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In the information age, you don't teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he'd have a talk show.

Timothy Leary

Aristotle says that the aim of education is to make the pupil like and dislike what he ought.

The Abolition of Man

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle

Scattered Voices: A Collection of Poems Shared by Strangers on the Internet.

Like all philosophers, Aristotle gives words the definitions which will be most useful for his own purpose

Studies in Words

At the dressing table, every woman has a chance to be an artist, and art, as Aristotle said, "completes what nature left unfinished.

Women & Beauty

I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

I wanted to close my eyes and let the silence swallow me whole.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

I was getting an A for work. But not for talent. The story of my life.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

The great philosopher, Aristotle had this to say in regards to criticism. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

L.A. Hilden

Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then.

Nicholas Jarecki

To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under those of another.

Elizabeth Montagu

A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.

Lakhdar Brahimi

Women account for about 70% of Africa's food production and manage a large proportion of small enterprises. They are also increasingly represented in legislative and executive leadership positions.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy.

James Longstreet

Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.

Charles Van Doren

Like Aristotle, conservatives generally accept the world as it is; they distrust the politics of abstract reason – that is, reason divorced from experience.

Benjamin Wiker

Most of India's 300 odd news channels are making losses and are dependent on dubious cross holding, black money and dodgy private equity investors, both foreign and Indian.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances." — Aristotle

Aristotle

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. –Aristotle

Aristotle

I started thinking more about music. I thought I'd accepted the fact that, as part of "Being Gretchen," I didn't really like music, but in fact, the truth was slightly different: I thought I didn't like music, but in fact, I didn't approve of my own ...

The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.

The Impact of Science on Society