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“As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity-'teleological activity.' He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort.”

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“[Good taste] is a nineteenth-century concept. And good taste has never really been defined. The effort of projecting 'good taste' is so studied that it offends me. No, I prefer to negate that. We have to put a period to so-called good taste.”

Effort Century Periods Taste Concepts Defined Nineteenth Century Good Taste

Author:Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

“If, in any individual, university training produces a taste for refined idleness, a distaste for sustained effort, a barren intellectual arrogance, or a sense of superfluous aloofness from the world of real men who do the world's real work, then it has harmed that individual.”

“Olympism is not a system - it is a state of mind. This state of mind has emerged from a double cult: that of effort and that of Eurythmy - a taste of excess and a taste of measure combined.”

Mind States Effort Taste State Of Mind Excess Cult Olympism

Author:Pierre de Coubertin

“Bill Sofield has the ability to understand the architecture of a space and how to utilize it in the most beautiful way. He can create completely different styles for his clients based on who they are and what their taste is. Our efforts have always been collaborative, and I value what he brings to the table architecturally and aesthetically.”

Way Different Beautiful Values Ability Space Effort Style Taste Tables Bills Architecture Clients Different Styles

Author:Tom Ford

“I am convinced Pope Francis' Exhortation can help. The effort must be made to read it because an exhortation can only help if you know it. It is valuable to know the work. It is so rich and I can only encourage our pastors and our communities to work on it, study it, read it, and taste the joy of this beautiful document.”

Ifs Knows Made I Can Helping Beautiful Joy Community Effort Study Rich Taste Valuable Convinced Working It Documents Pope Our Past Pastor Our Community

Author:Christoph Schonborn

“Despite the best efforts of critics and the hopes of authors, our tastes in books are probably as inherent & unbudgeable as those in food.”

Book Effort Taste Critics Despite Inherent Best Effort

Author:Alain de Botton

“You persist in this romantic vision of what it is to be a vampire, but despite my best efforts to curb it I have a taste for blood.”

Effort Vision Blood Taste Despite Vampire Persist Curb Best Effort

Book:A Discovery of Witches: A Novel

Source: A Discovery of Witches: A Novel