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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Quotes

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. quote: "Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two..."

Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours.

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The pleasure in complete domination over another person (or other animate creature) is the very essence of the sadistic drive. Another way of formulating the same thought is to say that the aim of sadism is to transform man into a thing, something animate into something inanimate, since by complete and absolute control the living loses one essential quality of life - freedom. Erich Fromm
And bed, he thought. Bed is my friend. Just bed, he thought. Bed will be a great thing. It is easy when you are beaten, he thought. I never knew how easy it was. And what beat you, the thought. Ernest Hemingway
Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity and uplift, competing as they do in a marketplace. But we have a right to remember how barbarically they behaved when they were strong and were making an offer that people could not refuse. Christopher Hitchens
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Let me be very clear: We monitor the risks of violent extremism taking root here in the United States. We don't have the luxury of focusing our efforts on one group; we must protect the country from terrorism whether foreign or homegrown, and regardless of the ideology that motivates its violence. Janet Napolitano
Benjamin Franklin quote: "I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand."
I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand. Benjamin Franklin
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. D. Elton Trueblood
The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it. Edmond de Goncourt
William Shakespeare quote: "Receive what cheer you may. The night is long that never finds..."
Receive what cheer you may. The night is long that never finds the day. William Shakespeare
It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and talk. When I'm finished I'm not going to be on the front page, but I'm going to be just as happy without the publicity. Terry Fox
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All women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. Megan Fox
Tennessee Williams quote: "As for me, no one will ever love me. But you could get used to..."
As for me, no one will ever love me. But you could get used to me, couldn't you, Jimmy? Tennessee Williams
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Style? I have no style. Anatoly Karpov
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For one thing, I don't pun excessively in real life. Tim Vine
There may or may not be a God or gods; the Siblings do not concern themselves with proving or disproving such a thing. By definition, gods are more powerful than men, and thus quite able to fend for themselves without help. Steve Perry