Norman Angell (Sir Ralph Norman Angell) Quotes
The evil was not in either ideal; the evil was in the attempt to impose that ideal by force upon others.
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't believe in one ideal beauty.
-
I'm not certain, but I have a little gypsy blood in me. And my mother always told me that her grandma could give someone the evil eye, and I'd better not cross her because she had some of that blood in her. Mother always believed that she could predict the future, and she had dreams that came true.
-
It's not often that the idea of continuing something for a potentially long period of time sounds exciting to me, because I really am a gypsy by nature.
-
The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.
-
I don't think fashion is evil.
-
Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization - an appeal to civilization itself.
-
I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.
-
Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil.
-
Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.
-
My ideal Valentine's Day is spending it with someone you are in love with and for that someone to make you feel loved and appreciated.
-
Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper.
-
In New York, we tip everyone. We tip doormen, we tip cab drivers, and we tip bartenders at the bar. You'll get quite an evil eye if you don't leave a tip at the bar.
-
The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself.
-
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
-
Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface.
-
The greatest evil is physical pain.
-
Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.
-
The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil.
-
I have always stuck to my guns about what I want from the work and what interests me. I've never been seduced down the evil path. The path of taking the money.
-
Ill-gotten gains work evil.
-
I would like to be remembered, if I am remembered at all, as being a catalyst for change in the world, change for good.
-
I went looking for trouble, and I found it.
-
I have loads of issues with the way classical music is presented. It has been too reverential, too 'high art' - if you're not in the club, they're not going to let you join. It's like The Turin Shroud: don't touch it because it might fall apart.
-
The evil was not in either ideal; the evil was in the attempt to impose that ideal by force upon others.
