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“I regret that it has been necessary for me in this lecture to administer a large dose of four-dimensional geometry. I do not apologize, because I am really not responsible for the fact that nature in its most fundamental aspect is four-dimensional. Things are what they are.”

Has Beens Facts Nature Four Regret Aspect Responsible Fundamentals Apologizing Lectures Geometry Dose I Regret

Book:The Concept of Nature: Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November, 1919

Source: The Concept of Nature: Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November, 1919

“I didn't want to say "No" because I didn't want people to think I'm not nice. And that, to me, has been the greatest lesson of my life: to recognize that I am solely responsible for it, and not trying to please other people, and not living my life to please other people, but doing what my heart says all the time.”

People Thinking Want Life Trying Heart Has Beens Responsibility Nice My Heart Please Lessons Responsible Living My Life

Author:Oprah Winfrey

“I think this president has so badly abused his power, breached his trust in remarkable ways with our Congress, with the American people, has violated so many of our international treaty obligations, our Constitution, our domestic statutory laws, and has been responsible for ordering and condoning heinous human rights violations. We need to draw the line.”

People Thinking Way Needs Humans Has Beens Law President Lines Rights Draws Constitution Responsible International Congress Human Rights Obligation Remarkable Violation Treaties

Author:Rocky Anderson

“We don't think a child of 13 should be held responsible as a man of 23. That's true for most people, but black males age 13 who have been raised on the streets and who have joined criminal gangs are as big, strong, tough, scary and culpable as any adult and should be treated as such.”

People Thinking Men Should Children Has Beens Bigs Age Strong Black Streets Adults Tough Responsible Raised Males Scary Criminals Treated Gang Black Males

Author:Ron Paul

“Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.”

Mean Has Beens Government Responsible Bills Priorities Budgets Federal Government Recognizing Appropriation Like Family

Author:Dennis Hastert

“I denounce because though implicated and partially responsible, I have been hurt to the point of abysmal pain, hurt to the point of invisibility. And I defend because in spite of it all, I find that I love.”

Has Beens Pain Hurt Responsible Spite Invisibility Been Hurt

Book:Invisible Man

Source: Invisible Man

“Guys like Bin Laden have been responsible for injuring and maiming and murdering more Muslims than any foreign imperial power has in the last hundred years.”

Years Has Beens Lasts Guy Hundred Responsible Bin Laden

Author:Irshad Manji

“Small and mid-sized companies in this country historically have been responsible for creating the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the private sector. One of the most-common misconceptions about our private enterprise system is that large companies, such as the Fortune 500, are integral to the process of job creation in this country. The truth is quite the opposite.”

“I wanted to be seen as a good person, and never wanted to let people down, but I found it hard to handle the fame or adulation. I didn't feel worthy of it. I was ashamed by who I thought I was because I felt partly responsible [for the abuse] and I was never able to enjoy the stuff I should have been able to enjoy. My first thought when I won the Tour was: 'My God, I'm going to be famous', and then I thought, 'He's going to call'. I was always waiting for that phone call. I lived in fear that anyone would ever find out.”

“What activities, behaviors, or decisions have been most responsible for your success in life? Do more of them.”

Has Beens Decision Activity Behavior Responsible Success In Life

Author:Brian Tracy

“I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.”

Feels Has Beens Important Events Duty Responsible Thrown Overwhelmed Assassination Incompetent Announcements

Author:Andrew Johnson

“And it has been the paleontologist- my own breed-who have been most responsible for letting ideas dominate reality: ...We paleontologist have said that the history of life supports that interpretation [gradual adaptive change], all the while knowing that it does not.”

Doe Has Beens Said Ideas Reality My Own Support Knowing Responsible Interpretation Adaptive History Of Life

Author:Niles Eldredge

“Bread is for us a kind of successor to the motherly breast, and it has been over the centuries responsible for billions of sighs of satisfaction.”

Kind Has Beens Century Responsible Satisfaction Billions Bread Breasts Feeding Sigh Successors Breastfeeding Motherly

Book:The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners

Source: The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners

“Mike Keenan has been responsible for creating a lot of good things for coaches, like mid-season job openings.”

Has Beens Jobs Creating Seasons Responsible Good Things Coaches Opening Mike

Author:Marc Crawford