Augustus De Morgan Quotes
My opinion of mankind is founded upon the mournful fact that, so far as I can see, they find within themselves the means of believing in a thousand times as much as there is to believe in.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!
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There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.
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To me, there is nothing but puerility in a tale in which the human form – and local human passions and conditions and standards – are depicted as native to other worlds and universes.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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I think as far as the music industry is concerned, it's kind of been the wild, wild West in a way with the Internet, which is not necessarily a bad thing to me.
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I always wanted to be an actor, even when I was a little kid. When I used to run away from home, I'd go to movies and sit all night watching Kirk Douglas. When I was 16, I tried getting into the Actors Studio, and they told me to get lost. I said 'I'll come back when I'm a man,' and I came back when I was 30.
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My energy levels are off the charts. I can run all day, I breathe well, and I sweat a lot, so the toxins and impurities come out of my body.
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I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.
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The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
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One of the hardest tasks is to extract continually from one's soul an almost inexhaustible ill will.
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Young people in Israel are encouraged to design, produce and sell their products from high school. Technical universities also matter. Teach and introduce entrepreneurship courses in technical universities.
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The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius, necessarily has deficiencies in his ideas.
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Ὡς τἀποκλαῦσαι κἀποδύρασθαι τύχαςἐνταῦθ', ὅπου μέλλοι τις οἴσεσθαι δάκρυπρὸς τῶν κλυόντων, ἀξίαν τριβὴν ἔχει.
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There is no reason at all why there aren't enough people to guard New Orleans and to help stabilise Baghdad.
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The girls show up wearing nothing. I can’t lie, I’m 16, I don’t hate it. I don’t have a girlfriend.
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I believe a lot of players that start to think about money - 'Oh my goodness; I'm up for a new contract' - they don't have a great season because they're thinking about all these different things. Do your business on the field, and everything takes care of itself.
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What I try to do is tell my constituents that this is what I believe and this is why I made that vote. And I think that that makes more sense to people generally than trying to triangulate some political position.
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I enjoy my family a lot. I have active teenagers, and they're in soccer and choral events.
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I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.
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My opinion of mankind is founded upon the mournful fact that, so far as I can see, they find within themselves the means of believing in a thousand times as much as there is to believe in.
