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"Modem science, then, maintains on the one hand that nature, both organic and inorganic, strives towards a state of order and that man's actions are governed by the same tendency."
Rudolf Arnheim
"Modem science, then, maintains on the one hand that nature, both organic and inorganic, strives towards a state of order and that man's actions are governed by the same tendency."
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"The nature of comedy is 'just do it.' But I think what's interesting about it is this joke has been around and why. And it's just saying what's wrong and how wrong can you be if you say it."
Bob Saget
"The nature of comedy is 'just do it.' But I think what's interesting about it is this joke has been around and why. And it's just saying what's wrong and how wrong can you be if you say it."
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"By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality."
Hannah Arendt
"By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality."
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"Man is nature's sole mistake."
William Gilbert
"Man is nature's sole mistake."
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"You can't completely control the sport - Tiger Woods comes close. The test is against yourself and nature's own way. I find golf a particularly good metaphor for this story."
Robert Redford
"You can't completely control the sport - Tiger Woods comes close. The test is against yourself and nature's own way. I find golf a particularly good metaphor for this story."
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"If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment."
Henri Poincare
"If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment."
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"Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature."
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
"Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature."
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"Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature."
Marcus V. Pollio
"Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature."
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"Man's nature, originally good and common to all, should develop unhampered."
Georg Simmel
"Man's nature, originally good and common to all, should develop unhampered."
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"Habit is ten times nature."
Arthur Wellesley
"Habit is ten times nature."
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"The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man's moral nature."
Thorstein Veblen
"The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man's moral nature."
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"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more."
Lord Byron
"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more."
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"Envy is human nature."
Monica Bellucci
"Envy is human nature."
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"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold."
William Wordsworth
"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold."
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"Nature chooses who will be transgender; individuals don't choose this."
Mercedes Ruehl
"Nature chooses who will be transgender; individuals don't choose this."
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"That's human nature - the ups and downs."
Jami Gertz
"That's human nature - the ups and downs."
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"The generality have considered that disease is but a confused and disordered effort in Nature, thrown down from her proper state, and defending herself in vain."
Thomas Sydenham
"The generality have considered that disease is but a confused and disordered effort in Nature, thrown down from her proper state, and defending herself in vain."
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"The rain of Madre de Dios is similar to that of the Amazon, but there is a petrifying aspect to it, as if it seeks to wound rather than to nurture."
Tahir Shah
"The rain of Madre de Dios is similar to that of the Amazon, but there is a petrifying aspect to it, as if it seeks to wound rather than to nurture."
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"And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically."
Ed Rendell
"And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically."
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"The Sun challenges us to Shine, the Clouds remind us to Move, the Birds tell us we too can Fly and the Sky tells us that there is no limit to our Dreams and Goals."
R.V.M.
"The Sun challenges us to Shine, the Clouds remind us to Move, the Birds tell us we too can Fly and the Sky tells us that there is no limit to our Dreams and Goals."
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"Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s."
Desiderius Erasmus
"Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s."
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"Outside the rain finally began to fall, surging in fits and starts. "I love the way it rains here, he told her. "It reminds me that some forces of nature can never be entirely subdued. They are eternal, which is a far better thing to be than immortal."
Neal Shusterman
"Outside the rain finally began to fall, surging in fits and starts. "I love the way it rains here, he told her. "It reminds me that some forces of nature can never be entirely subdued. They are eternal, which is a far better thing to be than immortal."
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"Communism is in conflict with human nature."
Ernest Renan
"Communism is in conflict with human nature."
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"The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels."
Georg Trakl
"The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels."
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"Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring."
Jean Henri Fabre
"Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring."
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"December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory..."
John Geddes
"December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory..."
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"It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it."
Denis Diderot
"It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it."
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"The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little - or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives."
Anthony Trollope
"The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little - or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives."
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"Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'"
Edgar Allan Poe
"Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'"
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"Gossip is nature's telephone."
Sholom Aleichem
"Gossip is nature's telephone."
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"My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided."
Edward Tufte
"My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided."
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"I like the rain. It washes memories off the sidewalk of life."
Woody Allen
"I like the rain. It washes memories off the sidewalk of life."
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"The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul."
Alfred Adler
"The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being, and through its use, brings peace to every human soul."
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"Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature."
David Hare
"Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature."
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"Human nature is a combination of modern conscience and ancient primitiveness. As the creation of the human mind in a state of transcendence, all scriptures are also a fusion of human conscience and gruesome primitiveness."
Abhijit Naskar
"Human nature is a combination of modern conscience and ancient primitiveness. As the creation of the human mind in a state of transcendence, all scriptures are also a fusion of human conscience and gruesome primitiveness."
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"Contrary to popular belief, some animals would not have each chosen to be a human being, if they were given the choice between being what they are and being human."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"Contrary to popular belief, some animals would not have each chosen to be a human being, if they were given the choice between being what they are and being human."
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"The giant beech next door intends to shiver off every hair of its pelt."
Barbara Kingsolver
"The giant beech next door intends to shiver off every hair of its pelt."
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"Sometimes I'll go by and there are a couple of swans, the next day it's a few ducks. I'd like to stop there every day for a year and capture how it changes, then put it all together to create an incredible image of a traditional English scene."
Graeme Le Saux
"Sometimes I'll go by and there are a couple of swans, the next day it's a few ducks. I'd like to stop there every day for a year and capture how it changes, then put it all together to create an incredible image of a traditional English scene."
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"How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!"
Emily Dickinson
"How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!"
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"Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language."
Kenneth L. Pike
"Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language."
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"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not."
Galileo Galilei
"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not."
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"I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within."
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
"I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within."
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"There is nothing is more musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find no more beautiful example of development in all that book which, alas, musicians read but too little - the book of Nature."
Claude Debussy
"There is nothing is more musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find no more beautiful example of development in all that book which, alas, musicians read but too little - the book of Nature."
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"I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different."
Christine Lahti
"I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different."
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"All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation."
John Adams
"All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation."
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"It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal."
Amy Grant
"It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal."
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"In the state of nature profit is the measure of right."
Thomas Hobbes
"In the state of nature profit is the measure of right."
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"Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne."
Barry Cornwall
"Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne."
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"Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art."
Izaak Walton
"Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art."
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"Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them."
Christian Nestell Bovee
"Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them."
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