"Man is the creature of circumstances."

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Source : Robert Owen, William Legg (1839). “Report of the Discussion: Between Robert Owen, Esq., and the Rev. Wm. Legg, B.A., which Took Place in the Town Hall, Reading, March 5 & 6, 1839, on Mr. Owen's New Views of Society”, p.34

Robert Owen

#Men Quotes #Circumstances Quotes #Creatures Quotes

“Sir, I didn't deserve the grade you gave me on this test. Do you know a lower one?”
“Congress also did something new, which is, they delayed for two years two new taxes - one on medical devices and one on high-end health insurance plans. Those taxes are supposed to help pay for President Obama's health care law, but they're really unpopular.”

Source : "Here's What You Should Know About The $1.8 Trillion Spending Bill". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. December 21, 2015.
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.”
“Rhythms and sounds are often the first thing I hear and want in a poem, so I can't imagine trying to translate something without at least being able to hear what it sounds like.”

Source : "Road Trip". Interview with Ali Liebegott, logger.believermag.com. October 25, 2013.
“Do not pollute your beautiful, radiant Being nor the Earth with negativity. Do not give unhappiness in any form whatsoever a dwelling place inside you.”
“For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to spend their early lives in ghastly institutions.”
“What are we doing down here? We prepare the blossoms of tomorrow. We all manure future humanity.”
“I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.”

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