George Sarton Quotes
We have reason to believe that when, during the crusades, Europe at last began to establish hospitals, they were inspired by the Arabs of near East....The first hospital in Paris, Les Quinze-vingt, was founded by Louis IX after his return from the crusade 1254-1260.
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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.
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To me, being worth it means being independent and carving your own path. The L'Oreal woman is worth it because she wants to be.
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I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.
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The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.
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When we fought for freedom, for the establishment of a Jewish state, we didn't send a questionnaire to the Jewish nation asking if it wanted a Jewish state.
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In the modern era, Jewish sovereignty over the land of our ancestors is a relatively short phenomenon. From the time of the successful Maccabean revolt to the Roman annexation in 63 BC constitutes about 100 years of Jewish rule. Combined with Israel's independence in 1948, this is about 160 years of effective sovereignty.
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I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
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I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end.
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One of the hardest tasks is to extract continually from one's soul an almost inexhaustible ill will.
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I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.
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Society has not been set up in a way that allows women to go back to work after taking time off. Many women now have to work as well as do everything at home and no one can do everything. Society needs to find a way of relieving women.
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Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.
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The bullying powers use different excuses to prevent transfer of science and technology and progress of the nations of our region.
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You can't just release double albums and expect people to sit there and devote their time to it.
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Oh, my family lived in 21 places before I was 17.
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Politics is a pendulum.
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This is the moral challenge of our generation. Not only are the eyes of the world upon us. More important, succeeding generations depend on us. We cannot rob our children of their future.
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If I could live in one city and do every single thing I do there, I would choose Venice. You can't turn your head without seeing something amazing.
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The day that man allows true love to appear, those things which are well made will fall into cofusion and will overturn everything we believe to be right and true.
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If you look inside yourself, and you believe, you can be your own hero.
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They have assumed the names and gestures of their enemies, but have held on to their own, secret souls; and in this there is a resistance and an overcoming, a long outwaiting.
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We have reason to believe that when, during the crusades, Europe at last began to establish hospitals, they were inspired by the Arabs of near East....The first hospital in Paris, Les Quinze-vingt, was founded by Louis IX after his return from the crusade 1254-1260.
