learned to esteem signs above symbols, to suppress his emotional reactions in favor of practical ones and make use of nature instead of holding so much of it sacred, he has altered the face, if not the heart, of reality.
