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Alexis Carrel Quotes

Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.

Alexis Carrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: french
Birth: June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944

Topics

Power Thinking Pride Logic Rise

The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.

Andrew J. Bernstein

Experience Stress Think Just Because

I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it.

John Shirley

Words Writing Drunk Drink Away Get

My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious.

Tony Blair

Family Atheist She Up Because Sort

I consider myself lucky to be going about my business doing something I love.

Ruth Bradley

Love Business Myself Doing Lucky

Birth control that really works - every night before we go to bed we spend an hour with our kids.

Roseanne Barr

Control Night Bed Go Birth Kids

There's a lot of information on Iran in the files and computer discs captured at the Pakistan hideout of Osama bin Laden.

Michael T. Flynn

Information Computer Pakistan Files

I talked to Marvel about 'Thor' at one point, but I didn't want to do Thor. It wasn't something I read growing up, really; it wasn't one of the books I loved.

Louis Leterrier

Growing Up Loved Growing Want Up

It's good that I managed to hoodwink so many people. I am actually not that nice a person.

Jarvis Cocker

Good I Am People Person Nice Many

My grandpa was a preacher.

Dolly Parton

Preacher Grandpa

If we weren't born with anti-social passions - narcissism, envy, lust, meanness, greed, hunger for power, just to name the more obvious - why the need for so many laws, whether religious or secular, that govern behavior?

Dennis Prager

Power Name Greed Behavior Envy Lust

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

Bobby Scott

Progress People Treat Person Will

I don't generally read reviews.

Alice Walker

Reviews Read Generally