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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
training gains pressure
We gain the ability to rejoice under pressure through a carefully monitored training program directed by the Lord Himself. Charles R. Swindoll
training doubt acting
There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting. Denis Lavant
training
From that standpoint, it kind of makes for a very competitive training camp. Mike Thibault
training done actors
I haven't done any training. I come from a family of actors, but I haven't done any training. Eleanor Tomlinson
training nuclear-reactors pilots
Mankind spends much more on training pilots of aircraft than it does to train the nuclear reactor operators. Abdus Salam
training
We know the cabin, we know the people, we know the training and we know the job. Allen Ward
training felt
I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good. David Ginola
training mind taught
I didn't mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved. Arnold Schwarzenegger
training adore hard
I simply adore the exhaustion that comes with training hard. Deena Kastor
important attention enough
I have just enough attention to feel glamorous and important. Diane Lane
important becoming becoming-more
Family is becoming more and more important to me. Diane Kruger
important bells labs
Some consider UNIX to be the second most important invention to come out of AT&T Bell Labs after the transistor. Dennis Ritchie
important president done
Hillary Clinton is unworthy of being the President of the United States; she has done nothing important that is good Dennis Prager
important want figures
Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it Dennis Eckersley
important happy-marriage
I've got a happy marriage, which is the most important singular thing. Denis Healey
important tools stones
Zeroes are important. A million seconds ago was last week. A billion seconds ago, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 BC, and early humans were using stone tools. Denis Hayes
important weight may
In general, losing weight is a good thing for those who are overweight, but it's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it. Dean Ornish
important want waste
I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time. Dean Kamen