Reasonable Quotes - Page 24

• Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Atheist, People

  "There is No God (And You Know It)" by Sam Harris, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2005.

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• So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience.

  Moss Hart

  Morning, Hearing, Hours

  moss hart (1959). “act one”

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• I'm terrible with my workout regime and following it strictly. I'm terrible with a healthy diet and following it strictly. I'm terrible on the weekends about getting up at reasonable hours and all of those things. But, when it comes to my work and the discipline it takes to get to work on time - I hate unprofessionalism.

  Katherine Heigl

  Workout, Hate, Weekend

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• Good economic policy requires not so much the bravado to implement drastic change as the strength and wisdom to make reasonable trade-offs over the many years it takes to transform a country's standard of living.

  Peter Blair Henry

  Country, Years, Economic

  Peter Blair Henry (2013). “Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth”, p.7, Hachette UK

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• The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still chose to pursue action against me, as opposed to finding an alternative solution.

  Lauryn Hill

  Alternatives, Action, Accepted

  "Here's Why Lauryn Hill Refused To Pay Federal Taxes In The First Place" by Mandi Woodruff, www.businessinsider.com. April 23, 2013.

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• The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one.

  David Hume

  Christian, Religious, Miracle

  An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding "Of Miracles" (1748)

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• All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Freedom, Patriotic, Equality

  First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1801

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• It is however, reasonable, to have perfection in our eye; that we may always advance towards it, though we know it never can be reached.

  Samuel Johnson

  Eye, Perfection, May

  "The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes". Volume III,

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• I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world.

  Frank B. Kellogg

  Europe, Navy, Important

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• It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Humor, Men, Creating

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.3839, Delphi Classics

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• We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically won that right.

  Norman Lear

  Stay Strong, Thinking, Long

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. April 27, 2005.

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• People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.

  Vivien Leigh

  Thinking, People, Acting

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• Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.

  Harvey Mackay

  Loyalty, Jobs, Support

  Harvey Mackay (2011). “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World”, p.4, Penguin

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• Every reasonable human being should be a moderate Socialist.

  Thomas Mann

  Should, Socialist, Humans

  "Thomas Mann: A Critical Study". Book by R. J. Hollingdale. Chapter 2, 1971.

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• All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.

  Abraham Maslow

  Change, Baby, Growth

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• Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye.

  John Milton

  Book, Men, Self

  "Complete Poems and Major Prose".

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• The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on total government spending. Can we bring it down, in a reasonable and politically acceptable way? That's what the Paul Ryan plan does. It puts us on a gradual reform path to reducing the size of government.

  Grover Norquist

  Government, Gdp, Focus

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• There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him.

  Blaise Pascal

  Heart, Two, People

  Blaise Pascal (2013). “Pensées”, p.58, Courier Corporation

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• Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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• Previous generations understood about death, and undoubtedly would have seen a reasonable amount of death. Once you get into the Victorian era, you might well have seen the funerals of many of your siblings before you were very old.

  Terry Pratchett

  Sibling, Funeral, Generations

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• Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.

  Francois Rabelais

  Memories, Men, Kind Deeds

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• I've done a reasonable amount of travelling, which I enjoyed, but not for too long at a time.

  Dennis Ritchie

  Journey, Long, Done

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• Make measurable progress in reasonable time.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Time, Greatness

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Feb 13, 2017

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• We need to reclaim our American system of limited government, low taxes, reasonable regulations and sound money, which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. And it has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.

  Paul Ryan

  Blessed, Government, Done

  "GOP Urge Obama to Join in Cutting Spending". www.foxnews.com. January 25, 2011.

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• While their fiscal views aren't mine, the moderates are the last reasonable voice in the current Republican Party.

  Eliot Spitzer

  Party, Views, Voice

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