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Concern Quotes
"If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn't concern the central issues, it wouldn't be worth publishing."
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"It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no."
34
"Finally, I am encouraged to note that the Security Council issued a statement today expressing its concern about the massive humanitarian crisis in Darfur and calling on all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and reach a ceasefire."
25
"The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions."
17
"My main concern is if this composer has been made aware of the fact that I've come clean in all of my cases. I killed in pure hate, robbing along the way. So if this person hasn't, then I'd sure appreciate it if someone would inform him or her of it."
15
"Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate."
13
"The main concern was making sure the kids didn't get caught in the middle."
12
"It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter."
12
"In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over which I felt uneasy increased to such a point that in 1968 I felt a compelling urge to make my views public."
11
"Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment."
10
"There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don't concern me anymore."
10
"And I think that what is of concern is that they seem to be bringing skills from the scientific world into the interrogation room in a way that begs a lot of questions about whether it's ethical."
10
"A subject which at first glance seems quite removed from the undeclared concern of the book can encapsulate that concern."
10
"It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply."
10
"I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common."
10
"I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter."
9
"The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future."
9
"The main concern of the study is with the outline of a theoretical system. Its minor variations from writer to writer are not a matter of concern to this analysis."
9
"We have to make philosophy itself an object of philosophical concern."
9
"Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to."
9
"Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it."
9
"Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law."
9
"It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him."
9
"There is a reasonable concern that posting raw data can be misleading for those who are not trained in its use and who do not have the broader perspective within which to place a particular piece of data that is raw."
8
"In dedicating his estate to the honoring of endeavors that benefit mankind, Alfred Nobel expressed a lifelong concern that is even more timely in 1972 than it was in his lifetime."
8
"Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title."
8
"And that does concern me, because we're not getting enough back for our taxes that we're paying. I think we really have to look at the whole sort of area."
8
"Social distinctions concern themselves ultimately with whom you may and may not marry."
8
"Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures."
8
"My best stories come out of nowhere, with no concern for form at all."
7
"The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings."
7
"So the bandwidth issue is definitely a big concern of ours."
7
"Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation."
7
"Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them."
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