#being

How can an act done under compulsion have any moral element in it, seeing that what is moral is the free act of an intelligent being? ↗

— Auberon Herbert

#any #being #compulsion #done #element

The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#away #being #between #difference #driver

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#being #close #comes #morality #respect

To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action. ↗

— Alexis Herman

#awareness #being #committed #course #different

I would say being in that institution - that psyche ward, or whatever it was. That was really creepy because it was a real place from like the early 1900s. ↗

— Jay Hernandez

#being #creepy #early #i #institution

Our father died when we were very young, so our mother raised six kids. We saw the world filtered through her eyes, being a minority woman raising six kids. ↗

— Gilbert Hernandez

#died #eyes #father #filtered #her

Half of me is very excited and the other half is 'Haven't we seen this stuff before?' But I'm very impressed. I almost couldn't picture it when it was being put together. I couldn't picture it being in my hand, what it would look like. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#before #being #excited #half #hand

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ↗

— Herodotus

#always #become #being #bit #fun

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. ↗

— Herodotus

#being #better #boldness #cowardly #evils

Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path. ↗

— Andy Hertzfeld

#helps #idealistic #many #obstacles #overcome