Affair Quotes

1281 Affair quotes by 921 unique authors

Hence as a private man has a right to say what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a Community to determine… — Samuel Adams
We may be assured by past experience, that such a practice [as some states charging high taxes on goods from other states] would be introduced… — James Madison
In the lives of individuals and societies, language is a factor of greater importance than any other. For the study of language to remain solely… — Ferdinand de Saussure
Hell is out of fashion - institutional hells at any rate. The populated infernos of the 20th century are more private affairs, the gaps between… — J. G. Ballard
Ahimsa is the attribute of the soul, and therefore, to be practiced by everybody in all affairs of life. If it cannot be practiced in… — Mahatma Gandhi
As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man,… — Desiderius Erasmus
No civilization would ever have been possible without a framework of stability, to provide the wherein for the flux of change. Foremost among the stabilizing… — Hannah Arendt
Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger. It is patient,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come . . . . Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it… — Seneca the Younger
We have the responsibility to ensure that our first impulse in foreign affairs is one of bipartisanship. — Richard Lugar
The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation by… — Tom Ridge
The preservation of the Jew was certainly not casual. He has endured through the power of a certain ideal, based on the recognition of a… — Cecil Roth
[Only by] the good influence of our conduct may we bring salvation in human affairs; or like a fatal comet we may bring destruction in… — Desiderius Erasmus
The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product. — Eric Hoffer
The chief reason warfare is still with us is neither a secret death-wish of the human species, nor an irrepressible instinct of aggression, nor, finally… — Hannah Arendt
Affairs go on, and all will take some shape or other, but it keeps one in hot water all the time. — Queen Victoria
Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one's family and affairs. — Thomas Jefferson
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. — Thucydides
Once you start cooking, one thing leads to another. A new recipe is as exciting as a blind date. A new ingredient, heaven help me,… — Barbara Kingsolver
Thus, then, on the night of the tenth of May, at the outset of this mighty battle, I acquired the chief power in the State,… — Winston Churchill
If the estimate of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is correct, then Russia has lost the cold war in western Europe. — Walter Lippmann
To act intelligently in human affairs is only possible if an attempt is made to understand the thoughts, motives, and apprehension of one's opponent so… — Albert Einstein
In matters of trust and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small, for the general principles which determine the conduct of… — Albert Einstein
I began a lifelong affair with nostalgia, with only the vaguest notions of what I was nostalgic for. — Lucy Grealy
I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions. The most important dichotomy that I make for a society… — Akbar Ganji

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