Cardinal Quotes

122 Cardinal quotes by 107 unique authors

Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to the situation at… — Ralph Caplan
Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department. — Vincente Minnelli
If youre a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were… — David Halberstam
Cats exercise... a magic influence upon highly developed men of intellect. This is why these long-tailed Graces of the animal kingdom, these adorable, scintillating electric… — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Intolerance is a beautiful thing...There are people that are politically correct that want to say the cardinal sin of the hour is intolerance and I… — Randall Terry
There is not less wit nor invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that… — Pierre Bayle
There is only one cardinal rule: One must always listen to the patient. — Oliver Sacks
There is no possibility whatsoever of reconciling science and theology, at least in Christendom. Either Jesus arose from the dead or He didn't. If he… — H. L. Mencken
No matter how accomplished one might be in any branch of learning or art, one would have to be condemned to hell, if on where… — RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa
The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a… — Laozi
I’ve broken a cardinal rule of art, music, and career paths: actors are supposed to act, and musicians are supposed to music. That’s how it… — Hugh Jackman
There is something which unites magic and applied science (technology) while separating them from the "wisdom" of earlier ages. For the wise men of old,… — C.S. Lewis
Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue. — Steven Pressfield
Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm. — Gil Fronsdal
When the depressive psychosis has become manifest, its cardinal feature seems to be a mental inhibition which renders a rapport between the patient and the… — Karl Abraham
One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. — Ezra Taft Benson
One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. Reverence for the name… — Ezra Taft Benson
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear. — Isaac Asimov
Selfishness is much more than an ordinary problem because it activates all the cardinal sins! It is the detonator in the breaking of the Ten… — Neal A. Maxwell
The very first as a cardinal rule for a person to build trust is to do must only that what is humanly just as that… — Unknown Author
I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award. — Aaron Neville
I think about my mother every day. But usually the thoughts are fleeting - she crosses my mind like a spring cardinal that flies past… — Meghan O'Rourke
The political system of the United States is essentially extra-European. To stand in firm and cautious independence of all entanglement in the European system has… — John Quincy Adams
Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show. — Major Taylor
A cardinal rule of writing is never interrupt yourself to explain something. If you must bring up an obscure topic, drop informative hints about it… — Florence King

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