Quotes by Self You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censorship. Alfred-Maurice de Zayas government self pressure Self-censorship as a result of intimidation or social pressures, sometimes referred to as "political correctness", constitutes a serious obstacle to the proper functioning of democracy. It is important to hear the views of all persons,including the "silent majority", and to give heed to the weaker voices. Alfred-Maurice de Zayas voice self views Great art is more than a transient refreshment. It is something which adds to the permanent richness of the soul's self-attainment. It justifies itself both by its immediate enjoyment, and also by its discipline of the inmost being. Its discipline is not distinct from enjoyment but by reason of it. It transforms the soul into the permanent realization of values extending beyond its former self. Alfred North Whitehead self writing art Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. Alfred North Whitehead self secret art The oneness of the universe, and the oneness of each element of the universe, repeat themselves to the crack of doom in the creative advance from creature to creature, each creature including in itself the whole of history and exemplifying the self-identity of things and their mutual diversities. Alfred North Whitehead oneness diversity self The Universe is vast. Nothing is more curious than the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge. Skeptics and believers are alike. At this moment scientists and skeptics are the leading dogmatists. Advance in detail is admitted; fundamental novelty is barred. This dogmatic common sense is the death of philosophic adventure. Alfred North Whitehead common-sense self adventure It belongs to the self-respect of intellect to pursue every tangle of thought to its final unravelment. Alfred North Whitehead intellect finals self Peace is self-control at its widest-at the width where the "self" has been lost, and interest has been transferred to coordinations wider than personality. Alfred North Whitehead personality self peace ...the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge. Alfred North Whitehead self age dark Philosophy is the self-correction by consciousness of its own initial excess of subjectivity. Alfred North Whitehead excess self philosophy Why do some die and some live? The answer was clearly, that on the whole the best fitted live. From the effects of disease the most healthy escaped; from enemies, the strongest, swiftest, or the most cunning; from famine, the best hunters or those with the best digestion; and so on. Then it suddenly flashed upon me that this self-acting process would necessarily improve the race, because in every generation the inferior would inevitably be killed off and the superior would remain-that is, the fittest would survive. Alfred Russel Wallace race self science The goal of art was the vital expression of self. Alfred Stieglitz expression self art Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. Alfred Whitney Griswold hunted self-respect self As a god self-slain on his own strange altar, Death lies dead. Algernon Charles Swinburne strange self lying Our sages developed music from time immemorial to take shelter in one's true self. Real music is not for wealth, not for honors, or not even for the joys of the mind - it is a path for realization and salvation. Ali Akbar Khan real self joy People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them. Ali ibn Abi Talib self heart animal Do not take someone's silence as his pride, perhaps he is busy fighting with his self. Ali ibn Abi Talib fighting pride self He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome. Ali ibn Abi Talib self evil beauty The first thing Islam does is to destroy the self image of the believers. It convinces them that without Islam they are worthless creatures only fit for hellfire. It tells them that their culture is jahelyyah (ignorance) and their ancestral religion was taaghoti (satanic). They are made to despise their identity and selfhood and seek their glory in their submission to Islam and slavery to its deity who was Muhammad's own alter ego. Ali Sina ego ignorance self Chicken exits are self-sabotage. They give you a false explanation for why you don't have something you want. Ali Vincent self want giving «2021222324252627282930»
