When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.
HERBERT SPENCER Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dor...
HERBERT SPENCER All socialism involves slavery. That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labours ...
HERBERT SPENCER Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love's ...
HERBERT SPENCER The Republican form of government is the highest form of government; but because of this it requires...
HERBERT SPENCER A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
HERBERT SPENCER The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
HERBERT SPENCER In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.
HERBERT SPENCER Time: that which man is always trying to kill, ends in killing him.
HERBERT SPENCER Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the ge...
HERBERT SPENCER A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment t...
HERBERT SPENCER The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action
HERBERT SPENCER A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
HERBERT SPENCER The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is -- a change from an indefinite, incoherent homoge...
HERBERT SPENCER Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.
HERBERT SPENCER Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.
HERBERT SPENCER There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments an...
HERBERT SPENCER When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has, the greater will be his confusion.
HERBERT SPENCER Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host.
HERBERT SPENCER No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no...
HERBERT SPENCER Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
HERBERT SPENCER The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogen...
HERBERT SPENCER The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
HERBERT SPENCER The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical mora...
HERBERT SPENCER Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexp...
HERBERT SPENCER What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
HERBERT SPENCER Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent he...
HERBERT SPENCER Music must rank as the highest of the arts -- more than any other, it ministers to human welfare.
HERBERT SPENCER Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.
HERBERT SPENCER This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that whic...
HERBERT SPENCER Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent h...
HERBERT SPENCER We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
HERBERT SPENCER The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
HERBERT SPENCER A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance
HERBERT SPENCER There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments an...
HERBERT SPENCER The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
HERBERT SPENCER Science is organized knowledge.
HERBERT SPENCER Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
HERBERT SPENCER Education has for its object the formation of character.
HERBERT SPENCER How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
HERBERT SPENCER It was remarked to me by the late Mr. Charles Roupell . . . that to play billiards well was a sign o...
HERBERT SPENCER A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
HERBERT SPENCER Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, minist...
HERBERT SPENCER Education has for its object the formation of character
HERBERT SPENCER The Survival of the Fittest
HERBERT SPENCER A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind
HERBERT SPENCER of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
HERBERT SPENCER No one can be perfectly free till all are free.
HERBERT SPENCER The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the ...
HERBERT SPENCER Or it needs only to look back over past centuries and the iniquities alike of populace, nobles, king...
HERBERT SPENCER The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires...
HERBERT SPENCER Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom
HERBERT SPENCER An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is o...
HERBERT SPENCER The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relation...
HERBERT SPENCER Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
HERBERT SPENCER The survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which ...
HERBERT SPENCER Who indeed, after pulling off the coloured glasses of prejudice and thrusting out of sight his pet p...
HERBERT SPENCER Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
HERBERT SPENCER Marriage: A word which should be pronounced 'mirage'.
HERBERT SPENCER In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.
HERBERT SPENCER The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires...
HERBERT SPENCER We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced
HERBERT SPENCER Government is essentially immoral.
HERBERT SPENCER Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance
HERBERT SPENCER All socialism involves slavery
HERBERT SPENCER Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious
HERBERT SPENCER Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations
HERBERT SPENCER When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.
HERBERT SPENCER No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no...
HERBERT SPENCER There is one principle that can keep a man in everlasting ignorance. That is contempt prior to inves...
HERBERT SPENCER We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.
HERBERT SPENCER Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of ...
HERBERT SPENCER Evolution is an integration of matter and concomitant dissipation of motion during which the matter ...
HERBERT SPENCER Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever spending....
HERBERT SPENCER All socialism involves slavery.
HERBERT SPENCER Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect
HERBERT SPENCER People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.
HERBERT SPENCER The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the ...
HERBERT SPENCER Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.
HERBERT SPENCER Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, minist...
HERBERT SPENCER Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";
HERBERT SPENCER Immigration in America is a highly polarized issue and there are passionate views on both sides.
SPENCER BACHUS Progress requires setbacks; the only sure way to avoid failure is not to try.
HENRY SPENCER You could give the best audition ever and not get the role or not get a callback because you just we...
LAURA SPENCER Auditioning is an entirely different part of what we do as actors.
LAURA SPENCER When you get to the point where you know the material so well and you know the character so well tha...
