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“The common notions that we find in credit around us and infused into our souls by our fathers' seed, these seem to be the universal and natural ones. Whence it comes to pass that what is off the hinges of custom, people believe to be off the hinges of reason.”

People Believe Soul Reason Seems Father Natural Common Universal Notion Credit Seeds Customs Our Father Hinges

Book:Essays

Source: Essays

“There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. I say vague, because when we consider to what extent confidence and honors are reposed in and conferred upon lawyers by the people, it appears improbable that their impression of dishonesty is very distinct and vivid. Yet the impression is common, almost universal.”

People Belief Common Honor Universal Lawyer Impression Vague Vivid Dishonesty Improbable

Book:Lincoln on Democracy

Source: Lincoln on Democracy

“But of all the views of this law [universal education] none is more important, none more legitimate, than that of rendering the people the safe, as they are the ultimate, guardians of their own liberty.”

People Important Law Views Education Liberty Safe Ultimate Universal Guardian Rendering Universal Education

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“People get real comfortable with their features. Nobody gets comfortable with their hair. Hair trauma. It's the universal thing.”

People Real Hair Comfortable Universal Trauma Features Get Real

Author:Jamie Lee Curtis

“At the end of the day, flirting is a pretty universal language. Americans are more direct. British people are more indirect about everything”

People Ends Language Direct Universal British The End Of The Day Flirting Indirect Universal Language

Author:Rachel Weisz

“There are many, many discrepant views within the Shia theology about what's the proper role of religion in society or in the State, should it rule now, should it claim to govern people in the here and now, or should it wait until the Messiah, the 12th Imam, comes back and would it only be then appropriate for religious rule to bring about a world of universal justice and vindication.”

People World Should States Waiting Religious Justice Views Roles Universal Claims Theology Appropriate Here And Now Messiah Vindication Shia Religion In Society

Author:Christopher Hitchens

“I'm always interested in the way people speak and move in their environment, in a very particular environment. I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the any novel is a local thing always.”

People Way Writing Kind Moving Speak Novel Environment Particular Universal Locals

Author:Zadie Smith

“Political conflict rests to a very large extent on a universal ignorance of consequences, as the people who are benefited by any particular act or policy are rarely those who struggled for it, and the people who are injured are rarely those who opposed it.”

People Political Policy Ignorance Particular Conflict Consequence Universal Injured

Author:Kenneth E. Boulding

“For the artist, the goal of the painting or musical composition is not to convey literal truth, but an aspect of a universal truth that if successful, will continue to move and to touch people even as contexts, societies and cultures change. For the scientist, the goal of a theory is to convey "truth for now"--to replace an old truth, while accepting that someday this theory, too, will be replaced by a new "truth," because that is the way science advances.”

“As editor of the largest newspaper in West Virginia, I scan hundreds of reports daily . . . and I am amazed by the frequency with which religion causes people to kill each other. It is a nearly universal pattern, undercutting the common assumption that religion makes people kind and tolerant.”

People Kind Religion Hate Causes Common Universal West Patterns Newspapers Assumption Reports Editors Amazed Frequency Virginia West Virginia Hate Religion

Book:Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90s

Source: Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90s

“People will continue to search for answers to universal and perplexing problems. But to find meaningful answers, one must first know what questions to ask.”

People Knows Firsts Problem Asks Answers Universal Meaningful Find Me

Author:Jacque Fresco

“People never regret when they come out of a movie and they've been crying. I think people need it. That's why people have the theater and live music, which is dwindling as well. I think people like to go see things and have an emotional, transcendent, universal human experience, but so often we're like, "Let's go watch Green Lantern," which we all know is just not going to do anything for our souls.”

People Thinking Knows Needs Humans Wells Soul Watches Cry Emotional Regret Universal Theater Green Human Experience Transcendent Lanterns Never Regret Live Music Green Lantern

Author:Daniel Gillies

“I don't wanna be equal with anybody. I wanna be above equal. I don't think most people are equal to me. I'd like to communicate with everybody; I'd like to do something universal, I'd like to have the hit record of the world. But that's not the same as being equal.”

People Thinking World Records Equal Universal Communicate Being Equal

Author:Patti Smith

“Clear writing is universal. People talk about writing down to an audience or writing up to an audience; I think that's nonsense. If you write in a way that is clear, transparent, and elegant, it will reach everyone.”

People Ifs Thinking Way Writing Audience Clear Universal Nonsense Elegant Transparent

Author:Malcolm Gladwell

“Most people believe that aging is universal but there are biological organisms that never age.”

People Believe Age Universal Aging Organisms

Author:Deepak Chopra

“It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people and their emotions closer to my readers, not explain Turkish politics.”

People Want Problem Culture Literature Emotion Reader Concern Universal Intention Turkeys Turkish

Author:Orhan Pamuk

“LEGO is universal. So many people enjoy it, from all different walks of life, all different ages, all different cultures. When I was in Africa, I had LEGO bricks with me and I met some people who had never heard of LEGO, they had never seen it before and yet as soon as I gave them a few bricks, they immediately got it.”

