As time goes on, I realize more and more that, beginning in the early 30's, David Smith began setting the precedent for… — Kenneth Noland Copy Share Image
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew. — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
The value of a decision as a precedent is very much enhanced by the care with which it has been considered, and… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
He that doth righteousness; that is, righteousness which the gospel calleth so, is righteous; that is, precedent to, or before he doth… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of… — George Washington Copy Share Image
What a glorious night. Every face I see is a memory. It may not be a perfectly perfect memory. Sometimes we had… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
If there's any object in human experience that's a precedent for what a computer should be like, it's a musical instrument: a… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
During the nineteenth century, the rapid emergence and proliferation of new manufacturing methods and building technologies led to the establishment of polytechnic… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
Google is in an amazing position to be the target of tons of lawsuits that will set precedent for many important things… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
If settled means that it cant be re-examined, thats one thing. If settled means that it is a precedent that is entitled… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
We can't say that when x happens we get a mass extinction. To the extent we understand mass extinction, one has been… — Elizabeth Kolbert Copy Share Image
To support its conclusion that 'this is a religious people... this is a Christian nation,' the Court paraded a veritable litany of… — David Barton Copy Share Image
I think didactic art is boring. I mean, I love it in terms of, like, some of the historical precedents that I've… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
My last album as J. Tillman, 'Singing Ax,' that was really a premeditated death rattle of the aesthetic precedent I had set.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop trying’?” “It… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr Copy Share Image
I will look, your Honor, and endeavor to find a precedent, if you require it; though it would seem to be a… — Rufus Choate Copy Share Image
I'm not the first Christian to have a fruity past. I hesitate to compare myself to St Augustine or St Paul, but… — Richard Coles Copy Share Image
There is no precedent in any modern White House for what is going on in this one: a complete lack of a… — John DiIulio Copy Share Image
With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take more precedent and really with my own… — Graham Coxon Copy Share Image
I think that presidents don't give up power that has accrued to them by the precedent of previous presidents. Even when they… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
