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“Simple molecules combine to make powerful chemicals. Simple cells combine to make powerful life-forms. Simple electronics combine to make powerful computers. Logically, all things are created by a combination of simpler, less capable components. Therefore, a supreme being must be in our future, not our origin. What if "God" is the consciousness that will be created when enough of us are connected by the Internet?!!”

“Liberty, according to my metaphysics, is an intellectual quality, an attribute that belongs not to fate nor chance. Neither possesses it, neither is capable of it. There is nothing moral or immoral in the idea of it. The definition of it is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power; it can elect between objects, indifferent in point of morality, neither morally good nor morally evil.”

Source: The Political Writings of John Adams: Representative Selections

“Where there is no law there is no freedom.”

Law Freedom Liberty Capable Abolish

Book:Two treatises of government

Source: Two treatises of government

“The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition is so powerful that it is alone, and without any assistance, capable not only of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity, but of surmounting 100 impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.”

Humans Law Individual Natural Wealth Powerful Effort Liberty Conditions Capable Prosperity Libertarian Operations Folly Libertarianism Assistance Individual Liberty Carrying On Obstruction

Author:Adam Smith

“An experiment in nature, like a text in the Bible, is capable of different interpretations, according to the preconceptions of the interpreter.”

Different Science Nature Natural Capable Experiments Interpretation Interpreter Preconceptions Different Interpretations

Book:The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings

Source: The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings

“Lifting one's gaze to the living God, the guarantor of our freedom and of truth, is a premise for arriving at a new humanity. Nowadays, in a special way, the world needs people capable of proclaiming and bearing witness to God who is love, and consequently the one light which in the end, illumines the darkness of the world and gives us strength to live and work”

People World Way Needs Giving Ends Light Humanity Darkness Special Truth Is Capable Witness Premises Lifting Arriving Proclaiming Bearing Witness

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“Human nature itself is evermore an advocate for liberty. There is also in human nature a resentment of injury, and indignation against wrong. A love of truth and a veneration of virtue. These amiable passions, are the "latent spark" . . . If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply than to the sense of this difference?”

Source: Novanglus and Massachusettensis; or, political essays, published in ... 1774 and 1775, on the principal points of controversy, between Great Britain and her colonies; the former by John Adams ... the latter by Jonathan Sewall [or rather, Daniel Leonard] ... To which are added a number of letters lately written by President Adams to the Hon. William Tudor, etc

“People are capable of doing an awful lot when they have no choice and I had no choice. Courage is when you have choices.”

People Choices Capable Awful Capability

Author:Terry H. Anderson

“A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths, which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.”

Men Mind May Long Lasts Dies Knowing Ignorance Capable Certainty

Book:Philosophical Works: Preliminary discourse by the editor. On the conduct of the understanding. An essay concerning human understanding

Source: Philosophical Works: Preliminary discourse by the editor. On the conduct of the understanding. An essay concerning human understanding

“Let the awe [the teacher] has upon [children's] minds be so tempered with the constant marks of tenderness and good will, that affection may spur them to their duty, and make them find a pleasure in complying with his dictates. This will bring them with satisfaction to their tutor; make them hearken to him, as to one who is their friend, that cherishes them, and takes pains for their good; this will keep their thoughts easy and free, whilst they are with him, the only temper wherein the mind is capable of receiving new information, and of admitting into itself those impressions.”

Source: Locke, Berkely & Hume

“More people have access to education today than ever before. But I cannot help but feel that the modern educational experience is not preparing us adequately to attend the rich banquet of life. Certainly the young people of today have mastered the use of technology and are capable of solving complex scientific and mathematical problems, but who and what do these serve if they cannot think for themselves? If they have no understanding of the meaning and purpose of their own lives? If they do not know who they are as individuals?”

“That provision in the constitution which requires that the president shall be a native-born citizen (unless he were a citizen of the United States when the constitution was adopted,) is a happy means of security against foreign influence, which, where-ever it is capable of being exerted, is to be dreaded more than the plague.”

