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At some point they figured out that you can win elections with a pro-European policy because the voters hope this will improve their lives.

Quote by Orhan Pamuk about elections, hope, contentment

Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about perfection

A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand.

Quote by Francis Parkman about war, army

The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward.

Quote by Francis Parkman about opinion, independence

At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place.

EQuote by Estelle Parsons

It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have led to the relativity theory, resulting in a very great theoretical development, are completely trivial from any point of view except their relevance to the structure...

Quote by Talcott Parsons about evolution, knowledge

The conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point is very prominent in the views of a school of social scientists who, though they are still comparatively few, are getting more and more of a hearing.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about society, school

Justice and truth are too such subtle points that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about justice, tools, truth

We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power.

Quote by George Pataki about power, work

Philosophical theories or ideas, as points of view, instruments of criticism, may help us to gather up what might otherwise pass unregarded by us.

Quote by Walter Pater about idea, criticism, help

The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.

Quote by Walter Pater about activity, culture, age, olderness

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification, such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand.

Quote by James Payn about disaster, mistake, rules, need, good, good luck, man

I think there just comes a point where you are just too sick to perform and you should not be forced to do that.

Quote by Minnie Pearl about contentment

Certainly the idea of an international police force effective against a big disturber of the peace seems today unrealizable to the point of absurdity.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about idea, police, force, peace

That's what we wanted to get across in that moment, particularly when Shaun goes to the shop when he's all hung over. He doesn't notice any of the zombies around him just because he never had before, so why should he at that point.

Quote by Simon Pegg about moment

The whole point is that in London, the way people are, they're just very insular and no one ever looks at each other.

Quote by Simon Pegg about city, people

I don't have any particular excitement about working with any specific director or actor at this point.

Quote by Sean Penn about actors

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

Quote by James Cash Penney about opinion, things, people

Entire lights rays you see if you made space, each of whose points represented an entire light ray, you'd find that space had five dimensions.

Quote by Roger Penrose about univers, light, contentment

In the book, I make the point that here we have string theory and here we have twistor theory and we don't know if either one of them is the right approach to nature.

Quote by Roger Penrose about books, nature, rightness