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    The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition such terms have no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a very particular situation... most of our language about the organization and objective's of government is made up of such polar terms. Justice and injustice are typical. A reformer who wants to abolish injustice and create a world in which nothing but justice prevails is like a man who wants to make everything up. Such a man might feel that if he took the lowest in the world and carried it up to the highest point and kept on doing this, everything would eventually become up. This would certainly move a great many objects and create an enormous amount of activity. It might or might not be useful, according to the standards which we apply. However it would never result in the abolishment of down.

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Death does determine life. Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got read more

Death does determine life. Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got a sense; its sense is suspended and therefore ambiguous. However, to be sincere I must add that for me death is important only if it is not justified and rationalized by reason. For me death is the maximum of epicness and death.

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Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.

Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.

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Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that read more

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.

by Robert Benchley Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. read more

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.

by Arnold Bennett Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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I may have faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.

I may have faults, but being wrong ain't one of them.

by Jimmy Hoffa Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

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There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.

There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.

by Daniel Dennett Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

by Edwin Louis Cole Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become read more

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. [James 1:19-20].

by Bible Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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