All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or… — George Mason Copy Share Image
PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] "reading character" in the wrinkles [of] the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There is a certain imperiousness, in the manner of speaking and in actions, which makes itself felt everywhere, and soon wins attention… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
The mere leader of fashion has no genuine claim to supremacy; at least, no abiding assurance of it. He has embroidered his… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital from static to more dynamic situations,… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
But a little milk, butter and cheese are acceptable because no harm is done in obtaining them. — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
[I]t is difficult to picture the great Creator conceiving of a program of one creature (which He has made) using another living… — Adlai Stevenson I Copy Share Image
The way to secure success is to be more anxious about obtaining than about deserving it. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
... A power of obtaining veracity in the representation of material and tangible things, which, within certain limits and conditions, is unimpeachable,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
It is especially imperative for Congress to exercise careful judgment in this area, because of the difficulty under existing laws, in obtaining… — John Shattuck Copy Share Image
The severity of penalties is only a vain resource, invented by little minds in order to substitute terror for that respect which… — Henri Rousseau Copy Share Image
Conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest,… — Luther Burbank Copy Share Image
[A]ll power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for… — James Madison Copy Share Image
One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
If desire causes suffering, it may be because we do not desire wisely, or that we are inexpert at obtaining what we… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
We know that a statement proved to be good must be oorrect. New thoughts are constantly obtaining the floor. These two theories… — Mary Baker Eddy Copy Share Image
I support a total ban on handgun ownership for anyone under eighteen. Uzis should be absolutely banned from entering this country. Automatic… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share Image
One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the… — Antoine Lavoisier Copy Share Image
Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell, and also making… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Women deluded by these sentiments, sometimes boast of their weakness, cunningly obtaining power by playing on the weakness of men; and they… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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