Quotes 2741 till 2760 of 28471.
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An honest man is one who knows that he can't consume more than he has produced.
Atlas Shrugged (1957) -
An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.
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An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.
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An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think.
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An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
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An impersonal and scientific knowledge of the structure of our bodies is the surest safeguard against prurient curiosity and lascivious gloating.
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An important scientific innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents. What does happen is that its opponents gradually die out, and that the growing generation is familiarized with the ideas from the beginning.
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An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.
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An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
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An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.
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An inflated consciousness is always egocentric and conscious of nothing but its own existence. It is incapable of learning from the past, incapable of understanding contemporary events, and incapable of drawing right conclusions about the future. It is hypnotized by itself and therefore cannot be argued with. It inevitably dooms itself to calamities that must strike it dead.
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An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
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An instant-read thermometer is your best bet for making sure that meat and fish are cooked to the proper temperature.
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An instructor should exemplify the things he seeks to teach. It will be of great advantage if you yourself can do all you ask of your students and more.
Jeet Kune Do (1997) Part 5 On training in Jeet Kune Do -
An intellectual instinct which extracts the essence from the phenomena of life, as a bee sucks honey from a flower. In addition to study and reflections, life itself serves as a source.
On War (1832) -
An intellectual is a person who's found one thing that's more interesting than sex.
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An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.
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An intelligent plan is the first step to success. The man who plans knows where he is going, knows what progress he is making and has a pretty good idea when he will arrive.
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