Quotes with condition

Quotes 61 till 80 of 148.

  • W. M. Thackeray lt is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.
    W. M. Thackeray
    Indian-born, British novelist (1811 - 1863)
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  • Hans J. Morgenthau Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
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  • Erich Fromm Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.
    Erich Fromm
    German - American philosopher and psychologist (1900 - 1980)
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  • Flannery O'Connor Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers.
    Flannery O'Connor
    American writer and essayist (1925 - 1964)
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  • Elizabeth Hardwick Mothers born on relief have their babies on relief. Nothingness, truly, seems to be the condition of these New York people. They are nomads going from one rooming house to another, looking for a toilet that functions.
    Elizabeth Hardwick
    American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (1916 - 2007)
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  • Thomas Szasz No further evidence is needed to show that ''mental illness'' is not the name of a biological condition whose nature awaits to be elucidated, but is the name of a concept whose purpose is to obscure the obvious.
    Thomas Szasz
    American psychiatrist (1920 - 2012)
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  • Ken Keyes Jr No one that ever lived has ever had enough power, prestige, or knowledge to overcome the basic condition of all life - you win some and you lose some.
    Ken Keyes Jr
    American personal growth author and lecturer (1921 - 1995)
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  • Aristotle No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Bruce Barton No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.
    Bruce Barton
    American Author, Advertising Executive (1886 - 1967)
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  • André Gide No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.
    André Gide
    French writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1947) (1869 - 1951)
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  • Sholem Asch Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.
    Sholem Asch
    Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist (0 - 1957)
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  • Harriet Tubman Now I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
    Harriet Tubman
    American abolitionist and humanitarian (1822 - 1913)
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  • Walt Whitman O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent.
    Walt Whitman
    American poet, essayist, and journalist (1819 - 1892)
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  • Benjamin N. Cardozo Of that freedom [freedom of thought and speech] one may say that it is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.
    Palko v. Connecticut
    Benjamin N. Cardozo
    American lawyer and jurist (1870 - 1938)
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  • Walter Lippmann Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.
    Walter Lippmann
    American writer, reporter, and political commentator (1889 - 1974)
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  • Adlai Stevenson II Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Lin Yü-tang Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst.
    Lin Yü-tang
    Chinese writer (1895 - 1976)
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  • Bill Keller People crave trustworthy information about the world we live in. Some people want it because it is essential to the way they make a living. Some want it because they regard being well-informed as a condition of good citizenship. Some want it because they want something to exchange over dinner tables and water coolers.
    Bill Keller
    American journalist (1949 - )
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  • Thornton T. Munger Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.
    Thornton T. Munger
    American scientist and environmentalist
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  • Socrates Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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