Wang Yangming Quotes
The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself.
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The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.
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I've always moved between media. Some ideas just work better in some media than others.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I have disassociated myself from that book.
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I never want to have to ask my husband for money. Never! That's incomprehensible to me. Would he have preferred that I change my name? Probably. But that's OK!
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If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.
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Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
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Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try to spark sectarian strife. But ultimately, these terrorists will fail to achieve their goals.
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Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning.
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You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac.
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I always wonder if my kids will say they're mixed or black.
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Watching Madonna puffing on a cigar on David Letterman's show, I thought, 'Gosh, she's feeling so India! All she needs is long, black hair and a trip to the Caribbean to burn her skin up.'
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.
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One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it work. I love my work, I love my children, I've got wonderful friends, you know, I have a nice life.
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Rid the mind of knowledge when looking for pleasure. Or start thinking and find a lot of pain.
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The Idealization of deep flaws seeping through coiled cracks;The reality we all want to avoid is a plagued sickness we choose to live with.
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Don't you know? Because American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers.
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My fouls used to be ticky-tacky, but I learned real fast to make them count.
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Americans should never believe, even incorrectly, that one's criminal activity will go unpunished simply because it was committed on behalf of a corporation.
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I was brought up by a Marxist rationalist stepfather, so I don't believe in the supernatural or religion or horoscopes, and the absolute nature of death is quite helpful for me. My husband was there, then he wasn't.
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I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.
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You never kill any one that you want to kill in a war, he said to himself.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself.
