#claim

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. ↗

— Georg Simmel

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There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers. ↗

— Simon Sinek

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There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game. ↗

— Delia Smith

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I think one of the things we've got to look out for is human beings claiming that they know how God operates. ↗

— John Shelby Spong

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There is no struggle, rift, fight between those who claim the banner of the tea party and those who are in the Republican Party. We work together. ↗

— Michael Steele

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I think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than the one you create for them. ↗

— Sting

#arena #claim #create #enter #i

I'm a total Republican, but I've never claimed to be a Christian-right conservative. They're a large but dwindling part of the Party. ↗

— Roger Stone

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I met a congressman who claimed that he could introduce me to two people who saw Amelia Earhart. ↗

— Jim Sullivan

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Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and has fears about persons and things; the psychotic has convictions and makes claims about them. In short, the neurotic has problems, the psychotic has solutions. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

#certainty #claims #convictions #doubt #fears

I've reached the age of self-knowledge, so I don't know anything. People who claim that they know something are responsible for most of the fuss in the world. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

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