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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Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.
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Whenever possible, I use local, fresh ingredients, just because it tastes and feels better to eat an egg or a tomato or a hamburger that wasn't flown halfway around the world, that didn't travel on a truck and get stuck in traffic jams, that hasn't been sitting in a supermarket's refrigerator case for days.
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There are two types of laws: there are just laws and there are unjust laws... What is the difference between the two?...An unjust law is a man-made code that is out of harmony with the moral law.
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Allow yourself to go and do it wrong. Don't expect to always get it right. It will prevent you from doing anything.
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Only by knowing how far we have fallen will we understand what it is to rise again.
