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The sad and poignant thing for Johnson, however, was not his anti-intellectualism in itself but his need to be accepted by the very people he scorned. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

This thing, what is it in itself, in its own constitution? What is its substance and material? — Marcus Aurelius

the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer. Stick it somewhere and let it tantrum until it wears itself out. — Amy Poehler

Writing is a form of talking, although writing is such an odd thing in and of itself. People go about it in such different ways. — Errol Morris

Clouds of flavors and savors float around the thing-in-itself. — Mason Cooley

Because appearance remains appearance and does not become thing in itself. — Arthur Schopenhauer

For one thing, to predict the advent of big business was considering the conditions of Marx's day an achievement in itself. — Joseph A. Schumpeter

When each thing is unique in itself, there can be no comparison made ... There is only this strange recognition of present otherness. — D.H. Lawrence

Technological change can become 'fetishized' as a 'thing in itself', as an exogenous guiding force in the history of capitalism. — David Harvey

The one thing with 3D presentations is I think that 3D itself, whether it's 24 or 48, is at a very interesting point in time. — Peter Jackson

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself. — Wallace Stevens

I have next to no interest in makeup as a thing in and of itself, and nothing stresses me out like Sephora's salespeople. — Andrea Seigel

The most important thing in fighting was shooting, next the various tactics in coming into a fight and last of all flying ability itself. — Billy Bishop

In and of itself, keeping the country safe for business is not a bad thing. — Peter Schuyler

If you still have to talk about Ultimate Reality See how it manifests itself nakedly in Every thing! — Frederick Franck

Aberystwyth (n.)
A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for. — Douglas Adams

There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself. — John Muir

Every living thing is both a whole system in and of itself as well as an essential part of other systems. — Meredith L. Young-Sowers

The key thing about wealth in a capitalist economy is that it reproduces itself and usually earns a positive net return. — Robert Solow

The Republican Party may be forever reconstituted and changed, which may not be a bad thing either, in and of itself. — Rush Limbaugh

We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides. — Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It's not the thing in itself; it's preparatory to the activity — Barney Kessel

History is, of course, a made thing. It does not exist by itself in anything like a recognizable form. — Jay Parini

A thing which is of no moment itself may be made of importance in the way of competition. — James Fenimore Cooper

The only thing we can really count on in this uncertain world is human unreliability itself. — Garrett Hardin

Poetry is what I've done my whole life. And every important thing in my life had found itself into poems. — Donald Hall

Failure in and of itself is not a bad thing. But failing to learn from it is inexcusable. — Alison Levine

Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself - a thing sacred in its institutions and ends. — William Penn

Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. — Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

Rightly it is said of utter, utter misery, that it 'cannot be remembered'; itself, being a rememberable thing, is swallowed up in its own chaos. — Thomas De Quincey

Yet now leaning here, till the gate prints my arm, I feel the weight that has formed itself in my side. Something has formed ... some hard thing. — Virginia Woolf

Happiness ain't a thing in itself - it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. — Mark Twain

For any particular thing, ask: What is it in itself? What is its nature? — Marcus Aurelius

As far as career goes, make sure you're in it for the right reasons - and make sure that the work itself is the most important thing. — Clive Owen

It was the sweetest, kindest, most selfless thing anyone has done for me in a long time and that in and of itself scared the shit out of me. — Sawyer Bennett

I don't think focus is in itself ever a bad thing. But focus of the wrong kind, or managed poorly, can be. — Daniel Goleman

Is not life in itself a thing of goodness, irrespective of whether the course it takes for us can be called a 'happy' one? — Thomas Mann

Sexual desire, without Eros, wants it, the thing in itself; Eros wants the Beloved. — C.S. Lewis

The beauty of the day is the only thing that doesn't fade in time. Day after day, such beauty revives itself. — Gregory Maguire

Truth is the one thing in nature always consistent with itself, and it is the one guide given to us in steering on the ocean of fate. — Arthur Alfred Lynch

It's a wonderful thing to know that there is something to know there is something greater than I am, and that is God itself. — Maya Angelou

Anger, in and of itself, is a good thing, within reason, but it will be your greatest enemy if you don't learn to control it! — Ali Vali

Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down. — Charles Simeon

The photo is a thing in itself. And that's what still photography is all about. — Garry Winogrand

I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants. — David Bowie

Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself. — Charles Baxter

The greatest thing to be achieved in advertising, in my opinion, is believability, and nothing is more believable than the product itself. — Leo Burnett

The thing that impressed itself most on me in Holland was the thoroughness of the agriculture and the excellence of the Holstein cattle. I — Booker T. Washington

We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates. — Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

The Orb is not of itself evil. Evil is a thing that lies only in the hearts and minds of men
and of Gods, also.
Aldur — David Eddings

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone. — Baruch Spinoza

The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet? — Edwin Markham

Performing is a thing in itself, a distinct skill, different from making recordings. And for those who can do it, it's a way to make a living. — David Byrne

The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life. — Eleanor Roosevelt

It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: Is it true in and for itself? — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

There is no such thing as an "atrocity" in warfare that is greater than the atrocity of warfare itself. — Sydney J. Harris

In every tool we create, an idea is embedded that goes beyond the function of the thing itself. — Neil Postman

Truth is the most powerful thing in the world, since even fiction itself must be governed by it, and can only please by its resemblance. — Anthony Ashley Cooper

Never develop any mysticism, about love; for love itself is a mystic thing that puts you in a mystic situation. — Auliq Ice

With too much pride a man cannot learn a thing. In and of itself, learning teaches you how foolish you are. — Criss Jami

Simplicity is a thing beautiful in itself, like clear light. — Julia McNair Wright

The heel is engineering in itself. This little thing that supports the human weight has to have a precise balance. — Christian Louboutin

Everyone wants to put people on, I think. And get away with it! That's the thing: put people on and get away with it! That's a science in itself. — Dizzy Gillespie

It's a fallacy to believe that age in itself brings wisdom, but one thing it infallibly brings is experience. — Gillian Linscott

A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth,
The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earth — Thiruvalluvar

The coffins are really for us. The organization surpasses itself in that kind of thing. — Erich Maria Remarque

You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a tremendous thing." - E. B. White — Ann Brashares

A beautiful print is a thing in itself, not just a halfway house on the way to the page. — Irving Penn

The word happiness exists in every language; it is plausible the thing itself exists. — Jorge Luis Borges