Various Quotes · Page 44

I have done it [appointed commissions] regretfully and with the hope that it would be temporary. But after a commission is established…

— Calvin Coolidge

As much as I liked and admired the various members of the Kennedy family, my first loyalty was to Jackie.

— Pierre Salinger

ETHNOLOGY, n. The science that treats of the various tribes of Man, as robbers, thieves, swindlers, dunces, lunatics, idiots and ethnologists.

— Ambrose Bierce

To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let…

— L. Frank Baum

So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.

— Naoto Kan

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the…

— Thomas Perry

I think no-one was surprised to hear that Janis Joplin was dead. She seemed to be living up all of her energy…

— Michael Wadleigh

These various habits of thought, or habitual expressions of life, are all phases of the single life sequence of the individual; therefore…

— Thorstein Veblen

As a child I drew objects that caught my eye outside the window of my room - the dry twigs, leaves and…

— R. K. Laxman

The walking tour guides one through the city's various landmarks, reciting bits of information the listener might find enlightening. I learned, for…

— David Sedaris

The life of prayer is so great and various there is something in it for everyone. It is like a garden which…

— Evelyn Underhill

“If living is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various…

— Jane Smiley

If a relationship is perfectly natural there will be a complete fusion of the happiness of both of you-owing to fellow-feeling and…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Globally, as work is re-distributed to various countries, infrastructure will have to be managed remotely.

— Shiv Nadar

One of the things that concerns me is the lack of adult supervision, and more specifically, caring adult supervision, at various reform…

— Adam Rapp

The historical side of fashion was very attractive to me when I was a teenager in Moscow, working for the costume departments…

— Alexander Vassiliev

A Good Soldier is one of my favorite novels, for various reasons. But the class question is a good one, because it's…

— Matthew Specktor

I've gone through various periods with superheroes. They work in the right hands, but they don't work in other hands. It's tricky.…

— John Carpenter

I speak at various events, including student societies, several times a week.

— Douglas Murray

In Iraq #1 we stayed within U.N. mandates, limited our response, went home after Kuwait was freed - and were censured for…

— Victor Davis Hanson

Today, almost half a century after the publication of the Encyclical [of Pius IX], new knowledge has led to the recognition in…

— Pope John Paul II

We walked for some time, and grew to know each other, as best as we'd allow. These are some of the high…

— Harlan Ellison

No man will subject himself to the ridicule of pretending that any natural connection subsists between the sun or the seasons, and…

— James Madison

I've done a lot of work other than sci-fi, and between half-hour comedy, stage, and various movie roles, I've really tried to…

— Scott Bakula

The term "Socialism" becomes a common label for the various theories of attack upon the principle of property, the various policies of…

— Hilaire Belloc