In the intellectual order the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.
Quotes By Simone Weil
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The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the...
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What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its...
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A self-respecting nation is ready for anything including war except for a...
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Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it or thinks he does as it is...
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The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation through dwelling a...
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The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.
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There is one and only one thing in modern society more hideous than crime...
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More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems...
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Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity even...
Quotes About Power
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One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the...
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Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then...
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Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power...
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A tool is usually more simple than a machine it is generally used with the...
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The coal industry is an even larger part of the Australian economy than it is...
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We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch...
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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of...
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In reality Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have...
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This is the pain pacemaker. I've got a battery under my skin. From that...
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When it comes to energy cost isn't everything - but it's a lot. Everybody...