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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.

Quote by Charles Babbage about ambition, people, purpose, numbers, knowledge

Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I...

Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about character

I think the ISU should open up the rules for all the professionals to skate more so that they can contribute along with the amateurs to the sport of figure skating.

Quote by Oksana Baiul about rules, sport

If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.

Quote by Bruce Barton about god, personality, world

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Quote by Aristotel about thinking

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater...

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Quote by Winston Churchill

A rise in the level of saving can reduce aggregate activity temporarily but only a sustained high level of saving makes it possible to have the sustained high level of business investment that contributes to the long-run growth of output.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about activity, affair

We must speed up the deployment of broadband in order to bring high-speed data services to homes and businesses. The spread of information technology has contributed to a steady growth in U.S. productivity.

Quote by Michael Oxley about speed, technology, order

It varies from role to role and the type of the piece and...

It varies from role to role and the type of the piece and the people you're working with. All those factors contribute to how you function on a movie.

Quote by Sean Penn about film, people

Any device in science is a window on to nature, and each...

Any device in science is a window on to nature, and each new window contributes to the breadth of our view.

Quote by Cecil Frank Powell about science, nature

In order to figure out how much your life values, how you have managed to capitalize it, think about tomorrow could be the last day. But not the last day of your life - because then you could find any comfort: you have written something, you help...

Quote by Mircea Eliade about life, history, day, death, nation, earth, help, order, country, nature

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