Mean States President Born United United States Influence Security Citizens Capable Constitution Native Adopted Plague Provision

Book:Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Five Volumes. With an Appendix to Each Volume, Containing Short Tracts Upon Such Subjects as Appeared Necessary to Form a Connected View of the Laws of Virginia, as a Member of the Federal Union

Source: Blackstone's Commentaries: With Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Five Volumes. With an Appendix to Each Volume, Containing Short Tracts Upon Such Subjects as Appeared Necessary to Form a Connected View of the Laws of Virginia, as a Member of the Federal Union

“It is by no means enough that an officer should be capable. . . . He should be as well a gentleman of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor. . . . No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.”

Ifs Should Wells Mean Enough Attention Honor Capable Blind Faults Rewards Manners Gentleman Officers Approval Courtesy One Word Refined Subordinates Naval Liberal Education

Author:John Paul Jones

“By friendship you mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truth, the heartiest counsel, and the greatest union of minds which brave men and women are capable.”

Men Mind Heart Mean Suffering Communication Capable Men And Women Bravery Brave Unions Usefulness Brave Man Greatest Love Open Communication

Author:Jeremy Taylor

“There is something about men more capable of shaking despotic power than lightening, whirlwind, or earthquake, that is, the threatened indignation of the whole civilized world.”

Men World Whole Revolution Capable Civilized Threatened Shaking Earthquakes Indignation Whirlwind

Author:Daniel Webster

“Since nothing appears to me to give Children so much becoming Confidence and Behavior, and so raise them to the conversation of those above their Age, as Dancing. I think they should be taught to dance as soon as they are capable of learning it.”

Thinking Giving Should Children Age Taught Becoming Conversation Behavior Capable Raises Dancing Ballet

Book:Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding

Source: Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding

“It's never too late to redefine self-control, to change long-ingrained habits, and to do the work you're capable of.”

Long Self Habit Late Capable Too Late Self Control Never Too Late

Author:Seth

“Technology has a great advantage in that we are capable of creating dinosaurs and show them on the screen even though they are extinct 65 million years. All of a sudden, we have a fantastic tool that is as good as dreams are.”

Years Shows Dream Millions Technology Creating Capable Advantage Tools Screens Fantastic Dinosaurs

Author:Werner Herzog

“Though the principles of the banking trade may appear somewhat abstruse, the practice is capable of being reduced to strict rules. To depart upon any occasion from those rules, is consequence of some flattering speculation of extraordinary gain, is almost always extremely dangerous, and frequently fatal to the banking company which attempts it.”

May Company Principles Practice Dangerous Capable Consequence Gains Trade Extraordinary Occasions Strict Banking Speculation Flattering Strict Rules

Book:An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Source: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." Longfellow "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.”

“Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.”

World Mind Literature Lines Awareness Capable Opposites Insight Passing Passings Pairs Dividing Complete Opposites

Author:Hermann Hesse

“The study of the errors into which great minds have fallen in the pursuit of truth can never be uninstructive. . . No man is so wise but that he may learn some wisdom from his past errors, either of thought or action, and no society has made such advances as to be capable of no improvement from the retrospect of its past folly and credulity.”

Men Mind May Made Action Past Study Wise Capable Errors Improvement Pursuit Fallen Folly Retrospect Credulity Great Minds

Book:Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds

Source: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds

“We are capable of creating miracles ourselves and the greatest miracle is to create a masterpiece of joy out of your life with no excuses. The thing I focus on is going straight to heart. I go to mine first because if I don't feel it, you're not going to feel it. I take a deep breath and remind myself that before I give it to you I have to give it to myself.”

Ifs Giving Feels Firsts Heart Joy Focus Mines Creating Musician Capable Miracle Breaths Excuse Masterpiece No Excuses Deep Breath Take A Deep Breath

Author:Carlos Santana

“To an even moderately sophisticated and well-read person it should come as no surprise that any religion at all has its hidden as well as its obvious beauties and is capable of profound and impressive interpretations. What is deeply objectionable about most of these interpretations is that they allow the believer to say Yes while evading any No.”

