In Hinduism we have got an admirable foot-rule to measure every shastra and every rule of conduct, and that is truth. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers. — Man Ray Copy Share Image
Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
“I find it's perfectly acceptable and rather admirable to be moderately delusional.” — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
We all have a great deal of admirable qualities, and we all have some that could probably be improved upon. — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
The familiar material objects may not be all that is real, but they are admirable examples. — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
God may rationally be supposed to have framed so great and admirable an automaton as the world for special ends and purposes. — Robert Boyle Copy Share Image
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
Often it seems that there are writers who are their best selves on the page. That Seamus Heaney was as genuine and… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
Humor is one of the elements of genius--admirable as an adjunct; but as soon as it becomes dominant, only a surrogate for… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Dialect tempered with slang is an admirable medium of communication between persons who have nothing to say and persons who would not… — Thomas Bailey Aldrich Copy Share Image
Amid ancient lore the Word of God stands unique and pre-eminent. Wonderful in its construction, admirable in its adaptation, it contains truths… — Frances Harper Copy Share Image
There are different kinds of actors, and movie actors tend to be exceedingly precise and mechanical in a way that's really admirable… — Ana Gasteyer Copy Share Image
Tis an admirable thing to see how some people will labour to find out terms that may obscure a plain sense, like… — Dorothy Osborne Copy Share Image
In America, it's quite admirable if someone's done well or been successful at whatever it is. Whereas in Britain, they're not. They… — Aphex Twin Copy Share Image
It is an admirable skill to able to sweeten a refusal with civil words which atone for the favor which we are… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
When artists connect to a system because they want to make a living, it's their own choice. In fashion, designers don't have… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
I have already related to you great and admirable things; but, if you might be induced to adventure upon the hazard of… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Americans were people who wanted to leave every place better than they found it, to leave every man more of a man… — Stella Benson Copy Share Image
Suddenly Po shot into the courtyard from the north vestibule whooping. Katsa, seeing him, broke into a run and they tore at… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
The author brings to the table a healthy skepticism of the conventional wisdom, an admirable ability to separate fact from fancy, and… — Alan Abelson Copy Share Image
Many of the familiar little things that we use every day have typically evolved over a period of time to a state… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
You know, Qhuinn's an interesting character." Saxton reached out with an elegant hand and picked up his port. "He's one of my… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
I was always able to understand my friend who decided to quit smoking and who, through an effort of will, succeeded in… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
The man who is bigger than his job keeps cool. He does not lose his head, he refuses to become rattled, to… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
O admirable Mother of God! How many sins have I committed for which thou hast obtained pardon for me, and how many… — John Eudes Copy Share Image
As we grow older, we should learn that these are two quite different things. Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
This goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory, this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Is it stupidity or is it moral cowardice which leads men to continue professing a creed that makes self-sacrifice a cardinal principle,… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
I can honestly say that there are many forms of atheism that I find far more admirable than many forms of Christianity… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share Image
One of the things particularly admirable in the public utterances of President Lincoln is a certain tone of familiar dignity, which, while… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
