Affairs Quotes
954 Affairs quotes by 671 unique authors
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Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot:…
— Seneca the Younger
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The greatness of nations is shown by their strict regard for human rights, rigid enforcement of the law without bias, and just administration of the…
— Unknown Author
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Every really able man, in whatever direction he works - a man of large affairs, an inventor, a statesman, an orator, a poet, a painter…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Public opinion shapes our destinies and guides the progress of human affairs.
— Frank B. Kellogg
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Only a jackass ever talks over his affairs with a woman, whether she be his sweetheart, wife, or sister, or mother.
— H. L. Mencken
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I find along with many virtues in my countrymen there is a jealousy, a soreness, and readiness to take offence, as if they were the…
— Edmund Burke
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When John was with me, it was total commitment. Whatever he did outside our relationship didn't seem very important. We were together such a lot…
— Cynthia Lennon
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It must be stressed that there is nothing insulting about looking at people as animals. We are animals, after all. Homo sapiens is a species…
— Desmond Morris
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RTE was set up by legislation as an instrument of public policy, and, as such is responsible to the government. The government have overall responsibility…
— Sean Lemass
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We are the decisive factor in the affairs of the universe.
— Derek Prince
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Americans are inclined to see the world and foreign affairs in black and white.
— Richard Kerry
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All love affairs are tragedies in the end unless the lovers die at the same moment.
— Unknown Author
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In books I find the dead as if they were alive; in books I foresee things to come; in books warlike affairs are set forth;…
— Richard de Bury
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Don’t flirt, have sex, or engage in emotional affairs with your friends’ significant others. This shouldn’t need to be said, but it needs to be…
— Roxane Gay
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It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as if it were…
— Jack Kornfield
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In human affairs, no single person, organisation or social formation ever has a final or an absolutely correct position. It is through conversation, debate and…
— Nelson Mandela
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We do not say that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is a man who minds his own business. We say he…
— Pericles
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Our culture highlights all the trouble, all the drama, all the affairs and all the junk. Do not believe for a minute that any of…
— Andy Stanley
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Kindness is not an illusion and violence is not a rule. The true resting state of human affairs is not represented by a man hacking…
— Paul Rusesabagina
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I have always felt that public, commercial and community organisations should be as open as possible about their affairs. They need to be accountable to…
— Laisenia Qarase
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