B. R. Hayden Quotes
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Enough is enough. Enough of the waste. Enough of the spending. Enough of the debt. Enough of the arrogance in Washington, D.C.
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Socrates gave a lifetime to the outpouring of his substance in the shape of the greatest benefits bestowed on all who cared to receive them. In other words, he made those who lived in his society better men and sent them on their way rejoicing.
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I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the arrogance to put significantly flawed civilizations out onto other planets, even though they may be utterly uninhabited.
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I like to go with the energy because when you ignore it that's when you start doing things wrong.
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I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.
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This is just what human beings do-turn objects into people, people into objects. Back and forth. Tit for tat.
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We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.
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Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.
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A vacation home is a wonderful 'extra' as you start building wealth. Remember, though, it's still basically a very large, very expensive toy.
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It is a certainty that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme. We believe it's harming a population of low-income, principally Hispanic people in the U.S. to benefit a handful of super wealthy people at the top of the pyramid.
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It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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The federal government requires that its loans be paid back within 10 years of graduation, and Harvard has pegged its loans to the same 10-year timetable. Yet despite Harvard's low default rate, the idea of years of loan debt is daunting for some students even before it's time to pay back.
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I think people come into our lives for a reason, and we can learn from them, and they have lessons to teach us.
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I loved medieval architecture when I was very small; I don't know why.
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So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.
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We are shaping young kids to be leaders in their communities and also to be healthier.
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When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count. I was very ill as a child and in and out of hospital. That sort of alienates you, and in my songs I put that to good use.
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We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to keep it going.
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In spite of the fact that religion looks backward to revealed truth while science looks forward to new vistas and discoveries, both activities produce a sense of awe and a curious mixture of humility and arrogance in their practitioners. All great scientists are inspired by the subtlety and beauty of the natural world that they are seeking to understand. Each new subatomic particle, every unexpected object, produces delight and wonderment. In constructing their theories, physicists are frequently guided by arcane concepts of elegance in the belief that the universe is intrinsically beautiful.
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The history of colonialism is long and bloody. And it continues today, in the shape of Western arrogance vis-à-vis everyone else. "Us against the rest of the world" is the formula that drives the West.
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Our understanding of the human brain can be dramatically accelerated if we collect and share research data on an exponentially wider scale.
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There's such an arrogance to savers sometimes. And I'm a saver, so I can say that.
