Andrew Dickson White Quotes
The inquiry into Nature having thus been pursued nearly two thousand years theologically, we find by the middle of the sixteenth century some promising beginnings of a different method the method of inquiry into Nature scientifically the method which seeks not plausibilities but facts.Andrew Dickson White
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
Eckhart Tolle -
Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.
R. Lee Ermey -
Medicine, you have to take it. A vitamin is nice to have, but honestly, you can skip it.
Paige Craig -
I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.
Yoko Ono -
In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.
W. H. Auden -
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
Oscar Wilde
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Anytime you're writing stories about a group of people with whom you have limited experience, there's a lot of guesswork.
G. Willow Wilson -
I never want to be a spectacle, but I also feel like a look should always have a little bit of an edge.
Kat Graham -
The point of painting is not really deception or imitation.
A. S. Byatt -
Much of the magical effect that poetry gives of rendering everything it touches pellucid comes from the necessity of compression that it imposes. The impossibility of pausing in poetry as long as may be needed to make sense clear causes many a set of words actually deficient in linguistic workmanship to pass for an eloquent brevity.
Laura Riding -
Seriously, I think everybody needs to be more disciplined; nobody needs any meat. But from a perspective of how many animals suffer, it’s probably better to kill and eat one whale than it is to eat fish, chickens, cows, lambs and eggs.
Ingrid Newkirk -
The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.
Ben Carson
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All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.
Alexis Carrel -
Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.
Leon Trotsky -
We Marxist communists are profoundly opposed to the anarchist doctrine. This doctrine is erroneous
Leon Trotsky -
I've been blessed to spend time with young people and help encourage an environment where it's comfortable for them to be who they are. That's precious for children.
Dawnn Lewis -
The possessions of the rich are stolen property.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon -
Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain.
Christopher Morley
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Right now the way I define beauty is individuality and wisdom, which I think creates a certain inner confidence. And not confidence in a way that's only on the surface, but a deep-down knowing of yourself or settling into who you are.
Alicia Keys -
I grew up in Brooklyn, and my parents were Holocaust survivors, so they never taught me anything about nature, but they taught me a lot about gratitude.
Louie Schwartzberg -
I'll never be bothered if I don't have a hit because you look at the songs that are hits and they're none of my favourites. Just the fact that we do have fans waiting here, that's exciting enough.
Bert McCracken -
Digital is not about putting up your story on the web. It's about a fundamental redrawing of journalists' relationship with our audience, how we think about our readers, our perception of our role in society, our status.
Katharine Viner -
The inquiry into Nature having thus been pursued nearly two thousand years theologically, we find by the middle of the sixteenth century some promising beginnings of a different method the method of inquiry into Nature scientifically the method which seeks not plausibilities but facts.
Andrew Dickson White