Flawed Quotes - Page 10

• I have been probing the arguments for global warming for well over a decade. In collaboration with a lot of excellent coauthors I have consistently found that when the layers get peeled back, what lies at the core is either flawed, misleading or simply non-existent.

  Ross McKitrick

  Lying, Collaboration, Layers

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• Fantastically, Australia is still the lucky country. We have the flawed but necessary gift of democracy. Currently there is a debate about whether there is racism in Australia. There is racism in every country in the world. Relatively speaking, we are tolerant of one another. We have a large and giving land and, if you haven't seen its beauty, you haven't seen a beauty precious to the earth.

  Martin Flanagan

  Beauty, Country, Land

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• Mother's Day is coming up soon. If you're lucky enough to still have your mother, tell her you're grateful to her [...] at some point, we must forgive each other for being flawed human beings. Many of us have trouble putting love or gratitude into words, but keep in mind that out actions always reveal our feelings. Always.

  Cassandra King

  Daughter, Mother, Gratitude

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• We need to learn to love the flawed, imperfect things that we create, and to forgive ourselves for creating them. Regret doesen't remind us what we did badly, it reminds us what we know we could do better.

  Kathryn Schulz

  Regret, Past, Imperfect Things

  "33% of Adolescents Regret Their Tattoos, Study Finds" by Derek Beres, bigthink.com. April 11, 2017.

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• Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The failures of science do not begin with flawed evidence or fumbled statistics; they begin with personal self-deception and an unjustified sense of knowing.

  Robert A. Burton

  Humility, Self, Knowing

  Robert A. Burton, M.D., M.D. (2008). “On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not”, p.170, Macmillan

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• Ultimately, any type of discipline is flawed because it keeps the person who is being disciplined inept. As long as the experience is happening to you, while it is imposed on you, it is not your dream. When discipline is administered externally, the participant is dependent on the administrator of the discipline. When discipline is administered internally, the athlete becomes a victim of the structure of the discipline. Either way, only the discipline, not the dream, is being pursued.

  Cecile Reynaud

  Dream, Athlete, Discipline

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• Why not provoke some thought and get people talking about things? I like characters that are flawed because we all are. When people break up in a script, you think, Oh, right, there must be tears shed here. But maybe the fact of the matter is that they're both laughing.

  Michael Fassbender

  Break Up, Breakup, Character

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• I'm like everyone else in this stupid, bloody, amazing world. I'm flawed. Impossibly so. But hopeful. I'm still me.

  Libba Bray

  Stupid, Hopeful, World

  Libba Bray (2009). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.493, Simon and Schuster

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• The corruption of the good by the belief in their own infallible goodnes is the most bloody dangerous pitfall in the human spectrum. Once you have conquered all your sins, pride is the one which will conquer you. A man starts off deciding he is a good man because he makes good decisions. Next thing, he's convinced that whatever decision he makes must be good because he's a good man. Most of the wars in the world are caused by people who think they have god on their side. Always stick with people who know they are flawed and ridiculous.

  Helen Fielding

  War, Pride, Men

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• Our memories tell us who we are and they cannot be achieved through committee work, by consulting other people about what happened. That doesn't mean that at all times memories are telling us the absolute truth, but that the main source of who we are is that memory, flawed or not.

  Tobias Wolff

  Memories, Mean, People

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• I realize that I'm pretty flawed, but you know - I haven't killed anybody yet.

  Harvey Pekar

  Realizing, Havens, Knows

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• Everything's not black and white. We choose to make bad decisions or not. I wanted to explore that and shine a light on it. Chip is trying to be a better person and lead a better life. His methods are just super flawed.

  Will Arnett

  Black And White, Light, Decision

  "Will Arnett Is Ready To Confront His Own Demons" by Andi Teran, www.elle.com. March 10, 2016.

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• When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement.

  Roxane Gay

  Fall, Names, People

  Roxane Gay (2014). “Bad Feminist”, p.9, Hachette UK

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• But Love is the final reality; and anyone who does not understand this, be he writer or sage, is a man flawed in wisdom.

  Sheldon Vanauken

  Reality, Love Is, Men

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• I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Perfection, Pursuit, Concepts

  "Jonny Wilkinson: not quite Mr Perfect" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. December 13, 2011.

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• In this vivid depiction of the wiseguys and poor sods who drift through his flawed hero's bar, Con Lehane also shows us their modest hopes and dreams . . . There are no easy solutions in McNulty's world.

  Margaret Maron

  Dream, Hero, Bars

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• I spent years trying to find some use for inheritance and virtuals, before I understood why that mechanism was fundamentally flawed and should not be used.

  Alexander Stepanov

  Years, Trying, Use

  Interview with Graziano Lo Russo, www.stlport.org.

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• I was aware that I was acting atrociously but I couldn't stop myself. Rarely had I behaved in such a manner. But I guess when we're feeling lonely in life, we attack those who actually do love us. It's one of the things that characterizes human nature and can be summed up in one word: FLAWED.

  Jonathan Ames

  Lonely, Feelings, Acting

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• Our current draconian laws prohibiting the use of marijuana by responsible adults are doubly flawed. Not only does such prohibition violate fundamental freedoms but also. . . it undermines personal health and public safety. Regardless of your views on the civil liberties issues. . .another compelling justification for marijuana law reform: that it will promote health and safety for all of us, including our nation's children.

  Nadine Strossen

  Children, Marijuana, Law

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• I am very interested in loyalty, even if the person to whom one is loyal is flawed, criminal, or otherwise in the wrong.

  A.M. Homes

  Loyalty, Criminals, Persons

  A.M. Homes (2012). “May We Be Forgiven”, p.199, Granta Books

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• The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed.

  Paul David Tripp

  People, Church, And Love

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• Flawed can be more perfect than perfection.

  Gretchen Rubin

  Perfect, Perfection, Shakers

  FaceBook post by Gretchen Rubin from Oct 08, 2013

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• I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies

  Henry Paulson

  Believe, Government, Roots

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• As a man I am flawed, but my music is perfect.

  Kanye West

  Men, Perfect, Music Is

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• We're all flawed heroes. Responsibility is power. Take responsibility for the consequences of your actions, and the world is yours. Everything is a choice.

  Tom Hiddleston

  Hero, Responsibility, Choices

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