People Different Age Culture Enjoy Walks Heard Mets Universal Bricks Different Cultures Walks Of Life Different Ages Legos Different Walks Of Life

Author:Nathan Sawaya

“It's the universal feeling that we all are alone - that we're all different. I think the movie's one resounding theme is that everybody feels the same, and we're all alone together. Some people come up to me on the street and thank me for helping them get through their teen years.”

People Thinking Feels Years Different Helping Feelings Together Streets Universal Come Up Theme All Alone

Author:Molly Ringwald

“I experienced a lot of spiritual growth when I started traveling to Europe and playing basketball. I saw that just because I was away from home didn't mean Jesus wasn't with me. He is everywhere and you can see signs of Him in the most remote places in the world through people who don't even speak your language. Jesus is universal.”

People World Mean Home Spiritual Jesus Speak Language Growth Saws Basketball Europe Universal Spiritual Growth Places In The World Away From Home Playing Basketball Remote Places

Author:DeLisha Milton-Jones

“No people ever recognize their dictator in advance. He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument - the Incorporated National Will. ... When our dictator turns up you can depend on it that he will be one of the boys, and he will stand for everything traditionally American. And nobody will ever say "Heil" to him, nor will they call him "Führer" or "Duce." But they will greet him with one great big, universal, democratic, sheeplike bleat of "O.K., Chief! Fix it like you wanna, Chief! Oh Kaaaay!"”

People Bigs Turns Boys Like You Depends Universal Election Instruments Democratic Chiefs Platforms Dictatorship Dictator

Author:Dorothy Thompson

“Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. If this is true, or if you are one of the people who believe this is true, then the one universal way to enjoy life is still the same, which is to learn to be grateful that it is not worse!!”

People Ifs Way Believe Stills Pain Life Is Enjoy Gratitude Universal Grateful Selling Be Grateful Enjoy Life Highness Life Is Pain Selling Something

Author:William Goldman

“There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and dislike them. A Christian’s love must be universal!”

People Christian Universal Agree Admire Dislike

Author:Jonathan Edwards

“Tacitus appears to have been as great an enthusiast as Petrarch for the revival of the republic and universal empire. He has exerted the vengeance of history upon the emperors, but has veiled the conspiracies against them, and the incorrigible corruption of the people which probably provoked their most atrocious cruelties. Tyranny can scarcely be practised upon a virtuous and wise people.”

People Has Beens Wise Universal Corruption Tyranny Cruelty Empires Republic Conspiracy Virtuous Vengeance Revival Emperor Provoked Wise People Incorrigible

Book:The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations

Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations

“Our experience of love is more of a measure of whether we're connected with the universal source of this energy. In other words, there's some life energy that we have and sort of share with people we might be relating to that takes place, that operates whether we're sort of feeling in a state of love or not. But love is the measure of whether we're really connected with the internal source of this energy where we can consciously sort of fill up and amplify the amount of energy that we're able to take in from the inside.”

People Love States Feelings Might Able Energy Love Is Share Source Amount Universal Connected Internals Amplify

Author:James Redfield

“I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.”

People Trying Humans Universal Reach Out Human Experience

Author:John McLaughlin

“I've actually heard people protesting furiously about straight male costume people as well. It's not universal and there are examples that break the mould all over the place. In my experience, it's more prevalent in the UK than in America.”

People Wells America Break Heard Example Universal Males Costumes Mould

Author:Colin Firth

“With live-action I think we'd have lost the universal appeal of the Persepolis story. With live-action, it would have turned into a story of 'the Other' - people living in a distant land who don't look like us. It might have been exotic, but also a "Third-World" story.”

People Thinking World Looks Has Beens Stories Might Action Lost Land Thirds Universal Appeals Might Have Been Exotic Third World Persepolis

Author:Marjane Satrapi

“I love the universality of music and how it can viscerally connect people from culture to culture, regardless of anything. It kind of levels everything out and connects us. That universal sound thing is a big deal to me.”

People Kind Bigs Culture Sound Levels Deals Universal Big Deal Universality

Author:Alanis Morissette

“It'd be preposterous for me to propose a universal cure to loneliness but I will say that people who do the things they find interesting, either creatively or vocationally, tend to become unlonely very quickly.”

People Interesting Loneliness Universal Cures Propose

Author:Douglas Coupland

“For every teenager there are issues that make finding it hard. These girls are totally unique and totally like every teenager everywhere - in the world. They illuminate, beautifully, the universal search for identity that we all have. I hope that people come away from the film with a better understanding of themselves, and compassion for others.”

People World Hard Film Girl Understanding Compassion Issues Identity Findings Unique Universal Teenager Compassion For Others Search For Identity

Author:Linda Goldstein Knowlton

“As we move forward into this 21st century, we encourage all of you to take a positive step toward universal understanding. Touch people with the message of love. Pray for the peace and happiness of people in all other lands and cultures. Make a commitment to world peace by honoring the earth, honoring its people, and celebrating the unity of the human spirit.”

“What you wear represents you to the world, especially now, when communication between people is so fast. Fashion is a universal language that everyone understands.”

