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“The one reasonable goal of social life was affirmed to be the creation of a world of awakened, of sensitive, intelligent, and mutually understanding personalities, banded together for the common purpose of exploring the universe and developing the human spirit's manifold potentialities.”

Source: Last and First Men, & Star Maker: Two Science-fiction Novels

“The permanent mental attitude which the sensitive intelligence derives from philosophy is an attitude that combines extreme reverence with limitless skepticism.”

Philosophy Attitude Extremes Permanent Sensitive Reverence Skepticism Limitless Mental Attitude

Author:John Cowper Powys

“The photogram, image formation outside the camera is the real key to photography,it embodies the essence... that allows us to capture light on light sensitive material without the use of any camera.”

Real Use Light Materials Keys Photography Essence Cameras Sensitive Capture Formation

Author:Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

“We will discuss the issue and the rumors surrounding it with the agency. It is not very sensitive or ambiguous.”

Issues Sensitive Agency Rumor Ambiguity Ambiguous

Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi

“When we digital artists talk about painting on the computer, that is exactly what we do. The paints we use are pixels, the brush we use is a pressure sensitive pen. The colors are the same as painters use, and how we get to the final image is the same gut wrenching way.”

Way Use Artist Color Painting Computer Pressure Paint Finals Painter Sensitive Guts Digital Pens Brushes Pixels

Author:Donald Lambert

“The muse on my shoulder is very sensitive and does not abide claptrap of any kind... Only when I am totally immersed... absorbed in work... does she allow something magical to happen and I become aware of a faint heartbeat and gentle breath emanating from my brush.”

Kind Doe Happens Breaths Shoulders Gentle Sensitive Muse Brushes Heartbeat

Author:Catherine Stock

“Remember, you cannot be responsible for the happiness of other people. You can do your best to be sensitive to the needs and desires of others, but some people will not be happy no matter how much you do for them. If you decided you were responsible for their happiness, you could drive yourself completely up the nearest wall.”

People Ifs Needs Matter Remember Desire Can Do Wall Decided Responsible Sensitive Being Responsible Remember You Remembers You

Book:Why Your Best Is Good Enough

Source: Why Your Best Is Good Enough

“The ultimate compound return rate is acutely sensitive to fat tails.”

Return Ultimate Rate Fats Sensitive Tails Compounds

Book:Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

Source: Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

“...the mind is more powerful than any imaginable particle accelerator, more sensitive than any radio receiver or the largest optical telescope, more complete in its grasp of information than any computer: the human body- its organs, its voice, its powers of locomotion, and its imagination- is a more-than-sufficient means for the exploration of any place, time or energy level in the universe.”

“Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.”

Giving Heart Feelings Earth Literature Too Much Possession Unhappy Sensitive Sensitive Person

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Over a wide field of our economy it is still the better course to rely on the nineteenth century's "hidden hand" than to thrust clumsy bureaucratic fingers into its sensitive mechanism. In particular, we cannot afford to damage its mainspring, freedom of competitive enterprise.”

Stills Hands Courses Economy Century Fields Particular Fingers Wide Sensitive Rely Damage Enterprise Mechanism Thrust Nineteenth Century Clumsy

Author:John James Cowperthwaite

“The degree of confirmation assigned to any given hypothesis is sensitive to properties of the entire belief system... simplicity, plausibility, and conservatism are properties that theories have in virtue of their relation to the whole structure of scientific beliefs taken collectively. A measure of conservatism or simplicity would be a metric over global properties of belief systems.”

Whole Would Be Belief Given Virtue Taken Theory Degrees Relation Structure Property Simplicity Sensitive Hypothesis Conservatism Belief Systems Confirmation Metrics

Author:Jerry Fodor

“There is no policy too sensitive to question, and no subject so taboo that you cannot even mention it.”

Subjects Policy Sensitive Taboo

Author:Lee Hsien Loong

“An appeal to a goodness which is not in him is, to a vain and sensitive soul, a stinging insult.”

Soul Goodness Appeals Vain Sensitive Insult

Author:Frederick Rolfe

“I do not believe that one can become rich without being a shark; a sensitive man will never amass wealth.”

Men Believe Wealth Rich Sensitive Sharks Become Rich Sensitive Man

Author:Petrus Borel

“The degree to which one is sensitive to other people's suffering, to other (people's) humanity, is the index of one's own humanity”

People Suffering Humanity Degrees Sensitive

Book:Who is Man?

Source: Who is Man?

“In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.”

Feels Humans Enough Home Human Beings Land Tradition Dear Backgrounds Impression Sensitive Native Native Land

Author:Emma Goldman

“We should be sensitive to the thread of silence from which the tissue of speech is woven.”

Should Silence Speech Sensitive Thread Woven Tissues

Book:The Prose of the World

Source: The Prose of the World

“It is a wonderful advantage to a man, in every pursuite or avocation, to secure an adviser in a sensible woman. In woman there is at once a subtle delicacy of tact, and a plain soundness of judgement, which are rarely combined to an equal degree in man. A woman, if she be really your friend, will have a sensitive regard for your character, honor, repute. She will seldom counsel you to do a shabby thing: for a woman friend always desires to be proud of you.”

