Ardent Quotes

146 Ardent quotes by 127 unique authors

Both ardent lovers and austere scholars, when once they come to the years of discretion, love cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the… — Charles Baudelaire
I once witnessed more ardent emotions between men at an Elks' Rally in Pasadena than they could ever have felt for the type of woman… — Anita Loos
And so one may be without connection with any church, and even without connection with any established religion, and yet be in spirit, hence in… — Ralph Waldo Trine
Hope always draws the soul from the beauty which is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what is… — Gregory of Nyssa
To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is… — Abraham Cahan
It is a sadness of growing older that some of us lose our ardent appreciation of what is new and different and difficult. — Elizabeth Aston
I am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not. — David Attenborough
My father was an ardent socialist for many years. — Leon Askin
I'm an ardent American Football fan. — Don King
Contentions fierce, Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause. — Walter Scott
Am I too old, perhaps, ever to take in another's life to share with mine on a permanent basis? If so, I must make do… — May Sarton
I would like people to see my work as a rehabilitation of scorned values and, in any case, make no mistake about it, a work… — Jean Dubuffet
When you turn the discussion onto talk of religion, you will soon start to reveal a whole range of views ranging from the ardent supporter… — Arthur Hertzberg
We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There are courageous and honest men enough in both sections to fight. There is no question of courage involved. The people of both sections of… — Robert Toombs
The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear- Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year. — Emily Dickinson
The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
There is a strong religious commitment to the sanctity of human life, but, paradoxically, some of the most fervent protectors of microscopic stem cells are… — Jimmy Carter
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. — Diogenes
I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not. — Gary Hamel
The person who inspired me the most was a friend of mine, Anita Roddick. I know that Anita wasn't known to be an ardent feminist,… — Annie Lennox
I grew up in San Francisco. And so I'm informed in a certain kind of way about, you know, believing in democracy and believing in… — George Lucas
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity. — Michel de Montaigne
Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market. — Barack Obama
Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations.… — Joseph Rotblat

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