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Mr. J.S. Mill speaks, in his celebrated work, "Utilitarianism," of the social feelings as a "powerful natural sentiment," and as "the natural basis of sentiment for utilitarian morality," but on the previous page he says, "if, as is my own belief, the moral feelings are not innate, but acquired, they are not for that reason less natural." It is with hesitation that I venture to differ from so profound a thinker, but it can hardly be disputed that the social feelings are instinctive or innate in the lower animals; and why should they not be so in man? Charles Darwin
powerful epic issues
Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States. Demian Bichir
powerful thinking political
You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord. Barbara Bush
powerful humility reality
It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that, the most powerful tool at his disposal, was the scientific method, which over time winnows out deception. It can't give you absolute truth because science is a permanent revolution, always subject to revision, but it can give you successive approximations of reality. Ann Druyan
powerful two soul
But certain souls cohere. It's rare but possible. But it takes two powerful wills to make it so. Ann Brashares
powerful empathy groups
But all liberals only have empathy for the exact same victims - always the ones that are represented by powerful liberal interest groups. Ann Coulter
powerful law suffering
Liberals despise the rule of law because it interferes with their ability to rule by mob. They love to portray themselves as the weak taking on the powerful. But it is the least powerful who suffer the most once the rule of law is gone.
powerful coffee writing
I found 'The Twin' sitting on a coffee table at a writers' colony in 2009. It carried praise from J.M. Coetzee. That seemed ample justification for using it to avoid my own writing. I finished it - weeping - a day later, and I've been puzzling over its powerful hold on me ever since. Amy Waldman
powerful people progress
There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change. Ama Ata Aidoo
america casts count deciding needs president senator time wrong
A senator can be wrong for 20 years without consequence to the nation, ... But a president, a president, always casts the deciding vote. And in this time of challenge, America needs -- and America has -- a president we can count on to get it right. Dick Cheney
american-firstlady hot realize strong water woman
A woman is like a teabag - only in hot water do you realize how strong she is. Nancy Reagan
american-comedian bean gets writer
A writer is like a bean plant, he has his little day, and then he gets stringy. E. B. White
american-entertainer people
People are still engaged; they still want music, but they want a choice. So I say, just give the people what they want. It's so simple.
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North America volumes were below our estimate, but pricing was strong.
america biggest people
The third biggest comic people in America want to make a comic book out of me. It's unbelievable.
america business house speaker
The speaker of the House is just that -- the speaker of the House, ... It is the people's house. It is the business of all of America that is at stake. Christopher Cox
american-comedian army-and-navy
I wanted to join the Army the sign said 'Be All That You Can Be', they told me it wasn't enough. Jay London
america fine genius gold
A fine genius in his own country, is like a gold in the mine. Benjamin Franklin
errors trying spirit
The true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive as he can. But for that very reason he cannot possibly read every work solemly or gravely. For he will read 'in the same spirit that the author writ.'... He will never commit the error of trying to munch whipped cream as if it were venison. C. S. Lewis
errors evil looks
The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face. Rollo May
errors literature essentials
If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practiced, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point. Ezra Pound
errors occur transfer
The errors often occur in the transfer of information.