Should Wells Persons Capable Surprise Profound Atheist Obvious Believer Interpretation Sophisticated Impressive

Author:Walter Kaufmann

“It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must consider the effect his actions will have on others. Looked at like this, to persist in ignorance is itself dishonorable”

Way Wells Enough Action Literature Effects Ignorance Capable Intention Strive Persist Dishonorable

Author:Andrew Cohen

“Hemp is Earth's number-one biomass resource; it is capable of producing 10 tons per acre in four months.”

Earth Numbers Four Months Capable Resources Cannabis Acres Hemp Biomass

Author:Jack Herer

“Here is the tragedy of theology in its distilled essence: The employment of high-powered human intellect, of genius, of profoundly rigorous logical deduction—studying nothing. In the Middle Ages, the great minds capable of transforming the world did not study the world; and so, for most of a millennium, as human beings screamed in agony—decaying from starvation, eaten by leprosy and plague, dying in droves in their twenties—the men of the mind, who could have provided their earthly salvation, abandoned them for otherworldly fantasies.”

“A man, as a man, could arrive at all the dignity that a man was capable of obtaining or receiving; but it needed a God to raise him to the dignity of a God.”

Men Needed Capable Dignity Raises Receiving Obtaining

Book:An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Source: An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

“Most of all, we should remember all of us are capable of individually helping advance the spirit of equality for all.”

Should Helping Remember Spirit Capable Equality Teamwork Equality For All

Author:Mike Rogers

“He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss”

Judging Capable Prison Judgement Informing

Book:An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Source: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

“We are risk averse by nature - but the only way you can reach your full potential is by taking chances. Understand that you are capable of far more than you've achieved, believe that you have something of value to share with the world, and take care to step outside of your comfort zone and into your greatness. Your courage will inspire others to do the same.”

World Way Believe Care Values Chance Steps Risk Share Greatness Inspire Comfort Capable Take Care Zone Potential Comfort Zone Encouraging Take A Chance Full Potential Inspire Others

Author:Les Brown

“Things happen along the way in our path. Instead of looking at it as a wall that's being put up in front of us, look at it as as opportunity to scale new heights and to climb that wall - to see and do things you didn't think you were capable of.”

Thinking Way Looks Happens Opportunity Path Fronts Wall Capable Scales Things Happen Height Climbs

Author:Robin Roberts

“Let every creature have your love. Love, with its fruits of meekness, patience, and humility, is all that we can wish for ourselves and our fellow creatures. For this is to live in God, united with him, both for time and eternity. To desire to communicate good to everyone, in the degree that we can and to which each person is capable of receiving from us, is a divine temper, for thus God stands unchangeably disposed towards the whole creation.”

Love Persons Whole Desire Wish United Creation Humility Divine Creatures Degrees Capable Eternity Fellows Fruit Communicate Temper Receiving Meekness

Author:William Law

“Don't underestimate yourself. You are capable of more than you can ever imagine.”

Imagine Capable Underestimate

Author:Les Brown

“We are all capable of greatness when we know without any doubt that we are directly connected to a higher purpose.”

Knows Purpose Doubt Greatness Higher Capable Connected Higher Purpose

Author:Andrew Cohen

“How difficult the task to quench the fire and the pride of private ambition, and to sacrifice ourselves and all our hopes and expectations to the public weal! How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!”

Soul Difficult Fire Sacrifice Pride Ambition Capable Expectations Tasks Noble Undertakings Quench Hopes And Expectations

Book:Letters of Mrs. Adams: the wife of John Adams

Source: Letters of Mrs. Adams: the wife of John Adams

“The only organization capable of unprejudiced growth, or unguided learning, is a network. All othertopologies limit what can happen”

Happens Growth Limits Capable Organization

Book:Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World

Source: Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World

“I seem to be the only person in the world who doesn't mind being pitied. If you love me, pity me. The human state is pitiable: born to die, capable of so much, accomplishing so little; killing instead of creating, destroying instead of building, hating instead of loving. Pitiful, pitiful.”

