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James Harrington Quotes

No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician.

James Harrington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: english
Birth: January 3, 1611 - September 11, 1677

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Man First See May Must Politician

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie.

John Frankenheimer

People Revolution More Mean Digital

I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism.

Childhood Pain People Think Laugh

I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth.

Feel Teeth Up Something I Feel Like

We had rising student achievement across the board because high standards, robust accountability, ending social promotion in third grade, real school choice across the board, challenging the teachers union and beating them is the way to go.

Achievement School Accountability Go

Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.

Michael F. Easley

Vision Tough Choices Responsible

My 15-year-old threw open the door the other day to my room and screamed, ''Freaks and Geeks' only has one season? Can they make another one?' And I tried to explain to her that it happened a long time ago. She didn't understand that because it felt very relevant to her.

Time Day Door Long Long Time She

I find myself more affected by music the more I do it. Particularly when you're touring, and you're in the bus, and you're listening to loads of music. Life becomes far more dramatic, I guess - you're never in the same place; you're constantly meeting new people. You almost become more sensitized to music.

Life Music Myself People Listening

Sometimes, I think I have the best job in the world.

Best Job World Think Sometimes

I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.

Joseph de Maistre

Man Enough Know Make Like Flesh

My philosophy is that on a scale of 1 to 10, I will go to 15. No matter what!

Philosophy Go Will Matter Scale

While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers.

House White New Kind Florida Level

However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and or big urban areas - that might have been true a while ago but it is no longer the case today.

Today Violence You Statistics True

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