#examine

Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#everyone #examined #eyes #forged #great

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#after #come #conscience #dog #examine

It is thus necessary to examine all things according to their essence, to infer from every species such true and well established propositions as may assist us in the solution of metaphysical problems. ↗

— Maimonides

#all things #assist #essence #established #every

A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy. ↗

— Edward P. Morgan

#both #breaking #examine #explore #explosive

As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#american #because #believe #best #best way

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#into #look #minds #must #people

Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#complicated #examined #extensively #had #history

It was with deep interest that my companion and myself, both now about to see and examine the beauties of a tropical country for the first time, gazed on the land where I, at least, eventually spent eleven of the best years of my life. ↗

— Henry Walter Bates

#beauties #best #both #companion #country

The examined life is no picnic. ↗

— Robert Fulghum

#life #picnic

The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines. ↗

— Marc Bloch

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