Cardinal Quotes

122 quotes by 110 authors

There's a subtle reason that programmers always want to throw away the code and start over. The reason is that they think the old code… — Joel Spolsky
The conquest of the fear of death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only when one has… — Joseph Campbell
No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins. — Eugene McCarthy
The State which we have founded must possess the four cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, discipline and justice ... Justice is the principle which has… — Plato
To this war of every man against every man, this also in consequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice… — Thomas Hobbes
The four cardinal points are three: South and North. — Vicente Huidobro
Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying. In return, he owes it to his fellow men… — Karl Popper
There are three cardinal rules - don't take somebody else's boyfriend unless you've been specifically invited to do so, don't take a drink without being… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Speaking about symmetry, look out our window, and you may see a cardinal attacking its reflection in the window. The cardinal is the only bird… — Martin Gardner
To inflict cruelties on defenceless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society - reverence for… — Jon Evans
There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. — Frank Capra
Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding… — Alan Greenspan
It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly. — Pope John Paul II
If it ever lay in my power, I will work the Cardinal as much displeasure as he has done to me. — Anne Boleyn
A cardinal American virtue, 'ambition,' promotes a cardinal American vice, 'deviant behavior. — Robert K. Merton
In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at… — Carl Icahn
The cardinal rule for hosting the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants is to expect the unexpected. — Bob Barker
One cardinal rule in behavioral medicine is that unless it is interfered with, your body knows exactly what it is doing and always does the… — Jill Johnson
There's a cardinal rule that you don't talk about sharks. If you don't see it, it's not there. — Mark Warkentin
After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon… — Abbe Pierre

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