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Maurice Merleau-Ponty Quotes

It is the mission of the twentieth century to elucidate the irrational.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: french
Birth: March 14, 1908 - May 4, 1961

Topics

Mission Century Irrational Twentieth

We are one of the richest countries in the world, and there is absolutely no reason why anyone should have to live in poverty.

Live World Poverty Why Reason

I've done a number of projects where people go, 'This is your breakthrough role,' so I've stopped thinking that.

People Thinking Go Done Where Role

We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either.

Innovation World Believe Reality Go

I like spaghetti bolognese, I like baked beans on toast. I hate French food. I hate fancy food.

Food Hate Fancy Beans Spaghetti

If you can get your life down to one minute at a time, you don't miss anything. You have total abundance of information and material.

Life Time You Information Down Miss

What if we move to a path to legalization? How do we reconcile that with justice and fairness with those that come here legally?

Path Justice Fairness What If Here

They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, 'Paint it this color!'

Robert B. Parker

Be Kind Money Me Book Saying Color

Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public.

Michael Polanyi

Progress Value Support Opinion Only

I actually made an effort to reject acting, to shove it out of my body, because I didn't want my kids to have an actress as a mother-to have, like, a silly person.

Effort Silly Body Acting Person Out

I always had a pretty serious fascination with fire. Luckily I'm not an arsonist!

Fire Serious Always Pretty Arsonist

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

Yourself People Problem Help Trying

Being on 'House of Cards' really has given me so much more than just a job; the interactions I have had with real White House correspondents, other journalists and bloggers relating to my character Janine - and their thanking me for representing them - has been extraordinary.

Constance Zimmer

Character Job Me House White Cards

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