Paley
Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
William, 1743–1805, English theologian, philosopher, and clergyman.
William S., 1901–1991, U.S. broadcasting executive.
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“While a comprehensive, independent review of the Trevor Project is being conducted, the board of directors elected to make a change in leadership,” it says, while making no specific mention that it dismissed Paley.
Trevor Project CEO removed following ‘workplace well-being’ concerns | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | November 8, 2022 | Washington BladeWithin hours, Paley approached the start-up business that was building them.
Shared scooters aren’t always where you need them. A U-Md. researcher has a plan for that. | Michael Laris | July 29, 2021 | Washington PostIn addition to directing the Maryland Robotics Center and working on artificial intelligence for the Army, Paley has recruited students to build self-driving scooters.
Shared scooters aren’t always where you need them. A U-Md. researcher has a plan for that. | Michael Laris | July 29, 2021 | Washington PostAccording to Paley, the majority of the buildings Cunningham captured could have easily not survived the 20th century.
Paley goes on to compare the watch to an eye, arguing that if a watch implies a watchmaker, then an eye implies an eye-maker.
Grace Paley wrote, “Characters deserve the open destiny of life.”
The legendary William Paley owned only about 10% of the stock of CBS.
Who, in this respect, made him a greater light and a clearer expounder than the Christian Paley?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThe Pulpit is a memorial of Archdeacon Paley, who is buried close at hand in the north choir aisle.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyI would rather be myself, than Paley, our neighbor in chambers: who has as much enjoyment of his life as a mole.
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 | William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Paley in 1766, when he was but twenty-three years old, was elected a fellow, and remained in Cambridge ten years.
Milton's England | Lucia Ames MeadHere I 'pitch my foot against'—as Paley says in his famous watch-argument—a quotation.
British Dictionary definitions for Paley
/ (ˈpeɪlɪ) /
William. 1743–1805, English theologian and utilitarian philosopher. His chief works are The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785), Horae Paulinae (1790), A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), and Natural Theology (1802)
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