William Robertson Smith Quotes

Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was born into a relation to his fellow-men; and his religion... was simply one side of the general scheme of conduct prescribed for him by his position as a member of society.

William Robertson Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: November 8, 1846 - March 31, 1894

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Bottoms in the investment world don't end with four-year lows; they end with 10- or 15-year lows.

Jim Rogers

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I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands.

John Dykstra

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As complicated and complex and as difficult as we are, the unity of Europe is a pre-condition for a better organized world, and if the European Union would fail or decompose, or other members left, the U.S. would have a more difficult role to play in the world.

Jean-Claude Juncker

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I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco.

Amy Irving

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I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.

Tom Lehrer

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I am convinced that the public, large majority of the Greek people, realize that policies pursued in the past and the market practices have to be changed, in order to improve the prospects of the Greek economy. So there is, I think, strong public support despite the increases in social tensions.

Lucas Papademos

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Use your imaginations, and use your empathy. If you don't do that, you're limiting yourself as an artist, and you're hurting the world.

Brett Gelman

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I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'

Ali Krieger

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Imagine how many aspects of nature we would miss if we lived on the surface of the sun. Without inventing refrigerators, we would only know gaseous matter and never observe liquids or solids, and miss the beauty of snowflakes.

Wolfgang Ketterle

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I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity.

Philip Levine

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A Green Party candidate would be very different from a Democrat or Republican and should be heard.

Peter Camejo

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Did people care about how a singer sounded live back in the day? I don't really feel like they did. Not everything was being filmed. Today, one huge mess-up, and millions are seeing it. There's a lot more on the line nowadays. We're so cautious and scared of messing up. It adds a lot of stress to a career.

Shawn Mendes

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