Where I'm from we don't trust paper. Wealth is what's here on the premises. If I open a cupboard and see, say,… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
A sane man often reasons from sound premises; an insane man commonly reasons as well, but the premises are unsound. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Those who have a why to live for can bear almost any how. The necessary premise is that a person is somehow… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
Contemporary Christianity, diverse and complex as we find it, actually may show more unanimity than the Christian churches of the first and… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
A real woman understands that man was created to be the initiator, and she operates on that premise. This is primarily a… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
But I suspect that all writers come up with premises of some kind, fragments of narrative or scenarios, in the course of… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
The core of racism is the notion that the individual is meaningless and that membership in the collective - the race -… — Peter Schwartz Copy Share Image
Even in dialogue, your own style rules your selection. Do not give yourself a blank check of this kind: 'I'll merely reproduce… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
An unstated but crucial premise is that the "responsible men" achieve that exalted status by their service to authentic power, a fact… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Much of the philosophy of religious education has been based upon a false premise, and perhaps many have missed the essence of… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
I think it serves the purpose of the film if the premise is that you're unsure of me because you've only ever… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
One of the fundamental premises of this Bible is that the gospel changes everything. If this is true, how does the gospel… — David Kim Copy Share Image
I believe the time has come to acknowledge that the practice of routine circumcision rests on the absurd premise that the only… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
A basic is an introduction. A fundamental is a foundation. A fundamental is a premise, idea, or fact that an entire system… — Marc MacYoung Copy Share Image
The fundamental premise of liberalism is the moral incapacity of the American people. — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
The present non-aristotelian system is based on fundamental negative premises; namely, the complete denial of 'identity.' — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
There's always a moment in any stand-up show I do where people are booing. They kinda boo a premise. And then I… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
The invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most powerful… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Typically, when you're with your friends, premises are coming up left and right. But when you're on stage, you must create the… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
The church generation in which Jesus returns will actively participate in this revolution. ... My premise: Many people alive today will see… — Mike Bickle Copy Share Image
The central premise of this book is that the Western psychological notion of what it means to have a self is flawed. — Mark Epstein Copy Share Image
If you want to save capitalism there is only one type of argument that you should adopt, the only one that has… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
