Geoffrey Gorer Quotes
The Latin proverb, homo homini lupus — man is a wolf to man—... is a libel on the wolf, which is a gentle animal with other wolves.
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.
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You can't always count on the devices, attitudes, and conceits that stood you in good stead in 1972 or 1973, or 1978-79, to still have the same impact all these years later.
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And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.
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If I'd been bright, I'd have realized that I was horribly uncomfortable, amazingly frustrated, and like any sensible person, I'd have quit. But it never occurred to me that I wouldn't be successful eventually.
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Enron - although an extreme case - is hardly the only company with a hollow set of values.
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A photograph can express silence.
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Live, for I love you!
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The surest sign that a man has a genuine taste of his own is that he is uncertain of it.
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I think America is on the right track.
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Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement.
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Offset's the animal out the group. But he ain't no bad guy.
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In the Gaia theory air, water, and soil are major components of one central organism, planet Earth. What we typically think of as life - the plants and animals that inhabit the earth - has evolved merely to regulate the chemistry of the biosphere. Humans are insignificant participants, far less important to the life cycle than termites. Even the imbalance that we have created by adding massive quantities of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere may be brought back to acceptable levels by other organisms functioning in their capacity to correct excesses.
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In our society, any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death.
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The Latin proverb, homo homini lupus — man is a wolf to man—... is a libel on the wolf, which is a gentle animal with other wolves.
