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freedom history african-american
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. Carol Moseley Braun
freedom touching perception
The third point of reference is freedom of perception; it is intent; it is spirit; the somersault of thought into the miraculous; the act of reaching beyond our boundaries and touching the inconceivable. Carlos Castaneda
freedom fear pain
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. Thomas Paine
freedom loss people
There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberty, only a long staircase where each step down must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders. Alan K. Simpson
freedom science blood
The tree of research must be fed from time to time with the blood of bean-counters, for it is its natural manure. Alan Kay
freedom women equality
I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience. Charlotte Bronte
freedom government civilization
Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too much, when I declare that security, guarded of course by its offspring, freedom, is the true end and aim of government. Charles Sumner
freedom men break-through
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. Charles de Gaulle
freedom political-will order
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
brave-new-world men sharks
If men are obsolete, then women will soon be extinct -- unless we rush down that ominous Brave New World path where women clone themselves by parthenogenesis, as famously do Komodo dragons, hammerhead sharks, and pit vipers. Camille Paglia
brave-new-world people wonder
O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't! William Shakespeare
brave-new-world tasks addresses
If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. Aldous Huxley
brave-new-world men law
The gods are just. No doubt. But their code of law is dictated, in the last resort, by the people who organize society; Providence takes its cue from men.
brave-new-world alcohol soma
All the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects.
brave-new-world brave-new-world-john brave-new-world-technology
But every one belongs to every one else
brave-new-world evil philosopher
For particulars, as everyone knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers but fretsawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.
brave-new-world masters supreme
We are not our own any more than what we possess is our own. We did not make ourselves, we cannot be supreme over ourselves. We are not our own masters.
brave-new-world punishment enemy
One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.
views issues doctrine
In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written missives on doctrinal issues. Carl Bernstein
views roots squares
That this subject [of imaginary magnitudes] has hitherto been considered from the wrong point of view and surrounded by a mysterious obscurity, is to be attributed largely to an ill-adapted notation. If, for example, +1, -1, and the square root of -1 had been called direct, inverse and lateral units, instead of positive, negative and imaginary (or even impossible), such an obscurity would have been out of the question. Carl Friedrich Gauss
views hands serious
Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This is just what I needed. If these chaps don't teach me to take a serious view of life, I don't know what will. C. S. Lewis
views doe indifference
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced. Agnes Repplier
views where-you-come matter
In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from. Aasif Mandvi
views perspective point-of-view
A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Point of view is worth 80 IQ points
views effort suffering
It is good to be attracted out of ourselves, to be forced to take a near view of the sufferings, the privations, the efforts, the difficulties of others.
views safe edges
Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better Ricky Gervais
views world universal-truth
In science, there are no universal truths, just views of the world that have yet to be shown to be false. Brian Cox