People World Language Fashion Communication Universal Universal Language

Author:Miuccia Prada

“Anywhere in the world, in every oppressive country, time sooner or later comes and libertarian people sing the same song: Goodbye Mr Dictator! This is a universal law, this is a universal song.”

People World Country Law Song Universal Libertarian Goodbye Dictator Sooner Or Later Universal Laws

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“For God must have more important universal matters to attend to than keeping himself busy with us, people! God is not interested in local matters!”

People Important Matter Universal Busy Locals Not Interested

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Communications and commerce are global; investment is mobile; technology is almost magical; and ambition for a better life is now universal. We earn our livelihood in peaceful competition with people all across the earth. Profound and powerful forces are shaking and remaking our world, and the urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993

“It's a new medium, it's a universal medium and it's not itself a medium which inherently makes people do good things, or bad things. It allows people to do what they want to do more efficiently.”

People Want Universal Good Things Mediums Bad Things

Author:Tim Berners-Lee

“We call that the American dream, but in fact, it's a universal dream of a better life that people have all over the world. It is a reminder that every country in the world has rich people. What makes America special is that we have millions and millions of people that are not rich, that through hard work and perseverance are able to be successful.”

People World Country Hard Facts Dream Able America Millions Successful Rich Special Hard Work Universal Perseverance Being Successful American Dream Better Life Reminders Rich People

Author:Marco Rubio

“Christ wasn't a Christian and Buddha wasn't a Buddhist and Muhammad wasn't Muslim. These people were having the experience of unity consciousnesses and universal consciousness and they spoke of it in words.”

People Christian Christ Consciousness Universal Unity Buddhist Spokes Muhammad

Author:Deepak Chopra

“Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and universal rights.”

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Author:Francois Hollande

“When I first started writing songs and being very explicit, it was hard, but one of the main things people respond to in my writing is that 'just say it' attitude of my songs. There really is nothing personal or private; it's all universal, if you can just find the courage to be open about your life.”

People Ifs Writing Firsts Hard Song Attitude Universal Writing Songs Explicit

Author:Ani DiFranco

“Samskrit has moulded the minds of our people to the extent to which they themselves are not conscious. Samskrit literature is national in one sense, but its purpose has been universal. That was why it commanded the attention of people who were not followers of a particular culture.”

People Mind Has Beens Purpose Culture Literature Attention Particular Conscious Universal Followers

Author:Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

“People who believe in 'universal health care' show remarkably little interest - usually none - in finding out what that phrase turns out to mean in practice, in those countries where it already exists, such as Britain, Sweden or Canada. For one thing, 'universal health care' in these countries means months of waiting for surgery that Americans get in a matter of weeks or even days.”

“It's a joyful, humbling feeling to be in different places around the planet and people have seen shows that I'm proud of being a part of, that do have things to say about the human condition, the planet, and who we are and where we've come from, that will sustain. Those ideas are universal and they work in any language.”

People Humans Ideas Different Shows Feelings Language Conditions Planets Proud Universal Who We Are Human Condition Joyful Different Place Humbling

Author:Scott Bakula

“You are the instruments that God is gonna use to bring about universal change, and that is why Barack has captured the youth. And he has involved young people in a political process that they didn't care anything about. That's a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking.”

People Use Care Young Political Speak Process Youth Involved Universal Instruments Barack Captured Messiah

Author:Louis Farrakhan

“Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend a whole lot of time following soccer. But as I have traveled around the world to better understand global development and health, I've learned that soccer is truly universal. No matter where I go, that's what kids are playing. That's what people are talking about.”

People World Matter Whole Kids Belief Talking Development Universal Following Contrary Around The World Soccer I've Learned Traveled Contrary To Popular Belief

Author:Bill Gates

“On just a personal level, since I was little, I've loved fairytales, especially this one, because it is about what goes into making a beast a beast. Do you start as a beast? Do you turn into a beast because of the way that people treat you? I think it's something that is really universal and hit a chord with me when I was little, and so, hopefully we can explore some of that.”

People Thinking Way Littles Turns Levels Treats Universal Hopefully Beast Chords Fairytale

Author:Brian Wayne Peterson

“Our ultimate weapon is not our guns but our beliefs ... Ours are not Western values. They are the universal values of the human spirit and anywhere, any time, ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same. Freedom not tyranny. Democracy not dictatorship. The rule of law not the rule of the secret police. The spread of freedom is the best security for the free. It is our last line of defence and our first line of attack.”

“I want to take my American friends back to the end of World War II, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was formulated. A group of thinkers met to come up with ways and means to prevent yet another war. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt played a crucial role in assembling this group of people. And that is why the name of the United States is synonymous with the cause of human rights around the world.”

“To me it hit home when the US took away the pledge of allegiance from the kids in school. People that migrate to come to this country can't learn to love a flag that means universal freedom no matter where you come from, you can come here to try and have a better life.”

People Trying Mean Country Matter Home Kids School Universal Flags Better Life Pledge Allegiance Where You Come Pledge Of Allegiance Migrate

Author:Cristian Machado

“I want, more than anything, to bring some light back to people's lives through my music. The beauty of music is that it is a universal language that everyone understands.”

People Want Light Language Music Is Universal Universal Language

Author:Chloe Rose Lattanzi

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