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plato atheism age
At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets. Denis Diderot
plato years ideas
During the 2300 years since Plato, very little opposition has been registered to his ideas. Ludwig von Mises
plato kind members
Plato and Hitler were both the same kind of consistent socialists who planned also for the production of future socialists, the breeding and education of future members of society.
plato people leader
People have Plato's form in their mind of what a leader is, or what a C.E.O. is, and it is a bunch of elements that I really don't conform to at all. I've given this a lot of thought, and I came to the conclusion that I don't care. Dick Costolo
plato father thinking
I want you teabaggers out there to understand one thing: while you idolize the Founding Fathers and dress up like them, and smell like them, I think it's pretty clear that the Founding Fathers would have hated your guts. And what's more, you would've hated them. They were everything you despise. They studied science, read Plato, hung out in Paris and thought the Bible was mostly bulls**t. Bill Maher
plato school exercise
The authority of Plato and Aristotle, of Zeno and Epicurus, still reigned in the schools; and their systems, transmitted with blind deference from one generation of disciples to another, precluded every generous attempt to exercise the powers, or enlarge the limits, of the human mind. Edward Gibbon
plato history secret
The knowledge that is suited to our situation and powers, the whole compass of moral, natural, and mathematical science, was neglected by the new Platonists; whilst they exhausted their strength in the verbal disputes of metaphysics, attempted to explore the secrets of the invisible world, and studied to reconcile Aristotle with Plato, on subjects of which both these philosophers were as ignorant as the rest of mankind.
plato play bears
Plato's dialogues bear at least some similarities to the classical plays. Benjamin Jowett
plato book greatness
The student is half afraid to meet one of the great philosophers face to face. He feels himself inadequate and thinks he will not understand him. But if he only knew, the great man, just because of his greatness, is much more intelligible than his modern commentator. The simplest student will be able to understand, if not all, yet a very great deal of what Plato said; but hardly anyone can understand some modern books on Platonism. C. S. Lewis
two people attention
A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours. Chris Cornell
two church world
There are, in truth, but two denominations upon this earth: the Church and the world. Charles Spurgeon
two numbers records
I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got so excited hearing it on the radio that Carl threw up. Dennis Wilson
two use unix
Pretty much everything on the web uses those two things: C and UNIX, Dennis Ritchie
two long sticks
You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches Dennis Eckersley
two lines roles
When it's a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you're given. I can make two lines seem like Hamlet. Denholm Elliott
two half narrative
We allude to the short prose narrative, requiring from a half hour to one or two hours in its perusal Edgar Allan Poe
two together size
We have come to accept bigger and bigger things as meaning greater and greater efficiency, more and more prosperity and more and more freedom. The two do not go together of necessity ... Eleanor Roosevelt
two world development
Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.
preparation casting emptiness
Your emptiness is but the preparation for your being filled, and your casting down is but the making ready for your lifting up.
preparation trouble good-food
Good food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love. Elizabeth David
preparation rehearsal worship
The best preparation for worship is not a rehearsal, but surrender. Aiden Wilson Tozer
preparation shooting rehearsal
In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set. Ben Whishaw
preparation
There’s no preparation for poetry. Charles Simic
preparation poor-planning performances
Proper preparation prevents poor performance. Charlie Batch
preparation screens display
Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays. Bill Joy
preparation failing invest-in-yourself
Recessions are the best time to start a company. Companies fail. Others hold back capital. If you are willing to do the preparation and work, it is the best time to invest in yourself and start a business. Mark Cuban
preparation problem injury
I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching. Edwin Moses