Thomas Hobbes Quotes

The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns.

Thomas Hobbes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 5, 1588 - December 4, 1679

Topics

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I've been saying in the press that being a NY Post investigator reporter is an oxymoron.

Joe Pantoliano

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My grandmother, who taught me how to cook, didn't know how to read.

Jill Lepore

MeKnowGrandmotherCookWhoRead

The most profound things are inexpressible.

Jenny Holzer

ProfoundThingsMostInexpressible

Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rates and the closing of loopholes, which many companies are sure to fight. And whatever new, lower tax rate is determined, there will probably be another country willing to lower its rate further, creating a sad race to zero.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

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Without exercise, I don't feel like my head works right.

Matthew McConaughey

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If I hadn't been raised in such a logical household, the entertainment industry would have elicited only one reaction from me in regards to 'Christians': 'Good God, these people are crazy.'

Steven Crowder

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I was with top CEOs in 2009, and they were clearly shaken. Top leaders of Wall Street and elsewhere, shaken. The ones at the top did get by because if they are seeing a decline somewhere, there is also growth elsewhere, like in emerging economies.

Shiv Nadar

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Corporeal death is not the whole story.

Tom Stoppard

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I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.

Tom DeLonge

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I think we've got three that we have to play, and that would be 'Surrender,' 'Dream Police' and 'I Want You to Want Me.'

Robin Zander

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It's kind of crazy how one thing can lead to another if you keep your eyes open to it.

Mike Schultz

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Masculinity is kind of a toxic curse, isn't it? The expectations of it were hard on me.

Luis Alberto Urrea

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