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The people who believe themselves to be on the left, and who defend the agents of Islam in the name of tolerance and culture, are being rightwing. Not just rightwing. Extreme rightwing. I don't understand how you can be so upset about the Christian right and just ignore the Islamic right. I'm talking about equality. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

You Culture People Equality Islam Tolerance Believe Christian Extreme About Name Talking Islamic Understand How Left Just Being Upset Themselves Agents Ignore Who Right Christian Right Defend

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue. Baruch Spinoza

First Endeavor Virtue Only Understand Basis

We feel and know that we are eternal. Baruch Spinoza

Feel Know Eternal

Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts. Baruch Spinoza

Freedom Science Progress Liberal Liberal Arts Absolutely Arts Necessary

I don't believe in an eye for an eye. I believe in two eyes for an eye. Bas Rutten

Eyes Believe Eye Eye For An Eye Two

No one respects a talent that is concealed. Desiderius Erasmus

Respects No-One Concealed Talent

To know nothing is the happiest life. Desiderius Erasmus

Life Nothing Know Happiest

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? Desiderius Erasmus

You Think Philosopher Those Emerged Shadows Objects Only Sees Various Marvel Miss Between Know Content Real Provided Cave Difference Who Plato Things Images

When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll. Eddie Van Halen

Today Simplicity Path Down Out Van Van Halen Halen Liked Rock Always Rock And Roll Fame Roll Just Even Played Started

I don't feel a day older when it comes to my approach to music or what gets me off than when I was a teenager. I've always been into different kinds of stuff and when I play I like to play loud. I like my arm hairs to move and I like my body to vibrate 'cause I like the feel of it; I'm still a teenager at heart. Eddie Van Halen

Music Day Me Heart Cause Different Kinds Older Teenager Approach Kinds Feel Hairs Stuff Arm Like Always Still Been Off Loud Than Gets Move Vibrate Different Body Play

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. Edsger Dijkstra

Think More Computer Computers Question Submarine Than Whether Interesting Swim

The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges. Edsger Dijkstra

Challenges World Something Could Simplified Source Rewarding Suspicion Richest Lurking

With the 'Silly Boy' track, I mean, people knew about it, but it wasn't really like, 'oh that's Eva Simons.' But when 'Take Over Control' came out, that's when people started to get interested in me personally, which is great because it was something I really believed in. Eva Simons

Great Me People Control Out Silly About Something Take Knew Over Like Track Because Boy Came Get Oh Which Interested Mean Mean People Personally Really Eva Believed Started

The only way to do is just to go for it, otherwise it ends up looking phoney. Famke Janssen

Looking Otherwise Way Phoney Only Go Go For It Up Just Ends

Human morality is unthinkable without empathy. Frans de Waal

Morality Empathy Unthinkable Without Human

The term 'alpha female' originated in my field of animal behavior, but has acquired new meaning. It refers to women who are in charge, for example, by flirting and dating on their own terms. It is also used maliciously for a loud-mouthed, controlling woman who has no patience with deviating opinions. Frans de Waal

Patience Woman Animal Women Behavior Example Own Controlling Field Charge Dating Term New For Example Alpha Terms Also Female Opinions Meaning Acquired Used Who Flirting Originated

The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice. Frans de Waal

Justice Compassion Sense Morality Pillars Human

The agreement to acquire Volcano significantly advances our strategy to become the leading systems integrator in image-guided therapies. Frans van Houten

Become Strategy Our Systems Volcano Advances Leading Acquire Agreement

The global healthcare industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, providing significant opportunities for Philips to deliver more integrated solutions across the continuum of care - from prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to monitoring and aftercare. Frans van Houten

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