Ifs World Mind Humans Littles Persons States Seems Hate Dies Born Building Creating Capable Killing Pity Destroying Pitiful If You Love Me Born To Die

Book:Hide and Seek: A Continuing Journey

Source: Hide and Seek: A Continuing Journey

“The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of.”

Happiness Pleasure Liberty Capable Foundation True Happiness

Author:John Locke

“The whole purpose of letting pain be pain is this: to let go of pain. By entering into it, we see that we are strong enough and capable enough to move through it. We find out that it ultimately has a gift for us.”

Enough Whole Pain Moving Purpose Strong Letting Go Capable Entering Strong Enough

Author:Matthew Fox

“Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of.”

Capable Olympic Games

Author:David Coleman

“Throughout his life, Ronald Reagan believed America is capable of great things and its people could and would lead the way if left unburdened by taxation and regulation.”

People Ifs Way America Left Capable Great Things Regulation Taxation

Author:Bill Jenkins

“But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation.”

Men Book Capable Wit Perpetual Renovation

Book:The philosophical works of Francis Bacon, with prefaces and notes by the late Robert Leslie Ellis, together with English translations of the principal Latin pieces

Source: The philosophical works of Francis Bacon, with prefaces and notes by the late Robert Leslie Ellis, together with English translations of the principal Latin pieces

“Secrets in manufactures are capable of being longer kept than secrets in trade.”

Secret Capable Trade

Book:Adam Smith: Selected Philosophical Writings

Source: Adam Smith: Selected Philosophical Writings

“We are born with faculties and powers capable almost of anything, such at least as would carry us farther than can easily be imagined: but it is only the exercise of those powers, which gives us ability and skill in any thing, and leads us towards perfection.”

Giving Born Ability Exercise Skills Capable Perfection Faculty

Book:Essay on human understanding concluded. Defence of Mr. Locke's opinion concerning personal identity. Of the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common-place-book

Source: Essay on human understanding concluded. Defence of Mr. Locke's opinion concerning personal identity. Of the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common-place-book

“A father would do well, as his son grows up, and is capable of it, to talk familiarly with him; nay, ask his advice, and consult with him about those things wherein he has any knowledge or understanding. By this, the father will gain two things, both of great moment. The sooner you treat him as a man, the sooner he will begin to be one; and if you admit him into serious discourses sometimes with you, you will insensibly raise his mind above the usual amusements of youth, and those trifling occupations which it is commonly wasted in.”

“Whoever has used what means he is capable of, for the informing of himself, with a readiness to believe and obey what shall be taught and prescribed by Jesus, his Lord and King, is a true and faithful subject of Christ s kingdom:;; and cannot be thought to fail in any thing necessary to salvation.”

Believe Mean Used Jesus Christ Lord Failing Subjects Taught Kings Capable Salvation Kingdoms Faithful Readiness Informing

Book:The Works of John Locke: The reasonableness of Christianity. A vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, from Mr. Edward's reflections. A second vindication

Source: The Works of John Locke: The reasonableness of Christianity. A vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, from Mr. Edward's reflections. A second vindication

“The nude gains its enduring value from the fact that it reconciles several contrary states. It takes the most sensual and immediately interesting object, the human body, and puts it out of reach of time and desire; it takes the most purely rational concept of which mankind is capable, mathematical order, and makes it a delight to the senses; and it takes the vague fears of the unknown and sweetens them by showing that the gods are like men and may be worshiped for their life-giving beauty rather than their death-dealing powers.”

“We can only receive what our minds are capable of accepting.”

Mind Accepting Capable

Book:Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want

Source: Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want

“This great increase of the quantity of work which, in consequence of the division of labour, the same number of people are capable of performing, is owing to three different circumstances; first, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman; secondly, to the saving of the time which is commonly lost in passing from one species of work to another; and lastly, to the invention of a great number of machines which facilitate and abridge labour, and enable one man to do the work of many.”

Source: The Wealth of Nations: the Great Master

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