The real distinction is between those who adapt their
purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their
purposes.
View quotes by Henry KissingerThoughts lead on to
purposes;
purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
View quotes by Tyron EdwardsThoughts lead on to
purposes;
purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
View quotes by Tryon EdwardsFor
purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
View quotes by Henri-Frederic AmielWhen he has tried to change his personality for PR
purposes, it's been excruciatingly embarrassing... I think he's much better off being himself [on gordon brown]
View quotes by Vince CableEven for practical
purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
View quotes by Oliver Wendell HolmesI'm just beginning to direct. For all intents and
purposes, this is the first time for me. [bodes well for the guinea pigs!]
View quotes by Mark HarmonPeople commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the
purposes for which they are designed.
View quotes by Mary Wortley MontaguYou gather enough people together, and you have some people who are dedicated to causing public disorder for serious
purposes.
View quotes by Thomas ForanThe political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their
purposes.
View quotes by Karl Von ClausewitzAs the unity of the modern world becomes increasingly a technological rather than a social affair, the techniques of the arts provide the most valuable means of insight into the real direction of our own collective
purposes.
View quotes by Marshall McLuhanWe are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The boil is growing out of control, recklessly at cross
purposes with itself, its impacts multiplying as the causes disintegrate.
View quotes by Jean BaudrillardIf he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his
purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak.
View quotes by William GodwinThe red-letter days, now become, to all intents and
purposes, dead-letter days.
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