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australian-philosopher global national people purely realise wanting
As we realise that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest. Peter Singer
australian-philosopher competing compromise ethics itself rather true within
So the compromise itself is within ethics rather than between competing ethics, and I think that's true in geo-political concerns.
australian-philosopher chance strengthen trying
Some of the things that I'm trying to do are to strengthen those other forces, and give them a better chance of having some influence.
australian-philosopher book might respects written
I might well have written a different book in some respects had I been writing it now. But I wouldn't really go back on things I had said.
australian-philosopher certain culture happening iraq lead promoting whether worry
I would just like to get him to think about these things; whether what's happening in Iraq is promoting the culture of life. The worry is that he is so certain that he know where he's going to lead the country.
australian-philosopher character determines mental object
It is a different and independent thing, and the character of the mental act only determines how much of the object is apprehended and in what form. Samuel Alexander
australian-philosopher besides contains elements ideal mind perceived present recognize sensory thus
Thus we have to recognize that a thing as perceived contains besides sensory elements other elements present to the mind only in ideal form.
australian-philosopher breaks instantly respond sort
Then I think the sense of it being one community breaks down; but if you know instantly and respond within twenty-four hours, it's a very different sort of situation.
australian-philosopher bush freedom morally
Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense he's a universalist.
character interesting people
... what such people miscall their religion, is a vent for their bad humours and arrogance. Charles Dickens
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows. Charles Caleb Colton
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
character winter giving
Sir," returned Mrs. Sparsit, " I cannot say that i have heard him precisely snore, and therefore must not make that statement. But on winter evenings, when he has fallen asleep at his table, I have heard him, what I should prefer to describe as partially choke. I have heard him on such occasions produce sounds of a nature similar to what may be heard in dutch clocks. Not," said Mrs. Sparsit, with a lofty sense of giving strict evidence, " That I would convey any imputation on his moral character. Far from it.
character voice interesting
He had a cringing manner, but a very harsh voice; and his blandest smiles were so extremely forbidding, that to have had his company under the least repulsive circumstances, one would have wished him to be out of temper that he might only scowl.
character men hands
The haggard aspect of the little old man was wonderfully suited to the place; he might have groped among old churches and tombs and deserted houses and gathered all the spoils with his own hands. There was nothing in the whole collection but was in keeping with himself nothing that looked older or more worn than he.
character butterfly interesting
Everything that Mr Smallweed's grandfather ever put away in his mind was a grub at first, and is a grub at last. In all his life he has never bred a single butterfly.
character agony numbers
He had a sense of his dignity, which was of the most exquisite nature. He could detect a design upon it when nobody else had any perception of the fact. His life was made an agony by the number of fine scalpels that he felt to be incessantly engaged in dissecting his dignity.
character men air
He had a certain air of being a handsome man-which he was not; and a certain air of being a well-bred man-which he was not. It was mere swagger and challenge; but in this particular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world.
determines
When something terrible happens, how you react determines who you are from then on. Lisa Kleypas
determines force prestige pursued social
Realism implicated that imperialism and imperialist conquests or prestige can be pursued as part of the animus dominandi, the desire to dominate, which is the social force that determines political activity. Nayef Al-Rodhan
determines race
It's just going to be first 200 meters that determines the race for me. Chad Hedrick
determines football game hard intensity opponent played wrong
Football is a game that's played with intensity and passion. If your opponent determines how hard you're going to play in the game, then you're in the wrong sport.
determines serves
The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story. Colleen Atwood
determines leader leaders-and-leadership rate speed
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
determines eastern factor gulf hits hurricane mexico storm strengthen waters whether wind
The waters in the Gulf of Mexico are warm, but so are the waters in the eastern Atlantic. But the water temperature isn't the controlling factor in whether a hurricane maintains its strength. Wind shear still determines whether a storm will strengthen or weaken before it hits land.
determines game huge lose mind minds motivation state win
This game really determines a lot for our future. That's a huge motivation for us. We know we can't lose this game. We have to go in there with the state of mind that we've got to win this game. We've got to have that in the back of our minds every snap, every play.
determines life quality
That's what really determines what the quality of life is there.
mentality
I like the mentality of the Americans. It's like when you talk about money. Alain Prost
mental preach toughness
The one thing we preach is mental toughness and we showed it tonight.
mental taking
Where is your mental GPS taking you today? Is that where you want to go?
mentally physically
We have to get a lot more physically and mentally tough. That's a concern. Tim Healy
mental pressure putting seems stay
When it comes down to it, it seems like we are putting too much pressure on ourselves. As a shooter, you have to stay confident. It's all mental when it comes to our shooting.
mentality next talk
We're going to talk shutout this week. We're going to talk shutout next week. That's just our mentality as a defense.
mentality next talk
We're going to talk shutout this week, ... We're going to talk shutout next week. That's just our mentality as a defense.
mentally physically travel
We're going to have to be mentally and physically ready. When you have no depth, the travel can really take its toll.
mentality scoring
with the mentality of going out and scoring 40 points. Drew Brees
objectivity jam traffic
We are caught in a traffic jam of discursive thought. Chogyam Trungpa
objective standard
For most jobs, especially those in the digital economy, there is no objective standard for being 'qualified.' If you and the team you're working with think you're qualified, you are. Lisa Gansky
objectivity literature moral
If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force. Charles Baudelaire
objectivity maintenance attention
Darwin paid particular attention to disconfirming evidence. Objectivity maintenance routines are totally required in life if you're going to be a great thinker. Charlie Munger
objectivity focus insightful
Your life must focus on the maximization of objectivity.
objective opening possible ready
We're going to take it very slowly. Our objective is to see if it's possible for him to be ready Opening Day. Larry Davis
object plenty raised
It's an interesting object and it's raised some interesting issues, but a worrisome threat? No. We've got plenty of time.
objectivity literature littles
We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective. Dave Barry
objection smell strong
I should have no objection to this method, but that I think it must smell too strong of the lamp. Laurence Sterne