Edwin Percy Whipple Quotes
Sydney Smith playfully says that common sense was invented by Socrates, that philosopher having been one of its most conspicuous exemplars in conducting the contest of practical sagacity against stupid prejudice and illusory beliefs.
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U.S. foreign policy is Manichaean. It's like a Hollywood movie. You have to know who has the white hat and who has the black hat and then go against the black hat.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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I make sure I eat well without depriving myself of the things that I love: a cheeseburger and fries, creamy white-truffle pasta, bowls of ice cream. Everything in moderation, but I indulge at least three times a week.
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When I'm a bit sad, I often go for a drive in the country, quite fast with my music up.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.
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I play for India, I play for the 100 million people of my country.
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
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If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.
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When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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I spoke with Abramovich. He is very simple and loves football. We were on the same wavelength: he wants to confirm Chelsea's position at the top.
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So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what they need to do is read with children.
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I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.
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Big stories need human stakes.
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If I would have ever dreamed that I wouldn't be in Van Halen anymore and was going to have resume my solo career again, I would have never contributed anything towards my own greatest hits package.
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Certainly it is not so easy to pay something as it is to pay nothing, but it is easier to pay a large sum than it is to pay a larger one. And it is easier to pay any sum when we are able than it is to pay it before we are able.
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So perverse is mankind that every nationality prefers to be misgoverned by its own people than to be well ruled by another.
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Many people wait throughout their whole lives for the chance to be good in their own fashion.
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Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.
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What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.
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Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.
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Sydney Smith playfully says that common sense was invented by Socrates, that philosopher having been one of its most conspicuous exemplars in conducting the contest of practical sagacity against stupid prejudice and illusory beliefs.
