It is extremely difficult to obtain a hearing from men living in democracies, unless it be to speak to them of themselves. They do not attend to the things said to them, because they are always fully engrossed with the things they are doing. For indeed few men are idle in democratic nations; life is passed in the midst of noise and excitement, and men are so engaged in acting that little remains to them for thinking. I would especially remark that they are not only employed, but that they are passionately devoted to their employments. They are always in action, and each of their actions absorbs their faculties: the zeal which they display in business puts out the enthusiasm they might otherwise entertain for idea.
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ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: wh... ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is i... ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill, and art ... ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with... ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and ... ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE In the United States the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the us... ALEXIS TOCQUEVILLE Those which we call necessary institutions are simply no more than institutions to which we have bec... TOCQUEVILLE It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time. ALEXIS OHANIAN If it's time to party, it's time for hip hop. I love Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye. If I'm chillin... ALEXIS KNAPP Fighters with 13 fights are winning world titles, and of course they don't know how to behave. ALEXIS ARGUELLO Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia ALEXIS CARREL The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me to be ... ALEXIS CARREL The quality of life is more important than life itself ALEXIS CARREL Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive ALEXIS CARREL To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know. - Reflectio... ALEXIS CARREL Feast of Bartholomew the Apostle If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very not... ALEXIS CARREL Too many people regard prayer as a formalized routine of words, a refuge for weaklings, or a childis... ALEXIS CARREL All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other peopl... ALEXIS CARREL Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 Continuing a Lenten series ... ALEXIS CARREL The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. ... ALEXIS CARREL Maybe libertarians especially like Reddit because it is a perfect marketplace of content. Every Redd... ALEXIS OHANIAN Love making jewelry? Awesome! Find blogs that inspire you, follow people on social media who have gr... ALEXIS OHANIAN Men marry to make an end; women to make a beginning. ALEXIS DUPUY All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other peopl... ALEXIS CARREL Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia. ALEXIS CARREL Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself. ALEXIS CARREL Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor. ALEXIS CARREL To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know. ALEXIS CARREL As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and qua... ALEXIS CARREL Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality. ALEXIS CARREL The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. ... ALEXIS CARREL To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must... ALEXIS CARREL A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead ... ALEXIS CARREL As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and qu... ALEXIS CARREL All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need t... ALEXIS CARREL If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of... ALEXIS HERMAN The more storage you have, the more stuff you accumulate. ALEXIS STEWART A supermodel needed to be able to be on 'Sports Illustrated,' to be able to walk runways, to... KIM ALEXIS Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are go... ALEXIS HERMAN I think most people in the developed world would admit to carrying some sort of handheld device, whe... ALEXIS DENISOF The white dogs with black spots were the worst. It wasn't so much their aggression; other dogs were ... ANDRé ALEXIS Our efforts are to promote a healthy lifestyle, and smoking and tobacco use are the leading cause of... ALEXIS WILLIAMS We are hoping to get more people to contribute money, so that we can do more things like this. ALEXIS WILLIAMS We think it would as big benefit to people who lost their whole home or part of their home. For peop... ALEXIS WILLIAMS It was fun, especially at the end when we got all down and dirty. Now I'm ready to go take a bath. ALEXIS WILLIAMS I've been just waiting, waiting, waiting. We couldn't wait until state after last year, because we k... ALEXIS WILLIAMS It's really hard. Not having someone that you do absolutely everything with everyday - there's not r... ALEXIS WAGGONER We have buttons now that have his picture and the phone number that you call in case you know anythi... ALEXIS WAGGONER It's very out of character for him. We're all very, very worried and we want to see him come home ..... ALEXIS WAGGONER I just want him to come home safe. I'm hoping that maybe he just was overwhelmed by things and maybe... ALEXIS WAGGONER