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  • Arthur Schopenhauer Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Voltaire Men argue, nature acts.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • William Somerset Maugham Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.
    William Somerset Maugham
    English writer (1874 - 1965)
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  • Samuel Smiles Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing... they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own best helpers.
    Samuel Smiles
    Scottish writer (1812 - 1904)
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  • Sir Henry Taylor Men of great abilities are generally of a large and vigorous animal nature.
    The Statesman (1886) 229
    Sir Henry Taylor
    English dramatist and poet (1800 - 1886)
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  • Candice Bergen Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
    Candice Bergen
    American actress (1946 - )
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  • Calvin Coolidge Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Bob Geldof Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they're left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention to their kids.
    Bob Geldof
    Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist (1951 - )
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  • G.W.F. Hegel Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
    G.W.F. Hegel
    German philosopher (1770 - 1831)
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  • St. Augustine of Hippo Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
    St. Augustine of Hippo
    Roman African Christian theologian and philosopher (354 - 430)
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  • C. S. Lewis Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Salvador Dali Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
    Salvador Dali
    Spanish painter (1904 - 1989)
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  • Camille Paglia Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it.
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Aleister Crowley Modern morality and manners suppress all natural instincts, keep people ignorant of the facts of nature and make them fighting drunk on bogey tales.
    Aleister Crowley
    British occultist, writer, and mountaineer (1875 - 1947)
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  • Benjamin Franklin Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    French writer and philosopher (1712 - 1778)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Carter Burwell Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives of the studio, the producer, and the audience. It is very hard to accomplish anything in that situation.
    Carter Burwell
    American composer of film scores (1954 - )
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  • Bill Gurley Most firms are hierarchical in nature, with everyone getting different slices of the economic pie. The problem is those slices are negotiated every time a firm raises a new fund, so in between funds, which is most of the time, the partners are trying to outgun one another to make a stronger case for themselves.
    Bill Gurley
    American businessman (1966 - )
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  • William James Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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