Quotes 1441 till 1460 of 10331.
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But this is not to say that the society which inflicts capital punishment commits murder.
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But we are the people of England; and we have not spoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do not quite forget.
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But we must not, if we are loyal, disperse our energies in a partisan warfare that is waged without regard to its consequences to the well being, security, or honor of the country.
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But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.
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But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.
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But when the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators, the instruments, not the guides of the people.
Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) -
But you think that it is time for me to have done with the world, and so I would if I could get into a better before I was called into the best, and not die here in a rage, like a poisoned rat in a hole.
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But, in fact, there is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears - like not being approved of - pale by comparison to the fears you have about your children.
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But, soon or late, it is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) ch. 24 -
But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together.
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Butchery is not the point of vampirism. Sex - domination and submission - is.
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) -
Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads.
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Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
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By 1931, after a few years' experience of flying scheduled airlines, those planes were operating at roughly 600 times the safety of the space shuttle. I look at safety not in terms of fatalities per passenger-mile, but when you get in and close the door, what is the risk of dying on this flight?
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By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
Richard Buckminster Fuller
American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor (1895 - 1983) -
By 2002, I realized that what was classically called a rollup strategy was not generally effective, at least not for me.
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By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man.
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By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.
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By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
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By concentrating on precision, one arrives at technique, but by concentrating on technique one does not arrive at precision.
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