Michael Novak Quotes

Atheists in our midst are proof that all consciences can be accommodated here, even those that have no ground for holding that conscience is sacred, inalienable, and prior to civil society.

Michael Novak

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 9, 1933 - February 17, 2017

Topics

SocietyConscienceGroundHereProof

I think ad networks is an ongoing story. Federated was a chapter in that story, and it continues to write a new one.

John Battelle

StoryThinkNewChapterWriteAd

And whenever I'm in a situation where I'm wearing the same as 600 other people and doing the same thing as 600 other people, looking back, I always found ways to make myself different, whether it be having a red lining inside of my jacket, having red shoes, it hasn't changed.

Jeremy Irons

ShoesMyselfRedPeopleLooking Back

My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.'

John Mayer

FearDreamsGirlMeSorrySaying

My dad sent me a clipping about the self-defence militias in Mexico. Immediately, when I read it, I knew I wanted to create a parallel story about vigilantes on both sides of the border.

Matthew Heineman

MeBorderStoryCreateSidesMexico

Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.

Jean Henri Fabre

LearningIgnoranceI AmPerfectSay

We should have a system of licensing and registration, we should treat firearms the same way that automobiles are treated so that people have to pass a safety test.

Michael D. Barnes

PeopleSafetyTreatTestWaySystem

To be fair to the Inquisition, they only used confessions extracted after the torture had ended, which let them claim that admissions had been freely given; the fact that the torture would have started again if they hadn't confessed was a minor detail.

Simon Hoggart

DetailFairTortureUsedStarted

If you are in the draw, then you cannot be afraid of anyone.

Roberto Firmino

YouAfraidCannotThenAnyoneDraw

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Michel de Montaigne

ManSufferingWhoHeFears

Seniority actually means something in the Senate.

Lisa Murkowski

SomethingSenateMeansActually

My mom's an artist in every way. She's a painter, a photographer. She's a wanderer - always searching, always seeing. I guess you could say my mom gave me her eyes.

Jason Momoa

EyesMeMomYouArtistSeeing

When writing, I split my time between my chambers and my satellite office: my neighborhood Chick-fil-A. It offers the word-nerd trifecta: I bring Bose headphones; they provide Wi-Fi and waffle fries.

Don Willett

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