LAURA SPENCER I graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and I got the opportunity to take some on-camera classe...
LAURA SPENCER If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when ...
LARA SPENCER I try to be athletic.
LARA SPENCER After college, I went into the NBC Page Program. It's one of those great programs that allows ki...
LARA SPENCER Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances.
LARA SPENCER A mom has to be ready for anything.
LARA SPENCER If my daughter has a bad dream and wants to get into my bed, I'm a sucker for her sweet face and...
LARA SPENCER I love going to tag sales, to auctions.
LARA SPENCER I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it.
LARA SPENCER It's not a bargain if it has bedbugs.
LARA SPENCER I always recommend rewiring vintage lighting. It's not a bargain if your house burns down.
LARA SPENCER I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you...
LARA SPENCER Finding your style is like putting puzzle pieces together.
LARA SPENCER Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Weight issues, race issues will always be there and if you allow them to get to you and you allow th...
OCTAVIA SPENCER You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Mer...
OCTAVIA SPENCER I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who k...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Being a part of a large family is just like a little society: those who fight to the top of the heap...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Tough love is the hardest to give.
OCTAVIA SPENCER I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so ...
OCTAVIA SPENCER I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an a...
OCTAVIA SPENCER You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.
OCTAVIA SPENCER Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal.
OCTAVIA SPENCER Christian Louboutin, I love you, but honey, please! But when you have this much weight, you've g...
OCTAVIA SPENCER If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really ha...
OCTAVIA SPENCER I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people.
OCTAVIA SPENCER The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
OCTAVIA SPENCER If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, ...
OCTAVIA SPENCER If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to an...
OCTAVIA SPENCER I think that young women and little girls need to see that they don't have to be the damsel in d...
OCTAVIA SPENCER As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you shoul...
OCTAVIA SPENCER I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever...
OCTAVIA SPENCER We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places.
OCTAVIA SPENCER You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and ...
OCTAVIA SPENCER To be silent is to be passive.
OCTAVIA SPENCER I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multic...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard.
ANNE SPENCER Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.
SPENCER TRACY We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.
BALDWIN SPENCER 2005 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly t...
BALDWIN SPENCER Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the...
BALDWIN SPENCER It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of c...
BALDWIN SPENCER There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground.
BALDWIN SPENCER I was constantly being around artists and Bohemian types.
SPENCER DRYDEN It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods;
To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip,
Or st...
ANNE SPENCER Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
SPENCER JOHNSON There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.
SPENCER TRACY Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.
HENRY SPENCER We're thinking about upgrading from SunOS 4.1.1 to SunOS 3.5.
HENRY SPENCER If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples ...
SPENCER SILVER Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
SPENCER JOHNSON Scholars and historians have dubbed the last 100 years the American Century, and I think there can b...
SPENCER ABRAHAM However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best hi...
SPENCER BACHUS Shockingly, a University of Pennsylvania study says the number of young people addicted to gambling ...
SPENCER BACHUS The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.
OCTAVIA SPENCER I've been learning how to shoot a gun and properly handcuff people so that on the day I need to ...
SPENCER GRAMMER You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Unless you paddle for the wave, you'll never know if you could catch it. But once you do... Ride...
ABIGAIL SPENCER I love everything from country to alternative to Blink-182 and '90s music to Dave Matthews.
SPENCER BOLDMAN Sometimes people wonder why aeroplanes are so cheap and rockets are so expensive. Even the most supe...
HENRY SPENCER The research rat of the future allows experimentation without manipulation of the real world. This i...
JOHN SPENCER When I was ten, I loved movies like 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'Roman Holiday.' When I wat...
SPENCER BOLDMAN I was taking myself very seriously when I was going through life changes. And I realized that I need...
SPENCER JOHNSON Netflix has such a knack for giving a new life to those B-movies that you thought and hoped no one w...
SPENCER GRAMMER I remember hearing stories from my mother and father about their parents and grandparents when they ...
CHASKE SPENCER The reality is that there are so few roles out there for women and for women of color, and I'm a...
OCTAVIA SPENCER 'Greek' is basically a show about sororities and fraternities. It follows Casey Cartwright, ...
