Affords Quotes

141 Affords quotes by 120 unique authors

Our ability to measure and apportion time affords an almost endless source of comfort. — Richard Yates
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will… — Bertrand Russell
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man — Thomas Stearns Eliot
If all pleasure is relief from tension, junk affords relief from the whole life process, in disconnecting the hypothalamus, which is the center of psychic… — William S. Burroughs
What do believers in the Absolute mean by saving that their belief affords them comfort? They mean that since in the Absolute finite evil is… — William James
Many writers, especially male ones, have told us that it is the decease of the father which opens the prospect of one's own end, and… — Christopher Hitchens
And yet day and night meet fleetingly at twilight and dawn," he said, lowering his voice again and narrowing his eyes and moving his head… — Mary Balogh
That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem. — Samuel Johnson
A proper disposition of time leaves a man at leisure in the very bustle of affairs; without delaying the attention of his concerns to the… — Norm MacDonald
Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses… — Samuel Johnson
The most beautiful sight this earth affords is a man or woman so filled with love that duty is only a name, and its performance… — J. G. Holland
Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation — C. Everett Koop
We will stand by our friends and administer a stinging rebuke to men or parties who are either indifferent, negligent, or hostile, and, wherever opportunity… — Samuel Gompers
While just government protects all in their religious rites, true religion affords government its surest support. — George Washington
Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Every work of science great enough to be well remembered for a few generations affords some exemplification of the defective state of the art of… — Charles Sanders Peirce
Entrepreneurs, by disposition, are built to think big. When a role no longer affords those opportunities, it might be best to leave it in capable… — Ryan Holmes
I promised myself that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything I know, but to make sure… — Maya Angelou
Nobody wants to rock their own life. But, on the other hand, when your life does get rocked, it affords you a certain level of… — Jonathan Tropper
A hybrid human-robot mission to investigate an asteroid affords a realistic opportunity to demonstrate new technological capabilities for future deep-space travel and to test spacecraft… — Buzz Aldrin
During most of my life, my contact with Jews and Judaism was slight. I gave little thought to their problems, save in asking myself, from… — Louis D. Brandeis
You see movie stars advertising all sorts of things today for whatever reason. And it may be that it affords them the luxury to do… — Orlando Bloom
Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords. — William Samuel Johnson
None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far… — Thomas Babington Macaulay
For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time to time, and they usually say very appreciative things. It… — Armistead Maupin

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