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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the...

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Quote by Bertrand Russell about fear, superstitions, cruelty, beginning, wisdom

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

Quote by Otto von Bismarck about politics, history, things

Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about christianity, knowledge, power, good, good luck

We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion toward a humanism that was in the highest degree disciplinary and selective.

Quote by Irving Babbitt

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary...

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about nation, affair, war

Since then, there has been a vicious campaign of...

Since then, there has been a vicious campaign of vilification against republicans, driven in the main by the Irish government.

Quote by Gerry Adams

Man is born passionate of body, but with an innate though secret tendency to the love of Good in his main-spring of Mind. But God help us all! It is at present a sad jar of atoms.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about atoms, spring, present, help, body, secret, mind, god, good, good luck

I never listened to the people who said I should give it...

I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.

Quote by Michael Caine about advice, people

Yeah, one of the main ways is for songs that make me want...

Yeah, one of the main ways is for songs that make me want to move.

Quote by Joe Cocker

Man Without a Face was a good stepping-off point, but it wasn't without its own set of difficulties. The main ingredient for me as a director on that film was preparation, and that's what I carried over to this one.

Quote by Mel Gibson about difficulties, film, good, good luck, man, face

I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that...

I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.

Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev about purpose

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I...

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.

Quote by Ava Gardner about marriage, reason

I think I'm in a really nice position, where I'm sure I could do another show if I wanted to do one, but right now the main thing in my mind is writing songs.

Quote by Chris Isaak about writing, mind, rightness, things

The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.

The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, attack, enemies, contentment

When the players are up against the main enemy, they will...

When the players are up against the main enemy, they will instantaneously kill him with one lucky shot.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about enemies

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.

Quote by Conor Cruise O'Brien about nation, things

When asked for the main reasons I became Catholic seven...

When asked for the main reasons I became Catholic seven years ago, I provide two the Eucharist and the authority of the Church.

Quote by Carl Olson about faith, authority

The main reason we wanted to go 3D with this title is...

The main reason we wanted to go 3D with this title is that we wanted to try and capture some of the emotions of playing at a live table.

Quote by Tim Page about emotions, reason

But in the main, I'm glad to have met them all.

But in the main, I'm glad to have met them all.

Quote by Michael Parkinson

In the main, people say the same thing in relation to the...

In the main, people say the same thing in relation to the same thing.

Quote by Michael Parkinson about people, relation, things

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