Central Quotes

1135 Central quotes by 894 unique authors

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how… — John Philip Sousa
Communal well-being is central to human life. — Cat Stevens
The world's central banks and the International Monetary Fund still have vaults full of bullion, even though currencies are no longer backed by gold. Governments… — James Surowiecki
Of course, looking tough on inflation is part of any central banker's job description: if investors believe that inflation is going to get out of… — James Surowiecki
Political risk is hard to manage because so much comes down to the personal choices of policymakers, whether prime ministers or heads of central banks. — James Surowiecki
When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central Africa; I didn't make a phone call for… — Paul Theroux
The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as… — Lewis Thomas
The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible… — Lewis Thomas
Newspapers are technologically obsolete. In the days of instant electronic communications, its crazy to have to print these newspapers at a central plant and deliver… — Ted Turner
In the central place of every heart, there is a recording chamber; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, you… — Samuel Ullman
I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I… — Jack Welch
I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close. Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards… — George Will
If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton's country, a mighty industrial nation with… — George Will
And what could be a hotter ticket than the improbable triumph of 'The Book of Mormon,' the musical-comedy moon shot of the season? Its creators,… — James Wolcott
Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man. — Thomas Wolfe
The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and… — Tom Wolfe
The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know. — Bob Woodward
The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line… — Mao Zedong
Learning by faith and from experience are two of the central features of the Father's plan of happiness. The Savior preserved moral agency through the… — David A. Bednar
Few developments central to the history of art have been so misrepresented or misunderstood as the brief, brave, glorious, doomed life of the Bauhaus -… — Martin Filler
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders. — Abdul Kalam
AZRAEL: No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than central air. — Kevin Smith
The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, is the central and… — Thomas Wolfe
I sink down into my body as into a swamp, fenland, where only I know the footing…. I’m a cloud, congealed around a central object,… — Margaret Atwood
...'cause humans, above all, fear intelligence. how humans, scared out of their minds, gather whatever intelligence they can put their hands on and put it… — Kathy Acker

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