Quotes 3721 till 3740 of 5912.
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Personality maintains its discreetness by an act of will. Otherwise one person will flow helplessly into another.
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) -
Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.
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Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressiveness that spares no one. The challenge that is already with us is the temptation to accept as true freedom what in reality is only a new form of slavery.
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Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
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Philippians 4:13 has never rung so true... You were an unparalleled Giant in all sense of the word, Dad. So keep doin' you up there, because no one does it better, and no one ever will.
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Phillipsburg was the name of one those badly drawn fortresses resembling a fool with his nose too close to the wall.
On War (1832) Ch. 11 -
Philosophers and common heathen believed one God, to whom all things were referred; but under this God they worshipped many inferior and subservient gods.
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Philosophers get paid for posing interesting questions; scientists for answering them. Thus, one cannot live without the other...
Design and Control of Self-organizing Systems (2007) -
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
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Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one.
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Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.
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Physical courage, which engages all danger, will make a person brave in one way; and moral courage, which defies all opinion, will make a person brave in another.
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Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
Sports Illustrated Vol 13, Is. 13 (26-12-1960) -
Piano should be the one. Yeah, because that's your basis. Everything is right there in front of you.
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Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.
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Play every shot so that the next one will be the easiest that you can give yourself.
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Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.
Too Busy Not to Pray -
Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you.
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Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive hatred, and when they meet upon the same road, one of them has to give place.
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Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.
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