“For this form of fishing (with a wet fly), the rod is no longer a shooting machine but a receiving post, with super-sensitive antennae, capable of registering immediately the slightest reaction of the fish to the fly.”

Form Sea Capable Rivers Machines Fishes Reactions Boat Posts Shooting Sensitive Lakes Fishing Receiving Wet

Author:Charles Ritz

“Amis is acutely, vibrantly sensitive to the different registers of laughter. He knows that it can be the most affirming and uniquely human sound, and also the most sinister and animalistic one. He understands every note of every octave that separates the liberating shout of mirth from the cackle of a bully or the snigger of a sadist.”

Knows Humans Book Different Language Sound Laughter Notes Sensitive Bully Liberating Register Sinister Mirth Affirming Animalistic

Author:Martin Amis

“I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive.”

People Thinking Has Beens Shows Black Media Type Criticism Sensitive Extras Black People

Author:Spike Lee

“Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.”

Guy Poor Sensitive Bad Education

Author:Uta Hagen

“What holds for adults holds even more for children, sensitive and conscious of differences. I certainly hope that the Board of Education will think very, very seriously before it introduces this division and antagonism in our public schools.”

Thinking Children School Differences Atheism Conscious Adults Sensitive Boards Division Introducing Public School Antagonism Board Of Education

Author:John Dewey

“If you are a cooperative animal you need to watch what you get. If you, or even a whole community, invest in something but then a few individuals receive a much larger return, it's not a good arrangement. If it happens consistently, it's time to look for an arrangement that is more beneficial. That's why we're so sensitive to how rewards are being divided.”

Ifs Needs Looks Whole Happens Individual Community Animal Watches Return Rewards Sensitive Divided Consistently Arrangements Beneficial Cooperatives

Author:Frans de Waal

“To many people Michael Jackson seems an elusive personality, but to those who work with him, he is not. This talented artist is a sensitive man, warm, funny, and full of insight. Michael's book 'Moonwalk', provides a startling glimpse of the artist at work and the artist in reflection.”

People Men Book Seems Artist Personality Reflection Insight Warm Sensitive Glimpse Elusive Sensitive Man

Author:Jackie Kennedy

“We're all on a journey - each one of us. And if we can be sensitive to the person who happens to be our neighbor, that, to me, is the greatest challenge as well as the greatest pleasure.”

Ifs Wells Persons Happens Challenges Pleasure Journey Neighbor Sensitive Greatest Pleasures

Author:Fred Rogers

“Keith Olbermann is trying to make a business out of destroying Bill O'Reilly. He's done certain things to Bill O'Reilly that I believe were way over the line. I think that's bad behavior. But it's okay for him to criticize Bill. And Bill shouldn't be so sensitive. He should ignore that.”

Thinking Way Should Trying Believe Done Certain I Believe Lines Behavior Okay Bills Sensitive Criticize Destroying Keith Bad Behavior Bill O Reilly

Author:Rupert Murdoch

“What can one say about Michael Jackson? He is one of the world's most acclaimed entertainers, an innovative and exciting songwriter whose dancing seems to defy gravity and has been heralded by the likes of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. His public is perhaps unaware of the extent of his dedication to his craft. Restless, seldom satisfied, he is a perfectionist who is constantly challenging himself. To many people Michael Jackson seems an elusive personality, but to those who work with him, he is not. This talented artist is a sensitive man, warm, funny, and full of insight.”

“Im too sensitive and too sincere.”

Sensitive Sincere

Author:Meredith Ostrom

“I need to end up with someone who is strong, intelligent, independent, someone I really admire - sensitive, sensuous, warm, a sense of humor.”

Needs Ends Strong Intelligent Independent Warm Admire Sensitive Sense Of Humor Sensuous

Author:Pam Dawber

“I am persuaded that we are all surrounded by an atmosphere - a separate, sensitive, distinct envelope extending some distance from our visible persons - and whenever my invisible atmosphere is invaded, it affects my whole nervous system. The proximity of any bodies but those I love best is unendurable to my body.”

Persons Whole Body Love Is Distance Invisible Nervous Atmosphere Sensitive Visible Privacy Nervous System Extending Envelopes Proximity Unendurable

Author:Fanny Kemble

“Truth is sensitive and jealous of the least encroachment upon its sacredness.”

Truth Truth Is Sensitive Jealous Sacredness Encroachment

Book:Table-talk

Source: Table-talk

“The heart of silver falls ever into the hands of brass. The sensitive herb is eaten as grass by the swine.”

Heart Hands Fall Destiny Grass Sensitive Silver Herbs Brass Swine

Book:Signa

Source: Signa

“A coalition with Tories and Liberal Democrats together is a golden opportunity to create the sort of planning reform that means not only can we have more environmentally sensitive planning, but we can have more homes and more schools.”

