Quote by Herbert Read
The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of posit

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. – Herbert Read

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These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals. – Herbert Read

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What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos. – Herbert Read

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The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of its material wealth or military power, but by the quality and achievements of its representative individuals – its philosophers, its poets and its artists. – Herbert Read

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Mind is everything. Muscle — pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind. – Paavo Nurmi

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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet. – Earl Nightingale

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Right after Raymond I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I dont like oysters. I had this existential emptiness. What is my purpose? Who am I? I had a big identity crisis. – Ray Romano

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Im only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody elses life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say theres no point in me blaming you for whats wrong in my life. – Joyce Meyer

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Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation. – Sydney Smith

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There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we dont. – Steven Soderbergh

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Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. – Thomas J. Watson

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Your body must become familiar with its death – in all its possible forms and degrees – as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life. – Dag Hammarskjold

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