Alexander C. Irvine Quotes
Only by knowing how far we have fallen will we understand what it is to rise again.
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Natural or artificial stimulation of nerves gives rise to a process of progressive excitation in them, leading to a response in the effector organ of the nerves concerned.
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To what extent has each one of us contributed to the rise in violence and hatred?
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If we pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, Islamic jihadism is on the rise. And they continue, as we see in Lebanon, to seek to destroy the State of Israel and seek to drive America back and bring us to our knees. We must stand tall and straight.
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I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
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I'd be far too self-conscious and insecure if I suspected my editor might be a better novelist than I.
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It's hard for us to really understand the immensity so far of the conquest of space.
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So as far as Serbia is concerned, it does not have the right to influence the privatization or to claim any property, because Kosovo is a former member of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can.
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I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.
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As far as the Congress is concerned, we condemn any attempts to oppress the Dalits in strongest terms. If there are parties trying to fan the OBC-Dalit divide in Tamil Nadu, we need to collectively condemn them.
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As far as Raman Raghav is concerned, he is ruthless.
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Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.
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I believed totally in the possibilities implied in the series. I never thought of it as fantasy. Far from it.
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With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds.
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I think that nationality has no relation to that which gives rise to manga. Even among the Japanese, manga creators are making their creations everyday reflecting their own individuality, with none being the same. What is important isn't the differences between the creators but their love for manga.
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I try to stay far away from anything creepy and supernatural. I'd rather not think about it.
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In the developed world, we live 30 years longer, on average, than our ancestors born a century ago, but the price we pay for those added years is the rise of chronic diseases.
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Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things.
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I tell people that anything that could ever happen to you on stage has happened to me. My clothes have fallen off. I've fallen off the stage. I've gotten sick - anything.
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I can't swim but if my girlfriend was drowning, I'd still dive in to save her.
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When I wrote 'Noughts and Crosses', I was halfway through it when I realised this was very like 'Romeo and Juliet'... as long as you make it your own, and put your own spin on it, I think it's brilliant to use other great work to find your own voice.
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Only by knowing how far we have fallen will we understand what it is to rise again.
