Quotes 4561 till 4580 of 10439.
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It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.
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It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That is a writer's device, which places Gabriel under even greater pressure when the mystery begins to reveal itself.
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It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.
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It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.
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It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
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It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.
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It rarely adds anything to say, ''In my opinion'' - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope.
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It s not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.
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It seems incontrovertible to me that there is a global warming effect and that it is going to be serious, probably not in the amount of, say, six degrees warming, but it's likely that we'll get two to three degrees warming and that will be serious enough.
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It seems just possible that a poem might happen to a very young man: but a poem is not poetry. That is a life.
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It seems not more reasonable to leave the right of printing unrestrained, because writers may be afterwards censured, than it would be to sleep with doors unbolted, because by our laws we can hang a thief.
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It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth.
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It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas... If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you... On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful ideas from the worthless ones.
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It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.
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It shone on everyone, whether they had a contract or not. The most democratic thing I'd ever seen, that California sunshine.
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It should be noted that children's games are not merely games. One should regard them as their most serious activities.
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It should be noted that when he seizes a state the new ruler ought to determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He should inflict them once and for all, and not have to renew them every day.
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It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.
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It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.
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