Quotes 81 till 100 of 125.
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Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
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That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.
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The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
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The fact that people are shocked is the best proof that they need shocking.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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The first proof of a person's incapacity to achieve, is their endeavoring to fix the stigma of failure on others.
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The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
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The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
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The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.
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The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone, All centuries but this, and every country but his own.
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The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'
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The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas.
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The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it.
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The reality is that the media are probably the most powerful of all our institutions today and they, or rather we, too often are squandering our power and ignoring our obligations. The consequence of our abdication of responsibility is the ugly spectacle of idiot culture!
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The strongest proof of repentance is the endeavor to atone.
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