Bertrand de Jouvenel Quotes
Rejoicing in his absolute authority, the single egoist will exploit it methodically, whereas a mêlée of egoists will bring about a ruinous disorder and a disastrous cleavage, because the contrariety of the appetites to be satisfied will prevent the satisfaction of any single one. Clearly, then, the effect of the pursuit of private ends under cover of the public good will be worse if there are many with a hand in power than if there is only one
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You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
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It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.
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I am trying to do comedy on every single medium. I consider myself a public servant.
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Wealth won't give you satisfaction; creating a good product that's well received by users is what matters most.
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When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.
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It is hard to imagine an area in which Congress has more express constitutional authority to act than in protecting the right of minorities to vote.
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I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.
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I am proud of religious Zionism. I am proud of the members of religious Zionism because it is a true ideological public.
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I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.
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In societies where one sees a higher prevalence of 'modern values' - individualism, vitalism and self-expression - there's also higher reported job satisfaction.
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Among the many things that have slipped up on me while my back was turned are all of these challenging and well-manicured public courses that have sprung up across America with elegant bars and restaurants.
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The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman.
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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
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I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.
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I miss the days when faith was discussed in public and not the most intimate details of our personal lives.
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Enforcement efforts should focus on aggressive prosecution of bad actors under existing anti-fraud laws rather than imposing costly and largely ineffective procedural requirements on all public companies.
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I'm greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn't do it, that somehow I can deliver.
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Mayors do not have that authority to pick and choose what laws they're going to enforce.
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The only thing that the artist cannot see is the obvious. The only thing that the public can see is the obvious...
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Love all God’s creation, both the whole and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of light. Love the animals, love the plants, love each separate thing. If thou love each thing thou wilt perceive the mystery of God in all; and when once thou perceive this, thou wilt thenceforward grow every day to a fuller understanding of it: until thou come at last to love the whole world with a love that will then be all–embracing and universal.
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I lived somewhat of a nomadic life, even when I lived in Ohio. We spent time in rural areas, in suburban areas, never really city areas. We rode four-wheelers. We had pigs and ferrets. And creeks. We had a creek in my backyard. It was like 'Huckleberry Finn.'
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Our assignment comes with the alignment. Too many people look for the assignment without first finding their alignment.
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Rejoicing in his absolute authority, the single egoist will exploit it methodically, whereas a mêlée of egoists will bring about a ruinous disorder and a disastrous cleavage, because the contrariety of the appetites to be satisfied will prevent the satisfaction of any single one. Clearly, then, the effect of the pursuit of private ends under cover of the public good will be worse if there are many with a hand in power than if there is only one
