Rene Descartes Quotes

We call infinite that thing whose limits we have not perceived, and so by that word we do not signify what we understand about a thing, but rather what we do not understand.

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• I think Don Cheadle has always done great work.

  

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• I think we should all call ourselves feminists.

  

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• The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny.

  

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• If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a greater gift that any of the gifts you might have when you do know, if you know what I mean. It must be awful to not know what to do.

  

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• I hear daily from Hoosier veterans who are forced to wait months on end for their disability claims to be processed. Unfortunately, this is typical.

  

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• I like to be busy. It's not always easy because the schedule gets busy; especially, the more successful you are, the more demands you have. But it's definitely worth the sacrifice.

  

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• Not listening to people who care about you, not to be open or transparent, will make you isolated.

  

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• We call infinite that thing whose limits we have not perceived, and so by that word we do not signify what we understand about a thing, but rather what we do not understand.

  

  Rene Descartes
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  • Limits
  • Signify