Mean Home School Together Opportunity Democrat Planning Golden Reform Sensitive Coalitions Golden Opportunity

Author:Michael Gove

“It's one of the ironies of human nature that the most sensitive people are generally insensitive to the feelings of others.”

People Humans Feelings Human Nature Irony Sensitive Insensitive Insensitivity

Book:The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually

Source: The Ann Landers Encyclopedia, A to Z: Improve Your Life Emotionally, Medically, Sexually, Socially, Spiritually

“There is a quiet repose and steadiness about the happiness of age, if the life has been well spent. Its feebleness is not painful. The nervous system has lost its acuteness. But, in mature years we feel that a burn, a scald, a cut, is more tolerable than it was in the sensitive period of youth.”

Ifs Feels Years Wells Has Beens Age Lost Cutting Youth Periods Quiet Painful Nervous Sensitive Mature Repose Nervous System Tolerable Steadiness

Author:William Hazlitt

“Love is not only a feeling, it is also an art. A simple word, a sensitive precaution, a mere nothing reveal to a woman the sublime artist who can touch her heart without withering it.”

Love Heart Art Feelings Artist Simple Love Is Mere Sensitive Sublime Precaution Withering Simple Words

Author:Honore de Balzac

“He who, with strong passions, remains chaste--he who, keenly sensitive, with manly power of indignation in him, can yet restrain himself and forgive--these are strong men, spiritual heroes.”

Men Spiritual Passion Strong Hero Remains Forgiving Sensitive Manly Indignation Strong Man Chaste Strong Passion

Author:Frederick William Robertson

“One gets, sensitive about losing mornings after getting a little used to them with living in a country. Each one of these endlessly varied daybreaks is an opera but once performed.”

Littles Country Used Morning Losing Sensitive Opera Country Life Morning After Daybreak

Author:Nathaniel Parker Willis

“Self-love is a principle of action; but among no class of human beings has nature so profusely distributed this principle of life and action as through the whole sensitive family of genius.”

Humans Self Whole Action Human Beings Love Is Class Principles Self Love Genius Sensitive

Author:Isaac D'Israeli

“Life is constantly weighing us in very sensitive scales, and telling every one of us precisely what his real weight is to the last grain of dust.”

Life Real Lasts Life Is Weight Scales Dust Sensitive Grain Weighing

Book:My Study Windows

Source: My Study Windows

“Deference often shrinks and withers as much upon the approach of intimacy as the sensitive plant does upon the touch of one's finger.”

Doe Approach Plant Fingers Intimacy Sensitive Shrinks Deference

Book:The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: Essays on men, manners, and things. A description of The Leasowes, the seat of the late William Shenstone, Esq. Verses to Mr. Shenstone

Source: The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq;: Essays on men, manners, and things. A description of The Leasowes, the seat of the late William Shenstone, Esq. Verses to Mr. Shenstone

“Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed. They are sensitive plants, which will not bear too familiar approaches.”

Loses Virtue Bears Approach Essence Plant Familiar Sensitive Exposed Fragrance

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“Since I am a man, my heart is three or four times less sensitive, because I have three or four times as much power of reason and experience of the world -- a thing which you women call hard-heartedness. As a man, I can take refuge in having mistresses. The more of them I have, and the greater the scandal, the more I acquire reputation and brilliance in society.”

Men World Heart I Can Hard Reason Three Greater Four My Heart Reputation Sensitive Acquire Refuge Scandal Mistress Brilliance

Author:Bill Vaughan

“The sexual organs are the most sensitive organs of the human being. They are not diplomats. They tell the truth.”

Humans Human Beings Sensitive Telling The Truth Organs Diplomats

Book:Isaac Bashevis Singer: Conversations

Source: Isaac Bashevis Singer: Conversations

“There is in every human being, I think, a native country of the mind, where, protected by inaccessible barriers, the sensitive dream life may exist safely.”

Thinking Mind Humans May Country Dream Human Beings Sensitive Native Barriers Protected Inaccessible Native Country

Book:Works

Source: Works

“Are you seeing a psychiatrist?' as a conversation opener would nowadays earn you a punch in the nose, but for fifty years it was a compliment. It meant, 'One can plainly see you are sensitive, intense, and interesting, and therefore neurotic.' Only the dullest of clods trudged around without a neurosis.”

Years Interesting Seeing Conversation Intense Noses Sensitive Fifty Compliment Psychiatry Neurotic Psychiatrist Neurosis

Book:Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories

Source: Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories

“Self-love, so sensitive in its own cause, has rarely any sympathy to spare for others.”

Self Causes Self Love Sensitive Spares Insensitivity

Author:Madame de Stael

“I find focusing clearly on the problem is the first step to seeing a solution. The problem is (a) the insane amount of time spent raising money from (b) a freakishly tiny proportion of America. Basically .05% are the "relevant funders" of campaigns, meaning candidates can't help but be overly sensitive to the views of that tiny fraction relative to the rest of us. IF that's the problem, THEN the solution is to spread the funders out: to increase the range of us who are the relevant funders of elections, through schemes like vouchers or coupons given to every voter.”