Affairs Quotes

954 Affairs quotes by 671 unique authors

We need a new kind of citizenship, so that we can see citizens as themselves earning the rank of patriot because of their involvement in… — Paul Wellstone
There is a sort of enthusiasm in all projectors, absolutely necessary for their affairs, which makes them proof against the most fatiguing delays, the most… — Edmund Burke
I realized that public affairs were also my affairs. I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and… — Helen Gahagan Douglas
Whoever shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world. — Benjamin Franklin
You find this curious fact, that the more intense has been the religion of any period and more profound has been the dogmatic belief, the… — Bertrand Russell
Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelings-admiration or pity. — Anatole France
And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive,… — Pico Iyer
People should not judge failed love affairs as failed experiences, but as part of the growth process. Something does not have to end well for… — Unknown Author
The affairs of life embrace a multitude of interests, and he who reasons in any one of them, without consulting the rest, is a visionary… — James F. Cooper
There is a time in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. — William Shakespeare
There is not the least cause for worry about financial affairs; every person who wills to do so may rise above want, have all he… — Wallace D. Wattles
My practise as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel, or devil… — John B. S. Haldane
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them. — Horace
Love affairs are the real only education in life. — Marlene Dietrich
By over-all planning, we mean planning which takes into consideration the interests of the 600 million people of our country. In drawing up plans, handling… — Mao Zedong
The self-styled practical man of affairs who pooh-poohs philosophy as a lot of windy notions is himself a pragmatist or a positivist, and a bad… — Alan Watts
If there is no solace in the fruits of our research, there is at least some consolation in the research itself. Men and women are… — Steven Weinberg
No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs. — Mohammad Hamid Ansari
I have certainly had my share of long-distance love affairs. — Drew Barrymore
Stupid is a great force in human affairs. — P.J. O'Rourke
Modern warfare is by no means merely a matter of military operations. Economic affairs stand together with them in the first rank of the factors… — Chiang Kai-shek
I was initially assigned to the American Consulate in Aden, not as Principal Officer but as a supernumerary officer to handle Yemen affairs. We had… — Hermann Eilts
It was the view of the people in the Department of State that the handling of Yemen affairs from Aden was too much of a… — Hermann Eilts
After four centuries of Spanish rule, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898. Residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, and the… — Pedro Pierluisi
The U.N. guards the vital principles entrenched in its charter, notably the sovereign equality of states and the inadmissibility of interference in their internal affairs.… — Shashi Tharoor

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