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philosophy responsibility excuse
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility. Barbara Jordan
philosophy heart men
So one time when I was working in this motel one of the toilets leaked and I had to replace the flapper ball. Here's what it said on the package; I kept it till I knew it by heart: 'Please Note. Parts are included for all installations, but no installation requires all of the parts.' That's kind of my philosophy about men. I don't think there's an installation out there that could use all my parts. Barbara Kingsolver
philosophy views religion
Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety. Baruch Spinoza
philosophy found knows
I do not presume that I have found the best philosophy, I know that I understand the true philosophy.
philosophy history pageant
History is a pageant and not a philosophy. Augustine Birrell
philosophy practice style
Those of us whose parenting style can be described as "a series of reflexes, instincts, and minute-by-minute adjustments," as Julie of A Little Pregnant puts it, rather than as a philosophy, are less invested in our own practices. What we do is often less a matter of conviction than one of convenience. What we need to remember is that there is no need to apologize for that, even in the face of the most red-faced outrage. Ayelet Waldman
philosophy men needs
The men who are not interested in philosophy need it most urgently; they are most helplessly in its power. Ayn Rand
philosophy responsibility men
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.
philosophy facts recognition
Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.
religion intellectual slacker
God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker. C. S. Lewis
religion sublime landscape
It is no coincidence that the Western attraction to sublime landscapes developed at precisely the moment when traditional beliefs in God began to wane. Alain de Botton
religion firsts whiskey
Which would you part with first -- your tobacco, your whiskey, or your religion? Brigham Young
religion firsts steps
A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone. Denis Diderot
religion-and-politics supposed-to-be
Religion and politics are supposed to be separate. Eleanor Clift
religion obvious mystic
Mystic: a person who is puzzled before the obvious, but who understands the non-existent. Elbert Hubbard
religion important nationality
The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life. Eleanor Roosevelt
religion atheism life-is
Human life is the result of a glorious evolutionary accident. Stephen Jay Gould
religion atheism christianity
I am personally convinced of the great power and deep significance of Christianity, and I won't allow any other religion to be promoted. Adolf Hitler
literature faces mysterious
As a rule, said Holmes, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify. Arthur Conan Doyle
literature consolation ifs
There was always the consolation that if I didn't like what I wrote I could throw it away or burn it. Carl Sandburg
literature architecture masters
Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment. Bryant H. McGill
literature appreciated rudeness
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
literature rich resources
Few nations match our rich resource of literature. Charles Clarke
literature dresses solicitude
Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. Jane Austen
literature incapability university
The University brings out all abilities, including incapability. Anton Chekhov
literature proportion interpretation
Paradoxically, the simpler poetry is, the more difficult it becomes for a critic to discuss intelligently. Trained to explicate, the critic often loses the ability to evaluate literature outside the critical act. A work is good only in proportion to the richness and complexity of interpretations it provokes. Dana Gioia
literature language music-is
Good music is very close to primitive language.