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philosophy priorities substance
Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought. Manly Hall
philosophy writing people
I got a bit obsessed with the whole English language and was writing journals and poetry. I've always been intrigued about psychology and philosophy and how people's minds work. Lara Pulver
philosophy nice makeup
Well, I always tried to look nice and be feminine even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there's no reason to add to everyone's misery by looking miserable yourself. That's my philosophy. This is why I always wore makeup and jewelry into the jungle-nothing too extravagant, but maybe just a nice gold bracelet and some earrings, a little lipstick, good perfume. Just enough to show that I still had my self-respect. Elizabeth Gilbert
philosophy want giving-back
Be the change that you want to see Mahatma Gandhi
philosophy thinking long
You can imagine over very long timescales, perhaps far beyond the multi-decade time scale, we might be able to ask very deep questions about why we feel the way we feel about things, or why we think of ourselves in certain ways - questions that have been in the realm of psychology and philosophy but have been very difficult to get a firm mechanistic laws-of-physics grasp on. Edward Boyden
philosophy way greek-philosophy
The way up and the way down are one and the same. Heraclitus
philosophy golf romance
Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 pecent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation. Grantland Rice
philosophy simple men
When I had gone through the whole, and saw what a plain, simple, reasonable thing Christianity was, suited to all conditions and capacities; and in the morality of it now, with divine authority, established into a legible law, so far surpassing all that philosophy and human reason had attained to, or could possibly make effectual to all degrees of man kind; I was flattered to think it might be of some use in the world. John Locke
philosophy real government
The real breeders of discontent and alien doctrines of government and philosophies subversive of good citizenship are such as these who take the law into their own hands. John L. Lewis
past years prison-population
The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years. Bobby Scott
past people skinny
I love round people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we've got to get past labels and stop being so critical about everything. David Arquette
past decision architect
The decisions of our past are the architects of our present. Dan Brown
past littles rooms
In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else. Amanda Holden
past comfort monument
I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past. Thomas Jefferson
past doubt way
The best way to get past doubt and inexperience is simply action. Robert Herjavec
past government hands
To continue on the road we Americans have traveled for the past century is ultimately to deliver ourselves completely into the hands of an unlimited government. We can have a free society or a welfare state. We cannot have both. Robert Higgs
past thinking ideas
What we usually find is that when people think they have a new idea or approach something for the first time, it is actually a recurrence of a line of thinking explored in the past. Robert Hass
past suffering desire
Nostalgia locates desire in the past where it suffers no active conflict and can be yearned toward pleasantly.
college encourage students walls
I think college administrators should encourage students to urinate on walls and bushes, because then when students from another college come sniffing around, they'll know this is someone else's territory. 
college country places premier public study
Rockefeller College is one of the premier places in the country to study politics, governance, policy, and public administration, Frank Thompson
college citizens spheres
With the corporatization and privatization of higher education, it is increasingly more difficult for colleges and universities to expand and deepen democratic public life, produce engaged critical citizens, and operate as democratic public spheres. Henry Giroux
college good
Once he adjusts to the college game, he's going to be a very good player. He's already very strong.
college people trying
I'm going to Columbia University but I'm trying to keep that low-profile because I don't want weird people following me there. I want the experience of normal college life. Julia Stiles
college talking play
Can we get back to how we’re going to kill Nick? And what’s this about a dead body? You’d better start talking quick, Ivy, ’cause I’m not going to play hide-and-seek with a dead guy in my trunk. I did that in college, and I’m not going to do it again.” A smile quirked Ivy’s mouth. “Really?” she asked, and I flushed. Kim Harrison
college people going-to-college
Some people get an education without going to college. The rest get it after they get out. Mark Twain
college context experience mission pro problem success understand within
At the pro level, the mission is to win. At the college level, it's to experience success within the context of an educational environment. I don't have a problem going with a pro guy, but they need to understand the context under which they're operating.
college design want
In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader. Josh Radnor