Raises Quotes · Page 12

“This raises Drummond three pegs in my book, giving him a total of three pegs.”

— Kelly St. Clare

Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.

— Ludwig van Beethoven

I'll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums.

— Brandy Norwood

There's something in life that's a curtain, and I keep trying to raise it.

— Maxine Hong Kingston

I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.

— Andrew Lau

I'd just as soon stay home and raise babies

— June Allyson

The need to raise itself above humanity is humanity's main characteristic.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways.

— Anonymous

To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is more valuable than to fix bolts in…

— Marilyn French

When will it no longer be necessary to attach special weight to the word 'woman' and raise it specially?

— Ding Ling

When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you…

— Leonard Cohen

Religion is consciousness-raising. It raises you higher than the problem, it gives you a bird's-eye view.

— Rajneesh

Movies work, in my opinion, on the best level when they're more enigmatic, when we don't say it's this or that and…

— Nicolas Cage

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

— Robert Quillen

I have seen landscapes . . . which, under a particular light, make me feel that at any moment a giant might…

— C. S. Lewis

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor.

— George Bernard Shaw

You should never feel lonely, neglected, fearful, or defeated when you remember that there are the shining ones. They are watching with…

— Flower A. Newhouse

We could have lost faith and just let this battle with cancer get the best of us, or I could give my…

— Devon Still

I don't know the facts surrounding Andrew Jarecki's work. I think it's a triumph of television. But it does raise troubling issues…

— Joe Berlinger

Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently…

— Elizabeth Debold

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then…

— Benjamin Franklin

When a nation uses their improperly gained or intelligence-wise gained information to take policy positions that impact another nation's democracy or their…

— Jeff Sessions

A time-tested political tactic guaranteed to raise a president's popularity rating by at least 30 points. It is especially useful during election…

— Chaz Bufe

I made it to the childbearing phase without TV dependence, then looked around and thought, Well gee, why start now? Why get…

— Barbara Kingsolver

The most interesting acquaintanceship I have struck up here is that of Colonel Lapinski. He is without doubt the cleverest Pole --…

— Karl Marx

The second effort was spreading the word among the people, first, in a bid to raise their morale, and second to instil…

— Hassan Nasrallah

Women’s magazines will often ask me things like, 'All right, I need six five-minute happiness strategies.' And I say, well, there aren’t…

— Sonja Lyubomirsky

If this thing's hushed up it'll be a simple denial to Jem of the way I've tried to raise him. Sometimes I…

— Harper Lee

Where are now the warriors of the world of the spirit? Where are those who raise their voices for truth, who lead…

— Lu Xun

The practice of medicine will be very much as you make it - to one a worry, a care, a perpetual annoyance;…

— William Osler

I'm working with wind, solar, and biofuels companies as well as with organizations like ACORE [American Council On Renewable Energy], Growth Energy,…

— Wesley K. Wark

A good many causes tend to make good masters and mistresses quite as rare as good servants… The large and rapid fortunes…

— Fanny Kemble

Make a true estimate of your own ability, then raise it ten per cent.

— Norman Vincent Peale

I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.

— Ann Romney

Equity capital is expensive. Every time you do a raise, you dilute.

— Fred Wilson

If it is a small rate raises, [there will be] no impact.

— Jamie Dimon

“At least you understand me.” He raises an eyebrow again. “Sometimes.”

— Marie Lu

We must raise and train an army of fighters for freedom.

— Anonymous

[On Alfred Hitchcock:] Hitch is a gentleman farmer who raises goose flesh.

— Ingrid Bergman

Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture.

— Baltasar Gracian