SPENCER GRAMMER My idea of success is not Oscars. Am I glad I have that little trinket? Yes, I am. But it depends on...
OCTAVIA SPENCER I always thought that sororities were just made up of cheerleaders from high school. And I kind of p...
SPENCER GRAMMER Liquid oxygen is one of the cheapest manufactured substances on Earth. In large quantities, it costs...
HENRY SPENCER I can be a goofball sometimes. I love having a good time and being carefree.
SPENCER BOLDMAN My dad has an incredible passion for living life, and he's really, really funny, so he definitel...
SPENCER GRAMMER The failure of woman to produce genius of the first rank in most of the supreme forms of human effor...
ANNA SPENCER A successful woman preacher was once asked "what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the mi...
ANNA SPENCER It is not alone the fact that women have generally had to spend most of their strength in caring for...
ANNA SPENCER The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may ...
ANNA SPENCER I think it's good to have him here because he has that intensity and attitude we need. We will all b...
ANTHONY SPENCER That's what coach Williams brings to this group: Intensity. He has that hard-nosed attitude.
ANTHONY SPENCER Coach Williams has been great for us because he is about intensity. Technique is another thing he st...
ANTHONY SPENCER Akron has a running game. It didn't seem that way because when they tried it early on we stopped it.
ANTHONY SPENCER Stop the run and make them pass. That is how we are operating on defense right now.
ANTHONY SPENCER Try to get some glory by taking it to the end zone.
ANTHONY SPENCER We're going to get to quarterbacks because they're the ones who fumble the most. We want to knock th...
ANTHONY SPENCER I don't know a whole lot of college graduates who are going to work a $10 temporary job. I know that...
ANNE SPENCER When you have Kelly girls and boys grading those things that will determine whether teachers' will g...
ANNE SPENCER Actually, we had negotiated for it years ago and the school board was ready to ratify it and the com...
ANNE SPENCER I really have no idea why it would take seven weeks to give teachers the pay that they are due. I wo...
ANNE SPENCER Let me learn now where Beauty is;/ I was born to know her mysteries . . .
ANNE SPENCER Is any prophet come to teach a new thing/ Now in a more apt time?
ANNE SPENCER I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.
ANNE SPENCER One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
ANNE SPENCER Believe it or not, very little research has ever been funded to search for natural mechanisms of war...
ROY SPENCER Harvard Medical School, the University of South Florida and the American Psychiatric Association hav...
SPENCER BACHUS I love to read. I was in AP English in high school, and we were assigned books every few months. ...
SPENCER BOLDMAN There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't pl...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Today, the technology is there to give early and normally ample warning when a powerful tornado appr...
SPENCER BACHUS For generations, America has served as a beacon of hope and freedom for those outside her borders, a...
SPENCER BACHUS I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the t...
OCTAVIA SPENCER If you go far enough back, your genome connects you with bacteria, butterflies, and barracuda - the ...
SPENCER WELLS The elimination of the barbaric terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is good news for the world.
SPENCER BACHUS Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the ba...
ABIGAIL SPENCER I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to ...
OCTAVIA SPENCER By encouraging its citizens to violate our border, Mexico is pushing a tremendous welfare burden off...
SPENCER BACHUS I think the reason I love 'Antiques Roadshow' is that it is sort of like the lottery. There&...
LARA SPENCER 'Antiques Roadshow' is my favorite show. Every Monday night I have one hour of appointment t...
LARA SPENCER For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true ...
SPENCER BACHUS Most illegals are without health insurance, and when these workers need emergency healthcare, the Am...
SPENCER BACHUS The statement that I made and that I think I will continue to make is that racism and bigotry isn...
OCTAVIA SPENCER As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we c...
OCTAVIA SPENCER It turns out that every person alive today can trace his or her ancestry back to Africa. Everyone...
SPENCER WELLS City Year resonated with me because when I grew up, we were poor - and an education is a way out of ...
OCTAVIA SPENCER Whether solid rockets are more or less likely to fail than liquid-fuel rockets is debatable. More se...
HENRY SPENCER They asked Jackson's to prepare food and to serve it to us in our loft. They filmed them bringing th...
BRIAN SPENCER Our plan is to set up a house and give a family a place to stay that may have no extended family or ...
BRIAN SPENCER