Quotes 6481 till 6500 of 8617.
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The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.
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The taxpayer; that's someone who works for the federal government, but doesn't have to take a civil service examination.
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The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovingness.
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The tendency of life is not the preservation of the species, but solely the preservation of each individual organism, as long as it is in existence at all, and is able to carry on its life processes.
Nervous Ills their Cause and Cure (1922) -
The terrible thing about terrorism is that ultimately it destroys those who practice it. Slowly but surely, as they try to extinguish life in others, the light within them dies.
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The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it - the speed of his acceptance.
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The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it.
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The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, 'What a lovely sermon!' but 'I will do something.
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The theory of rights enables us to rise and overthrow obstacles, but not to found a strong and lasting accord between all the elements which compose the nation.
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The thing about New York is it's like London: you want to go to the boutique places. You can go to the big department stores - Barney's, Bloomingdales and all that stuff - but I like the little stores.
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The thing is, emotion - if it's visibly felt by the writer - will go through all the processes it takes to publish a story and still hit the reader right in the gut. But you have to really mean it.
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The thing is: I was quite slow when I was younger. I might have been smart - I don't know - but I was slow talking to people. And as you can see, I don't talk very loud.
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The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.
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The thing that's confusing for investors is that founders don't know how to be CEO. I didn't know how to do the job when I was a CEO. Founder CEOs don't know how to be CEOs, but it doesn't mean they can't learn. The question is... can the founder learn that job and can they tolerate all mistakes they will make doing it?
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The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa - not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before.
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The third petition of the Lord's Prayer is repeated daily by millions who have not the slightest intention of letting anyone's will be done but their own.
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The Third World is not a reality but an ideology.
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The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.
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The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively, but says nothing.
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