Quotes with nine-and-a-half

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  • Joseph Roux Reason guides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false, and passion, good or bad.
    Joseph Roux
    French priest, writer and poet (1834 - 1905)
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  • William Allen White Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.
    William Allen White
    American editor, writer (1868 - 1944)
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  • Ursula K. Le Guin Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.
    Ursula K. Le Guin
    American writer of science fiction and fantasy books (1929 - 2018)
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  • David Herbert Lawrence Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.
    David Herbert Lawrence
    English writer (1885 - 1930)
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  • Jonathan Swift Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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  • Jalal-Uddin Rumi Reason is like an officer when the king appears. The officer then loses his power and hides himself. Reason is the shadow cast by God; Go is the sun.
    Jalal-Uddin Rumi
    Persian poet (1207 - 1273)
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold the sun more clearly and distinctly, but they are cold and unfruitful.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero Reason should direct and appetite obey.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • Robert Green Ingersoll Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
    Robert Green Ingersoll
    American lawyer, a Civil War veteran and politician (1833 - 1899)
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  • Boris Spassky Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.
    Boris Spassky
    Russian chess grandmaster (1937 - )
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  • Beth Ditto Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Confucius Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Bill Laswell Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.
    Bill Laswell
    American bass guitarist (1955 - )
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  • Anish Kapoor Red is a colour I've felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it's one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level.
    Anish Kapoor
    British Indian sculptor (1954 - )
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  • Kofi Annan Reform is a process, and not an event.
    Kofi Annan
    Ghanaian diplomat (1938 - 2018)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Horace Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • P'Ien, Tai Shang Kan Ying Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss.
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  • Arthur Ashe Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
    Arthur Ashe
    Robert Ashe Jr (1943 - 1993)
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  • Bret Easton Ellis Regardless of the business aspect of things, is there a reason that there isn't a female Hitchcock or a female Scorsese or a female Spielberg? I don't know. I think it's a medium that really is built for the male gaze and for a male sensibility.
    Bret Easton Ellis
    American author, screenwriter, short-story writer, and director (1964 - )
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