Let us never stop being vigilant about the Oys which face us. But let us never turn them into our raison d'etre.… — Deborah Lipstadt Copy Share Image
“Of course the crank religions wouldn't like it, in view of the fact that their raison d'etre was based on misery, indefinitely… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'être only as a preparation for an action and a meaning solely in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Eliza's constant harping didn't even get to Martha, although it sometimes seemed that Eliza's raison d'etre was to urinate on Martha's parade.” — Adele Parks Copy Share Image
Despite its self-regard, and much like a society of devout followers, the art world relies on consensus as heavily as it depends… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
Education in our family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre ... In this family of accomplished scholars, I was… — Steven Chu Copy Share Image
My idea of philosophy is that if it is not relevant to human problems, if it does not tell us how we… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre. — Steven Chu Copy Share Image
Gambling is the very embodiment of greed. Greed is its raison d'etre. — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
“Each alter personality had a common goal and raison d'etre, namely my survival. They didn't all realize that though, and so were… — Carolyn Bramhall Copy Share Image
I want to get to a point where we can have guys like me in a film and I'm just there. Where… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
The less subsidy we have, the more the 'producers' take over, and the 'bottom line' becomes the raison d'etre. That's quite an… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I come from a long line of very strong, tough women. We stick to our principles and stand up for what we… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
This crusade to separate church and state is only one expression of my raison d'être. I'm an atheist, but I'm also an… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
Your business needs a raison d'être. Be prepared to work 24 hours a day, and be willing to take risks. And you… — Josie Natori Copy Share Image
“Although the art world reveres the unconventional, it is rife with conformity. Artists make work that "looks like art" and behave in… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
“If you read this, read it for that reason that Lestat is talking again, that he is frightened, that he is searching… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
What was once a cottage industry dedicated to the discovery and development of new voices and works has become instead the raison… — Caridad Svich Copy Share Image
“The eternal raison d'etre of America is in its being the "sweet land of liberty". Should a land so dreamed into existence,… — Frank Norris Copy Share Image
“The travels to discovery my heritage revealed to me that the South might not be a place so much as it is… — Michael W. Twitty Copy Share Image
“The horsewife! The very basebone of the American plethora! The horsewife! Without whom the entire structure of civilian life would crumble! Without… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
“Quinn seemed to have become one of a jaded philosophical society, a group of arcane deviates. Their raison d'etre was a kind… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
