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Confusing Quotes (page 16)

The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than that spoilation of a continent which we once confused with progress. Peter Matthiessen
He is in many ways quite a right-wing isolationist. It's because some people are nave enough to confuse this with anti-imperialism that they think of him as being rather more to the left than he really is. Christopher Hitchens
Albert Einstein quote: "The perfection of means and the confusion of ends seems to be..."
The perfection of means and the confusion of ends seems to be our problem. Albert Einstein
Deep inside her (ih her harrowed soul) she felt a glowing ember of fury at the man responsible for this. Tha man who had put her in this position. She looked at the pistol lying beside the basin, and knew that if he were here, she would use it on him without a moment's hesitation. Knowing that made her feel confused about herself. It also made her feel a little stronger. Stephen King
Perhaps the great renewal of the world will consist of this, that man and woman, freed of all confused feelings and desires, shall no longer seek each other as opposites, but simply as members of a family and neighbors, and will unite as human beings, in order to simply, earnestly, patiently, and jointly bear the heavy responsibility of sexuality that has been entrusted to them. Rainer Maria Rilke
For what are the words with which to summarize a lifetime, so much crowded confused happiness terminated by such stark slow-motion pain? Joyce Carol Oates
In the world we live in, what we know and what we don’t know are like Siamese twins, inseparable, existing in a state of confusion. Haruki Murakami
To be loved by someone is to realize how much they share the same needs that lie at the heart of our own attraction to them. Albert Camus suggested that we fall in love with people because, from the outside, they look so whole, physically whole and emotionally 'together' - when subjectively we feel dispersed and confused. We would not love if there were no lack within us, but we are offended by the discovery of a similar lack in the other. Expecting to find the answer, we find only the... Alain de Botton
At first she beckoned and lured one into her world; then, she blurred the passageways, confused all the images, as if to elude detection. Anais Nin
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley quote: "On being charged with the fact, the poor girl confirmed the..."
On being charged with the fact, the poor girl confirmed the suspicion in a grat measure by her extreme confusion of manner. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
My advice to a budding literary critic would be as follows. Learn to distinguish banality. Remember that mediocrity thrives on "ideas." Beware of the modish message. Ask yourself if the symbol you have detected is not your ownfootprint. Ignore allegories. By all means place the "how" above the "what" but do not let it be confused with the "so what." Rely on the sudden erection of your small dorsal hairs. Do not drag in Freud at this point. All the rest depends on personal talent. Vladimir Nabokov
Benjamin Hoff quote: "The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to..."
The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks too much. Benjamin Hoff
I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires. James Joyce
Plato quote: "I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts."
I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts. Plato
Usually, when people talk about the "strength" of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong in the face of oppression is not the same as overcoming oppression, that endurance is not to be confused with transformation. Bell Hooks

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