Term Quotes · Page 49

That nonviolence which only an individual can use is not of much use in terms of society.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?

— Ned Vizzini

If global extinction is to be avoided, woman must unite and come to terms with their destiny.

— Frederick Lenz

I came to terms with living mostly in a world of horror pictures or genre pictures.

— Wes Craven

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior

— Andy Stanley

A political problem thought of in military terms eventually becomes a military problem.

— George C. Marshall

I have definitely reached the same level as Madonna in terms of sales. I'm really pleased about that.

— George Michael

I've actually trademarked the term 'Momager,' which is what I am.

— Kris Jenner

Devolving APD to Scotland is merely tinkering with it. We have to get shot of this hated tax right across the country…

— Brian Donohoe

Both chronic, long-term poverty and downward mobility from the middle class are in the same category of things that America likes not…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

A good starting point [in the measurement of investment risk] is the preservation and enhancement of your purchasing power in real terms.

— David Dreman

Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon…

— Lawrence Kohlberg

Property is my major investment. My accountant has put money into various long-term savings arrangements. To be honest, I am a bit…

— Anne Robinson

When it comes to soul, Dennis Marcellino redefines the term. His remarkable tone and feel are full of passion and soulful expression.

— Bob Carlisle

Address these environmental issues and you will address every issue known to man. And we keep dabbling in things that aren't really…

— Ted Danson

There's ageism in everything. I don't give a hoot. It isn't what other people think; it's what you think. But it's hard…

— Cyndi Lauper

If you get a flow of credit increasing, as we've seen in the last few years - that flow of credit didn't…

— Joseph Stiglitz

I've become a huge fan of term limits," the former aide said, "because Armey and the others in leadership used to be…

— Mark Sanford

The Bush Administration believes the Kyoto protocol could damage our collective prosperity, and in so doing, actually put our long-term environmental health…

— Lawrence B. Lindsey

Perhaps we see equations as simple because they are easily expressed in terms of mathematical notation already invented at an earlier stage…

— Murray Gell-Mann

Twenty years ago, when I started writing, I didn't define myself as an African-American writer. And then you write books and you're…

— Colson Whitehead

I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This…

— Steve Vai

I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of…

— Rita Mae Brown

To me, the problem with the president is that he takes very authoritarian actions in terms of attacking democratic institutions and then…

— Ted Lieu

We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses…

— Philippe Falardeau

Green is not just about renewable energy. It's also about creating a new direction for the whole economy. This requires government to…

— Mariana Mazzucato

I admit that these terms and the diagrams connected with them repel some readers, and fill others with the vain imagination that…

— Alfred Marshall

The second term of the Bush administration and first five years of the Obama presidency have been devoted to codifying and institutionalizing…

— Glenn Greenwald

Nothing threatens freedom of the personality and the meaning of life like war, poverty, terror. But there are also indirect and only…

— Andrei Sakharov

It would be wrong to interpret the growth of British national consciousness in this period in terms of a new cultural and…

— Linda Colley

Just for a while": Death's opening chat-up line in His great seduction, before he drugged you with soporific comforts, distracted you with…

— Christopher Brookmyre

We need a federal government commission to study the way our financial services system is working - I believe it is working…

— John C. Bogle

Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values.

— Warren Buffett

The long-term study of GMO foods is going on in real time and in real life. Not in a lab.

— Ziggy Marley

The long-term accommodation that protects marriage and other such relationships is ... forgetfulness.

— Alice Walker

Men are not on such intimate terms with the sublime that they really can believe in it

— Soren Kierkegaard

The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence.

— Greg Maddux

Waiting for a long-term solution to immigration reform will not make Americans safer.

— Bruce Braley

I am convinced that China needs to be a strong trading partner with the United States long term.

— Chris Chocola

I don't look at scripts in terms of commerciality. I just look at the part, the people involved.

— Linda Fiorentino