Quotes 41 till 60 of 89.
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Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead.
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Only as long as a company can produce a desired, worthwhile, and needed product or service, and can command the public, will it receive the public dollar and succeed
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Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
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People can also change the timing of when they earn and receive their income in response to government policies.
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Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit.
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Prayer among men is supposed a means to change the person to whom we pray; but prayer to God doth not change him, but fits us to receive the things prayed for.
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Right now as an artist, what I want to do is be a part of works that are unignorable. I couldn't be less interested in how people receive it, honestly. As long as it's unignorable.
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Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
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Television is, in many respects, a passive medium: people receive information without really exchanging ideas with others. By contrast, the Internet can be an active medium, allowing individuals to use e-mail, discussion groups, and even Web sites to engage with one another.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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The ambitious are forever followed by adulation for they receive the most pleasure from flattery.
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The beginning and almost the end of all good law is that everyone shall work for their bread and receive good bread for their work.
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The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
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The highest panegyric, therefore, that private virtue can receive, is the praise of servants.
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The life expectancy of people going to Mars may be decreased by the higher level of radiation that they receive.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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The same meaning changes with the words which express it. Meanings receive their dignity from words instead of giving it to them.
Pensees (1669) -
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
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The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.
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There are innumerable questions to which the inquisitive mind can in this state receive no answer: Why do you and I exist? Why was this world created? Since it was to be created, why was it not created sooner?
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