Alteration Quotes

76 quotes by 70 authors

It seems to us that in intelligence there is a fundamental faculty, the alteration or the lack of which, is of the utmost importance for… — Alfred Binet
Although random mutations influenced the course of evolution, their influence was mainly by loss, alteration, and refinement... Never, however, did that one mutation make a… — Lynn Margulis
Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia… — George Mason
Most of these Mountains and Inland places whereon these kind of Petrify'd Bodies and Shells are found at present, or have been heretofore, were formerly… — Robert Hooke
Action is an attempt to substitute a more satisfactory state of affairs for a less satisfactory one. We call such a willfully induced alteration an… — Ludwig von Mises
Pounding fragrant things - particularly garlic, basil, parsley - is a tremendous antidote to depression. But it applies also to juniper berries, coriander seeds and… — Patience Gray
Drawing on President Bush's reform plan, which would allow citizens to transfer part of their Social Security contributions into personal accounts, an alteration of the… — Jim Leach
Laser technology has fulfilled our people's ancient dream of a blade so fine that the person it cuts remains standing and alive until he moves… — Ben Lerner
Today's world needs change, alteration, renewal, and corrections of errors. It needs new ideas, new approaches, methods, plans, procedures, and new ways of doing things.… — Wilferd Peterson
I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It… — Christian Bale
One of the pleasures of reading is seeing this alteration on the pages, and the way, by reading it, you have made the book yours. — Paul Theroux
The people of Canada do not wish as a result of mass immigration to make a fundamental alteration in the character of our population. Large… — William Lyon Mackenzie King
Can you not see the numerous designs made by God as signs, similitudes, or analogies of resurrection? He has placed them in every era, the… — Said Nursi
I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would mean. Would it mean any alterations of one's lifestyle? Or,… — Derek Jacobi
The progress of the American Revolution has been so rapid and such the alteration of manners, the blending of characters, and the new train of… — Mercy Otis Warren
With its untold depths, couldn't the sea keep alive such huge specimens of life from another age, this sea that never changes while the land… — Jules Verne
I contend that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for… — Cecil Rhodes
However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and… — Dick Thornburgh
I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is… — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Wherever we look in the ancient world the past has been controlled, but nowhere more rigorously than in the history of the Christian church. The… — Hugh Nibley

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