#select

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

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The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines. ↗

— Alec Baldwin

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I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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One of the things it was obvious you could do with an online store is have a much more complete selection. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

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Men's minds must be free, and that means the minds of all, not the minds of a select few. ↗

— Mary Barnett Gilson

#free #means #men #minds #must

But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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Fortunately art is a community effort - a small but select community living in a spiritualized world endeavoring to interpret the wars and the solitudes of the flesh. ↗

— Allen Ginsberg

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I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call. ↗

— Russell Crowe

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I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the most part, except for a few select friends, because I don't like to talk about music all the time. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

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