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mistake thinking vanity
I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness. David Remnick
mistake mean wish
When you stop doing something, it doesn't mean you are rejecting the previous work. That's the mistake; it's not rejecting it, it's saying, 'I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.' David Hockney
mistake perspective world
The vanishing point leads to the missiles of today, which can take us out of this world. It could be that the west's greatest mistakes were the 'invention' of the external vanishing point and the internal combustion engine.
mistake imagination philosopher
Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the flights of the imagination and nothing has been the occasion of more mistakes among philosophers. David Hume
mistake nice mind
The forming of general maxims from particular observation is a very nice operation; and nothing is more usual, from haste or a narrowness of mind, which sees not on all sides, than to commit mistakes in this particular.
mistake liars mean
There is a set of harmless liars, frequently to be met with in company, who deal much in the marvellous. Their usual intention is to please and entertain; but as men are most delighted with what they conceive to be the truth, these people mistake the means of pleasing, and incur universal blame.
mistake bottles actors
My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching lightning in a bottle. It's the best part of what we do. David Duchovny
mistake literature firsts
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. David Brin
mistake humble outsiders
If an outsider perceives 'something wrong' with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask 'what mistake am I making?' before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.
history principles human-nature
History is the discovering of the principles of human nature.
history use principles
Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature.
history remembered
What is not recorded is not remembered. Benazir Bhutto
history lasts infinity
The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it. Blaise Pascal
history less symbolized ways
Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history. Kjell Magne Bondevik
history people
History is more interesting than most people think. Tansy Rayner Roberts
history mind nyu school study theory toronto university
I went to the University of Toronto to study the history and theory of film, in the back of my mind thinking I'd go to NYU film school and see if I could make a career of it. Tom Rachman
history hit producing singles streak success
I don't have a long history of hit singles of my own. I had a few, and I had a little hot streak in the '70s, but I've had a lot of success producing other people. Todd Rundgren
history rewrite soon
Let's not rewrite history, it's too soon for that, Barbara Boxer
way wages profit
There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.... David Ricardo
way cameras moments
The way we see things is constantly changing. At the moment the way we see things has been left a lot to the camera. That shouldn't necessarily be.
way needs chance
It's rare in movies or even in life where somebody owns up to their needs. I guess in a relationship it's the only way it has a chance to survive it.
way use injury
I found the best way is to use Chiropractors, not only after injury, but also before injury. Arnold Schwarzenegger
way tramps persons
Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp. Beatrice Wood
way use changing-your-life
Change the way you use your time, and you change your life. Bear Grylls
way i-can
I cannot shut you out the way I shut the others out, so maybe I can destroy you. Must destroy you? Audre Lorde
way different film
Theater will never, and never has, gotten audiences like film. But theater goes to work on society in a different and more subversive way. Athol Fugard
way example best-way
The best way for someone to govern is to set an example. Antonis Samaras