"It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity."

William Ellery Channing, American Writer

Quality, Knowledge, Dignity, Mind

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"It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity."

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"I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us."

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"The quality of goods and services are always viewed as more important than the compensation."

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"The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh."

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"Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it."

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"In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of the finest products to come out of Australia. I think that our quality now is less than it was then."

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"You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I'm approaching the Lear hoop."

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"Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

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"Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o' nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at."

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"He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled."

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"We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure."

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