“People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then the government sends out its army, in the name of this democracy, and leaves behind the kind of chaos we see in Iraq.” PeopleWorldWantKindCountryStatesWholeGovernmentNamesUnitedBehindsUnited StatesDemocracyExampleStandardsArmyChaosIraqWhole WorldAdmireDouble Standard Author:Jacob Zuma
“I think, on the whole that scientists make slightly better husbands and fathers than most of us, and I admire them for it.” ThinkingWholeScienceFatherHusbandScientistAdmireHusband And Father Book:The Physicists Source: The Physicists
“...there ... remains a huge following [of Ayn Rand's philosophy] of those who ignore the indiscretions, infidelities, and moral inconsistencies of the founder and focus instead on the positive aspects of her philosophy. There is much in it to admire, if you do not have to accept the whole package... Criticism of the founder or followers of a philosophy does not, by itself, constitute a negation of any part of the philosophy... Criticism of part of a philosophy does not gainsay the whole.” IfsThinkingDoePhilosophyWholeAcceptingMoralFocusHugeAspectCriticismRemainsFollowingAdmireFollowersFoundersInfidelityPackagesInconsistencyNegation Author:Michael Shermer
“The age seems sore from excess of stimulation, just as a day or two after a thorough Debauch and long sustained Drinking-match a man feels all over like a Bruise. Even to admire otherwise than on the whole and where "I admire" is but a synonyme for "I remember, I liked it very much when I was reading it ," is too much an effort, would be too disquieting an emotion!” MenFeelsLongTwoWholeSeemsWould BeAgeRememberReadingEffortEmotionToo MuchDrinkingAdmireExcessThoroughBruisesStimulation Book:Letters, conversations, and recollections [ed. by T.Allsop]. Source: Letters, conversations, and recollections [ed. by T.Allsop].