George Amos Dorsey Quotes
As one recalls some of the monstrous situations under which human beings have lived and live their lives, one marvels at man's meekness and complacency. It can only be explained by the quality of flesh to become calloused to situations that if faced suddenly would provoke blisters and revolt.George Amos Dorsey
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Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.
Viggo Mortensen -
It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
Magdi Yacoub -
I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.
Magnus Carlsen -
And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.
Malala Yousafzai -
Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.
Malcolm Lowry -
Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
Talcott Parsons
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I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed.
Edie McClurg -
I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure.
M. Ward -
There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
Daniel Day-Lewis -
It's like nothing's really happening. Our culture is almost dead.
Irvine Welsh -
This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have got to start taking our destiny into our hands.
Tavis Smiley -
All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.
Damon Lindelof
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Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book.
R. L. Stine -
It's so fun to play a villain. I get to tap into a side of myself I thought I never had.
Abbie Cobb -
That MySpace is the story of the year. Everyone but my mother is on it.
Dane Cook -
We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.
Larry Page -
Much like addictive drugs, power uses ready-made reward circuitries in the brain, producing extreme pleasure.
Nayef Al-Rodhan -
I still think that if the human race, or even one nation, could only get right about its God the rest would follow.
Laurence Housman
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The farmers are older; they are under financial stress to produce more margins, yet they keep getting less.
Joel Salatin -
The fates have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb, and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice. Hermione snorted. "Well honestly... 'the fates have informed her'... Who sets the exam? She does!
Joanne Rowling -
I'm more of a culture hummingbird.
Jai Rodriguez -
Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
Randi Weingarten -
My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test.
Babasaheb -
As one recalls some of the monstrous situations under which human beings have lived and live their lives, one marvels at man's meekness and complacency. It can only be explained by the quality of flesh to become calloused to situations that if faced suddenly would provoke blisters and revolt.
George Amos Dorsey