Views Quotes - Page 19

• In one point of view, Gothic is not only the best, but the only rational architecture, as being that which can fit itself most easily to all services, vulgar or noble.

  John Ruskin

  Noble, Gothic, Architecture

  John Ruskin (1854). “On the nature of Gothic architecture: and herein of the true functions of the workman in art. Being the greater part of the 6th chapter of the 2nd vol. of 'Stones of Venice'. [48 p.].”, p.18

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• When you're young, you say it how it is, and even your views are, like, 'This is totally the truth', 'cos you don't know any difference, so there's a real confidence in your way of thinking.

  Agyness Deyn

  Real, Thinking, Differences

  "Agyness Deyn: 'Who am I?'". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. February 26, 2012.

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• The other day John McCain appeared on the show 'The View,' and one of the hosts accused McCain of being a liar. Yeah, she may have a point, because McCain started the interview by saying, 'Ladies, you look beautiful.'

  Conan O'Brien

  Beautiful, Liars, Looks

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• A simile, to be perfect, must both illustrate and ennoble the subject; must show it to the understanding in a clearer view, and display it to the fancy with greater dignity; but either of these qualities may be sufficient to recommend it.... That it may be complete, it is required to exhibit, independently of its references, a pleasing image; for a simile is said to be a short episode.

  Samuel Johnson

  Perfect, Understanding, Quality

  Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt (1854). “Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt”, p.226

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• If science proves facts that conflict with Buddhist understanding, Buddhism must change accordingly. We should always adopt a view that accords with the facts.

  Dalai Lama

  Buddhist, Buddhism, Understanding

  "Scientists Meditate On Happiness" by Kim Zetter, www.wired.com. September 16, 2003.

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• One of the best ways to properly evaluate and adapt to the many environmental stresses of life is to simply view them as normal. The adversity and failures in our lives, if adapted to and viewed as normal corrective feedback to use to get back on target, serve to develop in us an immunity against anxiety, depression, and the adverse responses to stress. Instead of tackling the most important priorities that would make us successful and effective in life, we prefer the path of least resistance and do things simply that will relieve our tension, such as shuffling papers and majoring in minors.

  Denis Waitley

  Stress, Adversity, Successful

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• There are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views

  Albert Einstein

  People, Support, Theism

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• Remain a witness to your emotions as if from a great distance an eagles eye view

  Rajneesh

  Distance, Eye, Eagles

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• The benefit of an open town hall meeting is one that you get to hear a lot of different views, and two it has credibility.

  John McCain

  Two, Different, Benefits

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• Science is not 'organized common sense'; at its most exciting, it reformulates our view of the world by imposing powerful theories against the ancient, anthropocentric prejudices that we call intuition.

  Stephen Jay Gould

  Powerful, Common Sense, Intuition

  Stephen Jay Gould (1992). “Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History”, p.91, W. W. Norton & Company

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• I've already heard from some military commanders who feel they've been undercut by the vice president of the United States, and there's a lot of justification for their view.

  John McCain

  Military, President, Vices

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• I served on the budget committee in the Senate, and I remember as vividly as if it were yesterday when we had a hearing in which Alan Greenspan came and justified increasing spending and cutting taxes, saying that we didn't really need to pay down the debt - outrageous in my view.

  Hillary Clinton

  Cutting, Yesterday, Needs

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• So, little by little, time brings out each several thing into view, and reason raises it up into the shores of light.

  Lucretius

  Light, Littles, Reason

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• My rather puritanical view is that any investment manager, whether operating as broker, investment counselor of a trust department, investment company, etc., should be willing to state unequivocally what he is going to attempt to accomplish and how he proposes to measure the extent to which he gets the job done.

  Warren Buffett

  Jobs, Done, Etc

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• I don't view myself as a sex symbol. I think beautiful people come from within and that's how I look at it. I'm definitely not sexy.

  Sharon Osbourne

  Beautiful, Sexy, Thinking

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• If you view everyone as your enemies, everyone around you will be your enemies.

  Jack Ma

  Enemy, Ifs

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• All of creation, in the biblical view, was to ultimately prepare the way for the creation of man. But one does not need the Bible alone to hold this view. A purely scientific reading of the universe is in keeping with this view. Everything - every natural and physical law - is exquisitely tuned to produce life, and ultimately man, on earth.

  Dennis Prager

  Reading, Biblical, Men

  Dennis Prager (2015). “Dennis Prager: Volume I”, p.39, Creators Publishing

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• The only way to consistently stay ahead of the game is to adopt a long-term view and, if appropriate, with a strong contrarian spin.

  Mark Mobius

  Strong, Games, Long

  Mark Mobius (2012). “The Little Book of Emerging Markets: How To Make Money in the World's Fastest Growing Markets”, p.82, John Wiley & Sons

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• Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.

  Baruch Spinoza

  Goal, Finals, Causes

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• In the view of everyone, I am a viable candidate and I should be on the ballot.

  John McCain

  Should, Ballots, Candidates

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• I do believe my view has evolved.

  John McCain

  Believe

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• If the producer doesn't like you, consequently he reads the script with a very negative view. But I wouldn't preoccupy myself with that, I don't give a damn. You can be a hunchback and a dwarf and whatall.

  Rod Serling

  Damn You, Dwarves, Giving

  Source: www.rodserling.com

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• In my view, there is no justice when the 15 wealthiest people in this country in the last two years, saw their wealth increase by $170 billion. That is more wealth acquired in a two year period than is owned by the bottom 130 million Americans.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, Years, Two

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• The court was not previously aware of the prisoner's many accomplishments. In view of these, we see fit to impose the death penalty.

  Quentin Crisp

  Accomplishment, Death Penalty, Fit

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• I started writing a novel from the monster's point of view. It has its own difficulties but, I'm ashamed to say, it's much easier writing from a psychopath's point of view than from that of their empathetic opposite.

  Justine Larbalestier

  Writing, Opposites, Monsters

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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