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Irving Babbitt Quotes

Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type.

Irving Babbitt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: August 2, 1865 - July 15, 1933

Topics

Discipline Men Society Go Kind Turn

The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.

John Dos Passos

Work World Generation Better View

All Americans have a sacred duty to guarantee Social Security benefits to our nation's senior citizens.

Steve King

Security Duty Nation Senior Social

I sometimes try to write something that is actually really simple and I can't do it. So, then, it's not simple anymore. It's really hard and it gets all messed up. I sometimes sit down and try to write a song with just three chords and it doesn't work.

Sondre Lerche

Work Simple Song Down Messed Up Try

'Longtime Companion' was really the first movie that I know of that addressed the problem of AIDS. This was back in the '80s that we did this.

Tony Shalhoub

Problem Back Know First Companion

The so-called 'Employee Free Choice Act' envisions a world where workers would be denied privacy and forced to vote in an atmosphere of intimidation.

Mike Pence

World Free Choice Privacy Vote Act

I think what I do for a living is a privilege, so at the very least, I'd like to think it can be a good time.

Dede Gardner

Good Time Think Living Privilege

I've learned to live without sleep.

David Seltzer

Live Sleep Without Learned

'Rozabal' was theological while 'Chanakya' is political. Unlike 'Rozabal,' which was about research, the aim of 'Chanakya' is plot, plot, plot, which carries the character. The common DNA, of course, is history.

Ashwin Sanghi

Character History Research Political

The industry and support in China has really matured because there are so many productions there. At the same time, there's been a lot of changes in the market, which I think also has enabled productions like 'The Grandmaster' to happen and to be possible to shoot in China.

Wong Kar-wai

Time Support Think Possible Changes

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.

William James

True Never Statement Opposite Clear

I'm good with digital technology, but I start to miss the physical world. I miss riding my bike, talking to friends.

Pranav Mistry

Good Technology Bike World Start

Acting is fun and I refuse to get involved in the semantics and the politics of strategy and breaking out of something or doing something because you need to do something else. For me it's all about what fuels my soul and if I'm passionate about a screenplay then that's what I'll do next.

Shailene Woodley

Politics Soul Fun Me Strategy Doing