Aristotle Quotes
For imagining lies within our power whenever we wish . . . but in forming opinons we are not free . . .
Quotes to Explore
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I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.
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The fairytale has turned into a nightmare.
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I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
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What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.
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It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or uplifting tales of successful resistance for the benefit of the opposition. The naming of what is there is what is important.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even helps the star.
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Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.
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At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.
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The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.
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Political correctness kills discussion.
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A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.
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I can trust in Jesus. And this Gospel that we preach does work. So those who are hurting and suffering today, hang in there. The sun will shine again.
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It is remarkable how easily children and grown-ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
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If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not recognize it when it arrives.
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It makes you feel at home when you can talk to somebody and really talk about anything.
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The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery at first it deceives, at last it betrays.
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Power isn't doing something terrible to someone who's weaker than you, … It's having the strength to do something terrible, and choosing not to.
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There are some libertarians who are really anarchists, but others are more concerned about the distant relationship between themselves and power. They mistakenly think they want to get rid of government when instead they might just want to have greater access to power.
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For imagining lies within our power whenever we wish . . . but in forming opinons we are not free . . .
