Barbarism Begins Quotes & Sayings

Magic begins in superstition, and ends in science ... At every step the history of civilization teaches us how slight and superficial a structure civilization is, and how precariously it is poised upon the apex of a never-extinct volcano of poor and oppressed barbarism, superstition and ignorance. Modernity is a cap superimposed upon the Middle Ages, which always remain. — Will Durant

Milk money: cash, cows, and the death of the American dairy farm / Kirk Kardashian; foreword by Senator Bernie — Kirk Kardashian

I can change myself, but it's an effort. And it doesn't last. It's easier to do as water does: allow myself to be contained, and take on the shape of my containers. — Octavia E. Butler

First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that those destroyed before were in fact the creators of values. But real barbarism begins when no one can any longer judge or know that what he does is barbaric. — Ryszard Kapuscinski

When I started playing the bass, I became kind of fascinated by it and started investigating various styles of bass playing, and I was really struck with funk music, mainly American funk music - Stanley Clarke, Funkadelic and that kind of stuff. That comes out in a couple of songs like 'Barbarism Begins at Home.' — Andy Rourke

I continue to be a photographer; I have enjoyed fishing and hunting with a close friend; and have owned two ranches, first in northern California and then in the state of Washington. — Douglass North

I do not object to retouching, dodging or accentuation as long as they do not interfere with the natural qualities of photographic technique. — Alfred Stieglitz

Our natural virtues can never come anywhere near what Jesus Christ wants. — Oswald Chambers

To think meant to give room for freedom of initiative, for the imponderable to win over the material, for will to demonstrate its power over circumstance. — Barbara W. Tuchman

The divine inspiration comes from God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I know I've got a big ego. I really don't know why it's such a big deal, though. — Marina And The Diamonds

There are two kinds of terrorism. Rational terrorism such as Palestinian terrorism and apocalyptic terrorism like Sept. 11. You have to distinguish between the two. — Alan Dershowitz

Study and practice are both very important, but they must go hand in hand. Faith without knowledge is not sufficient. Faith needs to be supported by reason. However intellectual understanding that is not applied in practice is also of little use. Whatever we learn from study we need to apply sincerely in our daily lives. — Dalai Lama

Look at the choices you have, not the choices that have been taken away from you. In them, there are whole worlds of strength and new ways to look at things. — Michael J. Fox

You don't love me," I say.
He sighs ruefully. "Maybe not. I can't help seeing you the way a starving man sees bread. — Rosamund Hodge

I want to know what passion is," she heard him saying. "I want to feel something strongly. — Aldous Huxley

I
believe you should place a woman on a pedestal: high enough so you can look up
her dress. — Steve Martin