Morris Raphael Cohen Quotes
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One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.
Jack London -
The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth.
Harold Evans -
The strangest thing about the low quality of Internet argument is that effective argument isn't really so difficult. Sure, not everyone can be Clarence Darrow, but anyone who wants to be at least competent at argument can do it.
Barry Eisler -
The truth cannot be deceptive, and one who sees it cannot be deceived.
Said Nursi -
Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour, for example through tax breaks, and that needs to be paid for by disincentives on polluting behaviour.
Zac Goldsmith -
I got into one of the schools I applied to because of the essay I wrote about Holly Hunter's character in 'Broadcast News.' She's the only female producer on this news network, and she's really good at her job, but she allots time in her day to just sit at her desk and cry. And then she's just back to work. I find that really effective.
Tavi Gevinson
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Facts cannot be replaced by opinion.
Yair Lapid -
I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.
Kamala Harris -
Bolivar cannot carry double.
O. Henry -
The only thing I cannot resist is temptation.
Oscar Wilde -
Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.
Danielle Trussoni -
You can be enormously effective for a period of time, because it's almost like there's an engine in you that needs to keep going, and you have a greater drive than other people - who may be more happy and balanced in life - because you have to keep going out and proving yourself over and over again.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
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It is only rogues who feel the restraints of law.
J. G. Holland -
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
Abraham Lincoln -
As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you.
Abraham Lincoln -
There are two restraints which God has laid upon human nature, shame and fear; shame is the weaker, and has place only in those in whom there are some reminders of virtue.
John Tillotson -
There is no glory in the art of imitation. You cannot be someone else.
Usha Uthup -
I feel comfortable about putting her in there. It will be a tougher race but I think she'll be effective at a mile. We'll see.
D. Wayne Lukas
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
Lao Tzu -
If you care too much about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu
Avan Jogia -
Filling life exceedingly is called ominous.
Lao Tzu -
If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.
Morris Raphael Cohen