Quotes by Degrees We've poisoned our planet to a desperate degree. We have no idea of how severe the toxification is. Benjamin Creme desperatedegreesideas I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance [as the framing of the Constitution] ... should be suffered to pass without being in some degree influenced, guided, and governed by that omnipotent, omnipresent, and beneficent Ruler in whom all inferior spirits live and move and have their being. Benjamin Franklin degreesgovernmentmoving By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. Benjamin Franklin degreeshappinessheaven You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. I can do nothing to deserve such rewards... Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven! Benjamin Franklin degreesheavenworld Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven. Benjamin Whichcote degreesheavenreligion German is of stone, limestone, pudding stone, marble, granite even, and so to a considerable degree is English, whereas French is bronze and gives out a metallic resonance with tones that neither German nor English tolerate. Bernard Berenson degreesstonesgiving The last degree of love is when He gave Himself to us to be our Food; because He gave Himself to be united with us in every way. Bernardino of Siena degreeslove-isway Our camera does not produce pretty pictures, but exact duplications that, through our renunciation of photographic effects, turn out to be relatively objective. The photo can optically replace its object to a certain degree. This takes on special meaning if the object cannot be preserved. Bernd Becher degreescamerasspecial To the degree that Mr. Trump is serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families in America, I and other progressives are prepared to work with him. To the degree that he pursues racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environment policies, we will vigorously oppose him. Bernie Sanders racistdegreesamerica Most human beings, though in varying degrees, desire to control, not only their own lives but also the lives of others Bertrand Russell lives-of-othersdegreesdesire Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise. Bertrand Russell degreesphilosophypast I am not myself in any degree ashamed of having changed my opinions. Bertrand Russell degreesopinionacceptance I have throughout been curious about how much we can be said to know and with what degree of certainty or doubtfulness. Bertrand Russell curiousdegreescuriosity If you tell a child "Don't touch yourself there," they will deal with some kind of sexual problem from then on, to one degree or other. Betty Dodson degreeskindchildren ...and it occurred to me, with the forcefulness of a thought experienced in 360 degrees, that that's really what history mostly is: masses of people doing ordinary things. Bill Bryson degreesordinarypeople The finest pieces of software are those where one individual has a complete sense of exactly how the program works. To have that, you have to really love the program and concentrate on keeping it simple, to an incredible degree. Bill Gates degreespiecessimple Even though I only have a high-school degree, I'm a professional student. Bill Gates high-schooldegreesschool We're clearly not going to stop global warming at this point. We've already raised the temperature of the planet one degree. We've got another degree in the pipeline from carbon we've already emitted. What we're talking about now is whether we're going to have a difficult, difficult century, or an impossible one. Bill McKibben pipelinedegreestalking If [a student's] college’s endowment portfolio has fossil-fuel stock, then their educations are being subsidized by investments that guarantee they won’t have much of a planet on which to make use of their degree. Bill McKibben degreescollegeguarantees One degree turns out to be enough to really unhinge all sorts of earth's ecosystems. Bill McKibben degreesecosystemsearth«345678910111213»
