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Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about politics

Children had a special status - protected from the outside world - and they dressed for the part in a way that made that special status immediately visible to themselves and the adults.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about children, world

When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed, she brings to you the gift of her preference of you, the sight of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about contentment, gifts, voice

They haul you up there for, you know, week after week in this kind of star chamber proceeding. Then at the end of it they say, well, we found nothing, but now it's time for special counsel.

Quote by Bruce Babbitt about politics, moral, celebrity, end, nothing, contentment, time

I miss not having Nikko now. Nikko was very special.

I miss not having Nikko now. Nikko was very special.

Quote by Paula Abdul

Head Start graduates are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to need special education, repeat a grade, or commit crimes in adolescence.

Quote by Joe Baca about criminals, heads, education, school, need

I learned at an early age that I was given something...

I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.

Quote by Randy Bachman about gifts, age, olderness, music

The special effects people are so good! If you avoid...

The special effects people are so good! If you avoid looking at them until the moment of the performance, it's pretty sharp.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about moment, good, good luck, people, contentment

I've always been surprised at the degree of success of The Mirror and the Lamp and duration of esteem for it. I had no reason to expect in 1953 that it would appeal to more than a specialized group interested in literary criticism.

Quote by M. H. Abrams about criticism, literary critic, success, reason

I love to cook! My specialties are Russian Chicken and...

I love to cook! My specialties are Russian Chicken and Napoleon Pastries.

Quote by Oksana Baiul about kitchen, love

Nevertheless, this type of propaganda has a special value, for it serves to convince those who sign the appeal, of the necessity for carrying on propaganda; so a corps of propagandists, if I may use the term, is thus trained.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about value, use

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

Quote by Aesop about value, character, secret, truth, contentment

What makes something special is not just what you have to...

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

Quote by Andre Agassi about value, contentment

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy...

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.

Quote by Warren Beatty about marriage, genius, talent

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.

Quote by Aristotel about common sense, affair, use, man

Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they're only made of sand. It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have...

Quote by Maria Callas about rocks, contentment, haven, thinking, real estate, things, life

We are all special cases.

We are all special cases.

Quote by Albert Camus about people

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

Quote by Agatha Christie about crime, quiet, interest

Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because...

Mississippi Mermaid was a very special experience because we only had the dialogues for the scenes we were shooting the night before.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about night, experience

The Hunger is very special, even to very young people....

The Hunger is very special, even to very young people. Some people are completely crazy about the film in a strange way.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about hunger, people, film

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