Adequate Quotes

327 Adequate quotes by 283 unique authors

Well, that's certainly... adequate," I told him, burying my face in his chest. I knew immediately I'd picked the wrong word. "Adequate?" He took my… — Charlaine Harris
Hunting and fishing involve killing animals with devices (such as guns) for which the animals have not evolved natural defenses. No animal on earth has… — Marc Bekoff
The strange thing about life is that though the nature of it must have been apparent to every one for hundreds of years, no one… — Virginia Woolf
Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress, both… — Bertrand Russell
What are the five products you want to focus on? Get rid of the rest, because theyâ€™re dragging you down. Theyâ€™re turning you into Microsoft.… — Walter Isaacson
For the authentic revolutionary conservative, what really counts is to be faithful not to past forms and institutions, but rather to principles of which such… — Julius Evola
The United States spends over $87 billion conducting a war in Iraq while the United Nations estimates that for less than half that amount we… — John Perkins
There was no word in the dictionary adequate to describe the sensation other than sensational. — Rachel Cohn
One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime. Nor is surrender to the… — Elisabeth Elliot
People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There's no such things as survival of the fittest. Survival of the most adequate, maybe. It doesn't matter whether a solution's optimal. All that matters… — Peter Watts
Instead I just let the silence stretch out between us. It's the only adequate response to what he just told me, the only that does… — Veronica Roth
The only leverage the manufacturer can apply to the retailer is his relationship with the consumer. And the main element in profit growth is going… — Stephen King
Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition. — Archibald Alexander Hodge
Some new machinery with adequate powers must be created now if our fine phrases and noble sentiments are to have substance and meaning for our… — J. William Fulbright
There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea. — Percy Williams Bridgman
The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education ... (and) the object and reward of learning is continued capacity for growth.… — John Dewey
We have no adequate conception of the perfection of the ancient tragic dance. The pleasure which the greeks received from it had for its basis… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
If a child in its first thousand days - from conception to two years old - does not have adequate nutrition, the damage is irreversible. — Josette Sheeran
Most beginning writers - and I was the same - are like chefs trying to cook great dishes that they've never tasted themselves. How can… — Daniel Quinn

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