Accounts Quotes - Page 28

What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself holding such things shameful to be spoken about.

Hippocrates

Men, May, Spread

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If you take temptations into account, who is to say that he is better than his neighbor?

William Makepeace Thackeray

Temptation, Neighbor, Ifs

William Makepeace Thackeray (1848). “Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero”, p.377

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If I was a gold-digger, I would have a lot of money in my bank account. I'd be worth millions and millions.

Heather Mills

Gold, Bank Accounts, Lots Of Money

"Scarborough Country" with Joe Scarborough, www.nbcnews.com. November 21, 2006.

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I walk out into a nature such as the old prophets and poets Menu, Moses, Homer, Chaucer, walked in. You may name it America, but it is not America. Neither Americus Vespucius, nor Columbus, nor the rest were the discoverers of it. There is a truer account of it in Mythology than in any history of America so called that I have seen.

Henry David Thoreau

Nature, Names, America

Henry David Thoreau (2016). “Excursions, and Poems - The Writings of Henry David Thoreau”, p.132, Read Books Ltd

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I do not know where to find in any literature, whether ancient or modern, any adequate account of that Nature with which I am acquainted.

Henry David Thoreau

Nature, Literature, Adequate

Henry David Thoreau (1960). “H. D. Thoreau, a Writer's Journal”, p.25, Courier Corporation

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Maps of Time attempts to assemble a coherent and accessible account of origins, a modern creation myth.

David Christian

Maps, Creation, Modern

David Christian (2011). “Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History”, p.2, Univ of California Press

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In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to what we know and, where we aren't absolutely sure, what might be most likely to have happened, within the generally accepted rules of evidence and sources.

Victor Davis Hanson

Writing, Trying, Narrative

"Reliving the fall of Sparta". Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. December 22, 2011.

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I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses and theories might account for that data. So there's a continuity between philosophy and science in that way.

Robert Nozick

Philosophy, Thinking, Data

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Witches is being sold as an account of the Belvoir scandals, but in truth, Tracy Borman has written a thorough and beautifully researched social history of the early 1600s, taking in everything from folk medicine to James I's sex life.

Bella Bathurst

Sex, Medicine, Scandal

"Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction by Tracy Borman - review" by Bella Bathurst, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2013.

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The Japanese couldn't have been all bad during World War II. Look at all the movies Hollywood was able to make on account of them. The Indians weren't the only bad guys. Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.

Pat Morita

War, History, Guy

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Someday each one of us will have to account to our Savior, Jesus Christ, for what we have done with His name.

Mervyn B. Arnold

Jesus, Names, Done

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It is impossible to understand history, international politics, the world economy, religions, philosophy, or ‘patterns of culture’ without taking geography into account.

Kenneth C. Davis

Philosophy, Patterns, Culture

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I quote the late Ed Murow. ... He said: 'Look, people listen to me when they want an eyewitness account. 'They think I'm a pretty good reporter. But when it comes to my opinions, mine are not worth anymore than the guy at the end of the bar.' And I believe that about myself.

Dan Rather

Believe, Thinking, People

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A delightful, intelligent read. Jim Zirin's sparkling account of life in the Second Circuit's famed MOTHER COURT is informative, riveting, accessible, and uplifting. It would be criminal not to read this book.

Linda Fairstein

Uplifting, Mother, Book

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But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries.

Martin Feldstein

Country, Moving, Adverse Effects

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I don't have a Twitter account. I don't go to fan club gatherings. I'm not one of those actors who spends a lot of time engaging with the audience.

Jane Elliott

Clubs, Fans, Gathering

"Jane Elliot Dishes Her Role as General Hospital's Queen of Mean". Interview with Michael Logan, www.tvguide.com. May 15, 2012.

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Life is a bank account, there are no withdrawals without first putting something in.

Ray Torres

Withdrawal, Firsts, Life Is

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In 25 years of exile, I've never had a frozen account, either in Switzerland or elsewhere in the world.

Jean-Claude Duvalier

Years, Switzerland, Frozen

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...for our wisdom is better than the strength of men or of horses. ... nor is it right to prefer strength to excellent wisdom. For if there should be in the city [any athlete whose skill] is honoured more than strength ... the city would not on that account be any better governed.

Xenophanes

Wisdom, Horse, Athlete

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Put them in position to make their wishes come true, so they can have multiple accounts that gain interest over night.

Ludacris

Night, Wish, Politics

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In accounts of men in battle, there is an incredible adrenaline rush from group-versus-group conflict. The fervor and passion of partisans is clearly rewarding; and if it's rewarding, it involves dopamine; and if it involves dopamine, then it is potentially addictive.

Jonathan Haidt

Passion, Men, Battle

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I don't have Facebook or Twitter accounts yet. Being a compulsive storyteller, I always make up for myself discouraging stories about how such accounts will get me into embarrassing and time-consuming situations.

Etgar Keret

Stories, Embarrassing, Discouraging

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Every person I killed I strongly believe that they were bad. When I do go face God there is going to be lots of things I will have to account for but killing any of those people is not one of them.

Chris Kyle

Believe, People, Faces

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence in abysmal public schools is far more of an imperative to minority children than handing them iPads.

Michelle Malkin

Children, School, Phones

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Our account does not rob the mathematicians of their science... In point of fact they do not need the infinite and do not use it.

Aristotle

Doe, Needs, Use

Aristotle (2016). “Physics”, p.82, Aristotle

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