- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Callous Quotes
On the line between cold logic and cruelty.
One quote wrestles with how uncomfortable it feels to call something callous even when the underlying point is statistically true, using Magic Johnson's diagnosis as the example.
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- Defensive
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- Nov 07, 2020
It appears the Kochs are among the most defensive billionaires, preferring the comfy confines of their callous and intellectually dishonest world view.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although it may seem callous to say so, millions of Americans are lucky that Magic Johnson was infected with H.I.V. There is no way of calculating how many lives he has saved. No advertising agency could have invented a better, or more effective, role model.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that in the battle of ideas, Republican politicians are at a distinct disadvantage. Their fundamental philosophy - which I characterize as survival of the fittest, richest and whitest - is too callous for most Americans.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the mistake lots of people make when it comes to a psychopath is that they completely write off their actions as cruel, callous and completely calculated, but actually, the truth is that they have interests and reasons behind their actions.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who doesn't love 'Frogger?' It draws its power from our shared memories of powerlessness. Wherever we are now, at one time or another we have all felt the poor frog's anxiety in the face of the world's intransigence, its blind and callous disregard for our happiness or well-being.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is too much disagreement for disagreement's sake. In a time of persistent challenges that still call into question our most sacred aspirations as a country, we cannot afford shallow callous divisiveness in our public debate.
- Comparatively
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- Nov 07, 2020