Dues Quotes - Page 20

• Much of the evil in the world is due to the fact that man in general is hopelessly unconscious.

  Carl Jung

  Men, Evil, World

  Carl Gustav Jung (2001). “Modern Man in Search of a Soul”, p.210, Psychology Press

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• Many of the obstacles for change which have been attributed to human nature are in fact due to the inertia of institutions and to the voluntary desire of powerful classes to maintain the existing status.

  John Dewey

  Powerful, Class, Desire

  John Dewey, Jo Ann Boydston, Sidney Ratner (2008). “The Later Works of John Dewey, 1925 - 1953: 1931-1932, Essays, Reviews, and Miscellany”, p.38, SIU Press

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• Children and barbarians have clear ideas of justice due to them, but no idea at all of justice due from them.

  Murray Leinster

  Children, Ideas, Justice

  Murray Leinster (2002). “Med Ship”, p.141, Baen Publishing Enterprises

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• [Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they are the darkness. Our wars are therefore "holy" wars. With all due respect, this is blatant idolatry.

  Gregory A. Boyd

  War, Light, Darkness

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• Deeply impressed with the blessing which we enjoy, and of which we have much manifold proofs, my mind is irresistibly drawn to that Almighty Being, the great source source from whence they proceed and whom our most grateful acknowledgements are due.

  George W. Bush

  Grateful, Blessing, Mind

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• Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul. Charles Buxton To succeed ... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

  Tony Dorsett

  Giving, Inspire, Soul

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• In the armed forces, the chances of success are quite high. That's due to the clarity of the military structure - everything is sketched out. In politics, there are many more surprises and detours, and it's a lot more unpredictable.

  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

  Military, Detours, Chance

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Let's give the president some due here. They had a mess, and he fixed it, and they mobilized a lot of authority, and they did it.

  Mark Shields

  Giving, President

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• It is easy to sympathize with the MIS staffs around the world, I mean who hasn't lost work due to Windows or a Microsoft application crashing?

  Chris DiBona

  Mean, Microsoft, World

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• Due to many cosmic and worldly reasons, we will surely lose our planet one day! Till that dark day comes, let us give our profound affection to our beloved earth!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Dark, Giving, Profound

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• People talk about overnight successes, and ultimately, there's a certain amount of, you want to call it luck or fortune or good fortune, or whatever, but when your moment arrives, you have to have been at a point where you paid your dues, or done your 10,000 hours or have the requisite talent or whatever.

  Damon Lindelof

  People, Luck, Done

  "Damon Lindelof on Struggling With Depression and Why Knowing J.J. Abrams is 'A Bit of a Curse'". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 8, 2015.

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• Whenever I record something, I always believe that it's worthy of inclusion in the pantheon, and I would certainly like pianists to pay more attention to it. I think it's ridiculous now, because the range of repertoire - or what's considered 'safe' - is so narrow, even though there are pianists who are really trying to push the envelope. There is still a lack of attention, and there's no reason for it. The piano repertoire is so rich, with so many wonderful things that still are not given their due.

  Marc-Andre Hamelin

  Believe, Thinking, Piano

  Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. November 8, 2013.

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• If honesty was like water that people couldn't live without it, the world which became heavier due to the endless lies would be just light like a feather!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Honesty, Lying, Light

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• This tremendous friction which cannot, as in mechanics, be reduced to a few points, is everywhere in contact with chance, and brings about effects that cannot be measured just because they are largely due to chance.

  Carl von Clausewitz

  Chance, Mechanic, Friction

  Carl von Clausewitz (2014). “Carl von Clausewitz: Historical and Political Writings”, p.11, Princeton University Press

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• The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Giving, Discipleship, Determine

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• Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand the power of computing is crucial to success in today's hyper-connected world.

  Al Gore

  Technology, Civilization, World

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• I think India is very passionate about films. It's almost a second religion back home. Due to that, I think film stars are - are really held in great esteem. Not that we're complaining, but I think with that comes a lot of responsibility.

  Abhishek Bachchan

  Stars, Home, Responsibility

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• We might say God's wrath is His justice in action, rendering to everyone his just due, which, because of our sin is always judgment.

  Jerry Bridges

  Wrath, Justice, Might

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• Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.

  Daphne Guinness

  Fashion, Political, Revolution

  Interview with Peter Brant II, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 23, 2011.

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• The triumph of science has been mainly due to its practical utility, and there has been an attempt to divorce this aspect from that of theory, thus making science more and more a technique, and less and less a doctrine as to the nature of the world. The penetration of this point of view to philosophers is very recent.

  Bertrand Russell

  Divorce, Views, Technique

  Bertrand Russell (2008). “History of Western Philosophy”, p.493, Simon and Schuster

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• So-called racial characteristics are not really racial at all but are due to the historical experiences of the communities in question.

  Arnold J. Toynbee

  Community, Historical, Characteristics

  Arnold J. Toynbee (1987). “A Study of History: Abridgement of”, p.402, Oxford University Press

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• Christians are beginning to lose the spirit of intolerance which animated them: experience has shown the error of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, and of the persecution of those Christians in France whose belief differed a little from that of the king. They have realized that zeal for the advancement of religion is different from a due attachment to it; and that in order to love it and fulfil its behests, it is not necessary to hate and persecute those who are opposed to it.

  Baron de Montesquieu

  Christian, Kings, Hate

  "Persian Letters" by Baron de Montesquieu, Letter No. 60, 1721.

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• Impressed with a conviction that the due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good Government, I have considered the first arrangement of the Judicial department as essential to the happiness of our Country, and to the stability of its political system.

  George Washington

  Country, Government, Justice

  George Washington, Jared Sparks (1852). “Life of Washington”, p.453

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• Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.

  Michael Josephson

  Integrity, Cost, Pay

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• We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another.

  Edward R. Murrow

  Law, Remember, Accusation

  "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy". "See It Now" on CBS, www.lib.berkeley.edu. March 09, 1954.

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