My nature is to compromise and get things done for the state.
— N. Chandrababu Naidu
The great fact of individual difference and variability (that is, inequality) is evident from the long record of human experience: hence, the general recognition of the antihuman nature of a world of coerced uniformity.
— Murray Rothbard
Among intellectuals who consider themselves 'scientific,' the phrase 'the nature of man' is apt to have the effect of a red flag on a bull.
For me, the study of these laws is inseparable from a love of Nature in all its manifestations.
— Murray Gell-Mann
The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time.
— Muhammad Iqbal
I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon.
At Baptism, I received grace - that quality that makes me share in the very nature of God.
— Mother Angelica
Both state and church have as their object actions as well as convictions, the former insofar as they are based on the relations between man and nature, the latter insofar as they are based on the relations between nature and God.
— Moses Mendelssohn
I am always more interested in people than plants. Nature doesn't make gardens, people make gardens. And the story of a garden is always the story of a person.
— Monty Don
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
— Montesquieu
President George W. Bush's aggressive war on Islamic terrorism produced a 100 percent perfect track record of keeping the United States safe from another attack. The result has been increased security for the American people, who, in turn, have become complacent about the true nature of the threat.
— Monica Crowley
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
— Moliere
I think the most effective forms of critique are ones that establish a common ground for people to occupy, and then appeal to the best nature of people on that common ground.
— Mohsin Hamid
Digitization has altered the nature of the film industry. Social media, especially, has become a decisive factor in determining a film's box office success.
— Mohanlal
It's always good to be under pressure. That's when you perform the best. At least, I do. It's in my nature.
— Mohammad Azharuddin
A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.
— Mo Yan
For American foreign aid to become more effective, it must embrace the power of partnerships, access the transformative nature of free enterprise, and leverage the abundant resources that can come from the private sector.
— Mitt Romney
I think one of the most important directions to be pursued in the 'sciences of human action' is to develop a natural-law ethics based on nature rather than, or at least to supplement, ethics based on theological revelation.
It is human nature that when you see something work well, you do more of it. If, in its ceaseless quest for revenue, government sees a seemingly harmless method of raising funds without causing much inflation, it will grab on to it.
In order to continue in office, any government (not simply a 'democratic' government) must have the support of the majority of its subjects. This support, it must be noted, need not be active enthusiasm; it may well be passive resignation as if to an inevitable law of nature.
I'm a real nature lover, so whenever possible, I like to get to the beach or get to a forest or get somewhere there's fresh air. Apart from that, I'm a film addict and a DVD freak.
— Murray Bartlett
The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer.
Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
— MS Dhoni
No man can see God in this life and live because His glory would annihilate our poor, weak human nature.
Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans.
— Mortimer Zuckerman
The only line that's wrong in Shakespeare is 'holding a mirror up to nature.' You hold a magnifying glass up to nature. As an actor you just enlarge it enough so that your audience can identify with the situation. If it were a mirror, we would have no art.
— Montgomery Clift
I'm lively and gay by nature.
— Monica Vitti
I am an agnostic, even though I respect and am interested in all religions. If there's something I believe in, it's a mysterious energy; the one that fills the oceans during tides, the one that unites nature and beings.
— Monica Bellucci
I'm pro-human. And I think recognizing the human nature of migration is very important.
I am a strong believer in the intertwined nature of the personal and the political; I think they move together.
I know about technology, about research, scientific applications, culture, civilization, differences between nations of the world, the nature of history.
— Mohammed Morsi
I am an Egyptian Muslim, educated in Cairo and New York, and now living in Vienna. My wife and I have spent half our lives in the North, half in the South. And we have experienced first hand the unique nature of the human family and the common values we all share.
— Mohamed ElBaradei
The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.
— Mo Udall
Ponzi and all of his successors tap into a fundamental part of human nature. One part of our brain tells us this is too good to be true. The other side tells us this is too good to miss. The key to any con is getting a mark to tip to the too-good-to-miss side.
— Mitchell Zuckoff
Nature is simply the environment on earth in which man finds himself, and to treat it as a separate being in the image of man is sheer nonsense.
The fact that natural-law theorists derive from the very nature of man a fixed structure of law independent of time and place, or of habit or authority or group norms, makes that law a mighty force for radical change.
A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
— Murray Kempton
Boys are quite often whimsical. Whereas girls are modest by nature and know their responsibilities very well. Their weapons are service, sacrifice, and love, by which they conquer over the males.
— Munshi Premchand
It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
— Mother Teresa
I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature.
None of us is guaranteed against failure or corruption of any kind; witness what's going on in the world in this moment, the follies of human nature and the failures of human nature.
— Morris West
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.
Little white lies are part of everyday life. If you're in court being charged with a felony, you're probably going to be tempted to lie. Or if your girlfriend asks you if the sweater she is wearing makes her look fat; you're going to lie because you love that person. There are different reasons and justifications to lie; it's human nature.
— Monica Raymund
Envy is human nature.
There's a real, brutal nature to the capitalism practiced by the main character in 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.' And I think playing dirty is certainly part of that.
The whole basis of conserving is not about nature - it is about people. If we don't look after the people surrounding the place, and if they don't have the value of preserving it in their pockets, then they are not going to preserve it.
— Mohit Chauhan
I like being to the point. It is not my nature to talk too much or indulge in loose talk. I like being brief, and beyond a certain point, I have nothing to say.
I remember New York in the '80s as a place with vacant lots that would eventually give over to nature. Weeds would grow up, squirrels would move in. That entropy is gone now. It's too expensive to let a vacant lot go natural.
— Moby
Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation.
