Agathon Quotes
Of this alone, even god is deprived, the power of making things that are past never to have been.
Quotes to Explore
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One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a flesh-eater should object to one kind of flesh, namely cow's flesh. This is an anomaly which call for explanation.
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I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
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I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.
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The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.
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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.
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Every game has to teach you how to walk, run, talk, use.
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Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
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Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals - and the lesson is not a flattering one.
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I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear.
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God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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The CARFA Act is about accountability in the federal government: making sure that taxpayers are getting their money's worth and not being defrauded. This is a bipartisan concept, and it is worthy of broad support across the Congress.
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When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.
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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
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It's a funny thing about cities: Some have brief, bright moments of cultural and political dominance, decades- or centuries-long spells when they seem the center of their particular nation, or region, or empire... only to later fall into obscurity and disrepair, never to regain their former glory.
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It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.
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The business part of it can be very vexing. You always have to keep certain metrics and everything. Because all I can do is make a good show.
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Therefore, no matter how the world makes out in the next few centuries, a large class of readers at least will not be too surprised at anything. They will have been through it all before in fictional form, and will not be too paralyzed with astonishment to try to cope with contingencies as they arise.
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I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
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In the future, officials will feel more pressure to protect the environment. But how to assess the officials' efforts to protect the environment is still a pivotal issue.
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All my seams have meaning - they emphasize something about the body.
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Of this alone, even god is deprived, the power of making things that are past never to have been.
