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It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto non-existent blindingly obvious. The cry 'I could have thought of that' is a very popular and misleading one, for the fact is that they didn't, and a very significant and revealing fact it is too.

Quote by Douglas Adams about thinking, mind

It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact hence changing general statements about it and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about knowledge, body

Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us.

Quote by Georges Bataille about crime, criminals, secret, human imperfections, things

All these prove the fact that we cannot accept that everything reduces to the meaning of man, not the fact the signs were always in sight, and they were neither created nor determined, but they would have existed eternally, being that true as to...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about truth, astrology, people, absolute, knowledge, being, man

There are no limits for the thought which is born in a wonderful way and aspires to the fact-of-the-being-in-the-world. The real clock of life which is the very-fact-of-the-being-in-the-being.

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about love

To love is, in fact, the project planned that you will be...

To love is, in fact, the project planned that you will be loved.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre about love, contentment

A man who knows all about women, in fact he doesn't know...

A man who knows all about women, in fact he doesn't know even a woman.

Quote by John Ernst Steinbeck about woman, man

The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could...

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about progress, people

It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact...

It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged.

Quote by Bruce Babbitt about philosophy

In fact I think now we've reached a point now, where the powers that be really have sort of vested interest in all of us being stoned out as much as possible all the time so we don't know what's going on, and we don't care.

Quote by Lester Bangs about interest, being, time

In fact, allowing immigrants to have licenses actually...

In fact, allowing immigrants to have licenses actually improves homeland security by allowing our government to track who is in our borders.

Quote by Joe Baca about homeland, security

Neil Young was with Buffalo Springfield at the time. It...

Neil Young was with Buffalo Springfield at the time. It was really cool, the fact that he was doing country and folk.

Quote by Randy Bachman about country, time

The fact that the internet is so active; people can now...

The fact that the internet is so active; people can now speak to me indirectly.

Quote by Randy Bachman about internet, people

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.

Quote by John Abizaid about force, security, duty

As much preparation as I had made for the old man...

As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about old, olderness, man

I think that the very fact that CBS fought and fought and...

I think that the very fact that CBS fought and fought and fought in Texas, in New York.

Quote by Floyd Abrams

It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Quote by Douglas Adams about rules, people

In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.

Quote by Derek Bailey about use, being, people

You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

Quote by Scott Adams about influence, people, things, life, contentment

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, ...

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.

Quote by Joseph Addison about morality, authority

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