Etienne Gilson Quotes
Humans feel at home in a world of things, whose essences and laws it can grasp and define in terms of concepts; but shy and ill at ease in a world of existences, because to exist is an act, not a thing.
Etienne Gilson
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I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
Magnus Carlsen
It is not a dirty word, "feminism." I just think that women belong in the human population with the same rights as everybody else... The problem is, "A feminist looks like this, or is like that." We are taught not to like ourselves as women, we are taught what we're supposed to look like, what our measurements are supposed to be. I never hear what measurements men are supposed to be. Just women.
Cyndi Lauper
Blue Angel
The purpose of going to Mars is for humans to first begin to occupy, permanently, another planet in the solar system. The astronauts or pilgrims, whatever you might call them, are going to be very historically unique human beings.
Buzz Aldrin
For us humans, everything is permanent - until it changes, as we are immortal until we die.
Malcolm Muggeridge
Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory.
Wayne Shorter
It takes years to develop into the kind of human being you want to be.
Ziggy Marley
There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty, Patriotism, the good of humanity – words like that are the silver scales of the Tempter’s flaming wings.
Alfred de Musset
Clothe an idea in words and it loses its freedom of movement.
Egon Friedell
I’m more interested in leading a loving life, you know, and being generous in spirit to people that work for me. There has to be some fundamental belief in some sort of God, I think, but it’s not something I can easily identify with.
Michael Eavis
it's just that in C++ and the like, you don't trust anybody, and in CLOS you basically trust everybody. The practical result is that thieves and bums use C++ and nice people use CLOS.
Erik Naggum
Humans feel at home in a world of things, whose essences and laws it can grasp and define in terms of concepts; but shy and ill at ease in a world of existences, because to exist is an act, not a thing.
Etienne Gilson
