![[T]he direction of society has been taken over by a type of man who is not interested in the principles of civilisation. Not of this or that civilisation but from what we can judge to-day of any civilisation. ...[T]he type of man dominant to-day is a primitive one, a Naturmensch rising up in the midst of a civilised world.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-direction-of-society-has-been-taken-over-by-a-type-of-man-who-is-not-intere.jpg)
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Wherever any precept of traditional morality is simply challenged to produce its credentials, as though the burden of proof lay on it, we have taken the wrong position. C. S. Lewis
taken long wonderful
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taken perfect care
Truth is, something that I thought was perfect was taken away from me, and I never wanted perfect again. I wanted middle of the road, stuff I didn’t care about so that I couldn’t lose anything I really loved ever again.
taken thinking needs
I think one of the reasons I haven't been doing music is because I think that some of my performance, like, needs are being taken care of in other mediums. Carrie Brownstein
taken hands firsts
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taken hands firsts
We are at a crossroads in human history. Never before has there been a moment so simultaneously perilous and promising. We are the first species to have taken evolution into our own hands.
taken men animal
It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, 'till he returns to them again. Benjamin Rush
taken believe joy
I've spent more time than many will believe [making microscopic observations], but I've done them with joy, and I've taken no notice those who have said why take so much trouble and what good is it? Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
taken thinking lucky
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men
I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means. Imelda May
men powerful smarter women
I think as women, the smarter and more powerful we are, the more it can be threatening and alienating to other people, more than with men. That's something we need to support each other with. Idina Menzel
men
Men think a woman should not have an opinion. Zaha Hadid
men realized women
I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too. Warren Farrell
men nowhere risky
The young men, they look to me for a story they can get nowhere else, a challenging risky story. Chuck Palahniuk
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The more I see of men, the more I like dogs. Clara Bow
men themselves
All men think all men mortal, but themselves Edward Young
men sure themselves women
Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger. Donatella Versace
men paved previous reserved
The previous generation paved the way for my generation to gallop unheeded into jobs previously reserved for men. Beeban Kidron
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rising-up thank-god world
Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world. Bonnie Raitt
rising-up evil agitation
Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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rising-up ego cobras
In everything we do, the serpent ego is rising up. Swami Vivekananda