Concentration Quotes - Page 33

• It is not by the consolidation or concentration of powers but by their distribution that good government is effected.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Government, Political, Distribution

  Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”, p.66

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• [A] mere demarcation on parchment of the constitutional limits of the several departments is not a sufficient guard against those encroachments which lead to a tyrannical concentration of all the powers of government in the same hands.

  James Madison

  Government, Hands, Political

  James Madison, John Jay (1847). “The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788”, p.202

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• It [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to . . . American democracy.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Concentration Of Wealth, Political, Democracy

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• It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror, though under other pretexts, should be reviewed...I feel the need for more precise concentration upon military objectives, such as oil and communications behind the immediate battle-zone, rather than on mere acts of terror and wanton destruction, however impressive.

  Winston Churchill

  Military, Communication, Land

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Many years later, after Niemöller had been imprisoned for eight years in concentration camps as the personal prisoner of Adolf Hitler, he penned these infamous words: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionist, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew. And then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me.

  Eric Metaxas

  Eight, Speaks Out, Years

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• The only secret I can claim to have is concentration, and that's something that can't be taught.

  Lucian Freud

  Secret, Taught, Claims

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• All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

  Gautama Buddha

  Karma, Buddhist, Attitude

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• One great cause of failure is lack of concentration.

  Bruce Lee

  Positive, Failure, Causes

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.58, Tuttle Publishing

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• Cluster bombs are perhaps not good in themselves, but when they are dropped on identifiable concentrations of Taliban troops, they do have a heartening effect.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Bombs, Troops, Taliban

  Simon Cottee, Thomas Cushman, Christopher Hitchens (2008). “Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left”, p.5066, NYU Press

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• Whatever your issue is, whether it's racism or homophobia or policy issues or taxes or urban decay or health care, you're not going to go anywhere with it if we don't focus on the concentration of power.

  Ralph Nader

  Issues, Racism, Focus

  "Candidate Nader" by Ken Silverstein, www.motherjones.com. July/August 2000.

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• Certainly from the ????standpoint of a Republican, it’s a winner. Republicans will come out ahead in Pennsylvania in every election. The way Democrats win, they have two big cities with huge concentrations of voters — and then overwhelm the rest of the state. All of a sudden, a Republican can win — and would probably routinely win — all but three or four congressional districts in Pennsylvania. It would turn it from a state Democrats rely on, as part of the base, to a state that they’re gonna lose under almost any scenario.

  Rick Santorum

  Winning, Cities, Two

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• To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have. Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.

  James Dean

  Men, Dedication, Imagination

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• To be an actor you need four things: energy, concentration, a lot of luck and, of course, good roles.

  Charlton Heston

  Luck, Energy, Needs

  "Charlton Heston: Great sport with a line in heroic role models". "The Sunday Times" Newspaper, June 17, 1990.

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• As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the people around one will allow.

  Ayya Khema

  Long, People, Ego

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• I remember being disappointed when Papa had shown me Caravaggio's Judith. She was completely passive while she was sawing through a man's neck. Caravaggio gave all the feeling to the man. Apparently, he couldn't imagine a woman to have a single thought. I wanted to paint her thoughts, if such a thing were possible - determination and concentration and belief in the absolute necessity of the act. The fate of her people resting on her shoulders.

  Susan Vreeland

  Determination, Fate, Men

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• Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration.

  Louise Brooks

  Excellence, Form, Results

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• The two great aims of industrialism — replacement of people by technology and concentration of wealth into the hands of a small plutocracy — seem close to fulfillment.

  Wendell Berry

  Technology, Hands, Two

  Wendell Berry (2012). “It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture & Other Essays”, p.22, Counterpoint Press

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• Concentration is that ability to not think about anything.

  Pete Rose

  Thinking, Ability

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• I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Life, Book, Writing

  Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.8, Beacon Press

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• Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughter houses.

  Ingrid Newkirk

  Years, House, Six

  "Has PETA Gone Too Far With Billboard Featuring Mayor Giuliani?". "Crossfire" with Bill Press and Mary Matalin, www.cnn.com. August 29, 2000.

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• If that hideousness came here, it wouldn't be any more hideous for the animals — they are all bound for a ghastly death anyway. But it would wake up consumers... I openly hope that it comes here. It will bring economic harm only for those who profit from giving people heart attacks and giving animals a concentration camp-like existence. It would be good for animals, good for human health and good for the environment.

  Ingrid Newkirk

  Heart, Animal, People

  "PETA: Bring On Foot-and-Mouth Disease" by Alan Elsner, abcnews.go.com. April 2, 2001.

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• Architecture has its own realm. It has a special physical relationship with life. I do not think of it primarily as either a message or symbol, but as an envelope and background for life which goes on in and around it, a sensitive container for the rhythm of footsteps on the floor, for the concentration of work, for the silence of sleep.

  Peter Zumthor

  Sleep, Thinking, Silence

  Peter Zumthor (1998). “Peter Zumthor”

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• Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.

  James Arthur Ray

  Focus And Concentration, Attention, Intention

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• Concentration of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, have increased substantially since the beginning of the industrial revolution. And the National Academy of Sciences indicates that the increase is due in large part to human activity.

  George W. Bush

  Revolution, Climate Change, Increase

  George Walker Bush, John W. Dietrich (2005). “The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary”, p.162, M.E. Sharpe

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• Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground.

  Ralph Marston

  Drifting Off, Goal, Waste

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