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selfish character government
If the Irish once find out that there are any circumstances in which they can get free government grants, we shall have a system of mendicancy [begging] such as the world never knew”. After a million had starved to death he stated “The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan
selfish real character
The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.
self roots african-american
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs of centuries; but they languish at times, while the love of self works on ceaselessly, unwearyingly,burrowing always at the very root of life, and heaping up fresh wrongs for other centuries to sweep away. Charles W. Chesnutt
selfish opportunity people
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. Charles Dudley Warner
self people all-time
The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering. Charles de Gaulle
self self-knowledge
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. Charles de Lint
self-confidence world conquer
The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
self words-of-wisdom crowns
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!
self cells knaves
Alas! how has the social spirit of Christianity been perverted by fools at one time, and by knaves and bigots at another; by the self-tormentors of the cell, and the all-tormentors of the conclave! Charles Caleb Colton
degrees measuring productivity
Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. Alan Watts
degrees done sitcom
I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success. David Alan Grier
degrees biology
One of my degrees was a science degree in biology. Elizabeth Moon
degrees bliss form
The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly Desiderius Erasmus
degrees hysterical easy
The degree of notoriety I have is fine and easy. There's nothing hysterical about it. Bill Nighy
degrees five higher
We'll be averaging about five degrees higher than normal. Tony Cristaldi
degrees murder justify
There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder. Alan Dershowitz
degrees earth millions
The center of the earth is about a million degrees. Al Gore
degrees certain university
It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge. Charles Babbage
apologizing meaningless
Is it meaningless to apologize? Never. Alan Moore
apologizing introvert knows
I would admit Im an introvert. I dont know why introverts have to apologize. Bill Gross
apologizing ifs jokes
I ain't apologizing for anything, especially if it's a joke. Artie Lange
apologizing impatient impatience
Everybody knows I'm impatient. I don't have to apologize for it. I'm too old for that. Dennis Green
apologizing insult i-apologize
If there's anyone still present whom I've failed to insult . . . I apologize. Edward Abbey
apologizing sincerely new-yorkers
To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize. Eliot Spitzer
apologizing i-apologize
I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.
apologizing remedy stills
I have to apologize to you that I am still among the living. There will be a remedy for this, however. Albert Einstein
apologizing notoriety deny
I do not deny I brought most of my notoriety on myself, nor do I apologize for it. Billy Carter