William James Quotes
Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is eternal, and the cutting off of ultimate hopes; spiritualism means theaffirmation of an eternal moral order and the letting loose of hope.William James
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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
H. G. Wells -
Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.
Oscar Wilde -
Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.
Iris Murdoch -
For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's survival. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times.
Gary Bauer -
Leadership means setting a moral tone.
J. B. Pritzker -
With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.
Omar N. Bradley
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Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.
Laura Dern -
The disappearance of the Jewish state will not mean the disappearance of anti-Semitism.
Jack Schwartz -
I mean, there's no point in sittin' around and cryin' about spilt milk. Gotta move on.
Ted Turner -
In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.
Daniel Craig -
I think you can really tell a good actor if you can put a camera on them and they can just talk and emote and react and you don't have to keep cutting away from them, because they are the language and the behavior. It's all a tour-de-force performance.
Sally Kirkland -
Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.
Zach Wamp
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Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism, we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race, sex, age, or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans.
Gary L. Francione -
Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.
Ida B. Wells -
When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.
Park Chan-wook -
History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.
Gary Ross -
Guided by nothing but pop culture values, many children no longer learn how to think about morality and virtue, or to think of them at all. They grow up with no shared moral framework, believing that the highest values are diversity, tolerance and non-judgmentalism.
Gary Bauer -
Obviously, you don't have to be religious to be moral, and beastly people are sometimes religious.
Gary Hamel
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What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor
H. L. Mencken -
I saw this sign posted once, it said, "Blasting Zone Ahead." Wow. Shouldn't that read: "Road Closed?" What do you mean there's a blasting zone? What am I supposed to do? "Hey-uh, you might wanna buckle up. Blasting zone coming up. Yeah. Just saw the sign. Put the helmets on back there! Yeah I think we're- (Pow!)- Oh! We're getting close! (Pow!)- Oh! This is gonna be a bad blasting zone! Remember that last one-we lost Billy?"
Brian Regan -
Look out for number one and try not to step in number two.
Jack Roy -
Donald Trump is an interesting fellow.
Matt Bevin -
People think I'm more wild than I am... I like going to theme parks, play sports or just hanging out with my friends.
Iggy Azalea -
Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is eternal, and the cutting off of ultimate hopes; spiritualism means theaffirmation of an eternal moral order and the letting loose of hope.
William James