Chief Quotes

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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of… — Jane Porter
The starting-point and chief principle of every science, and hence of theology also, is not only methodical doubt, but positive doubt. One can believe only… — Georg Hermes
It is clear that the chief end of mathematical study must be to make the students think. — Unknown Author
Mathematics is, I believe, the chief source of the belief in eternal and exact truth, as well as a sensible intelligible world. — Bertrand Russell
Abstractness, sometimes hurled as a reproach at mathematics, is its chief glory and its surest title to practical usefulness. It is also the source of… — Eric Temple Bell
At the age of eleven, I began Euclid, with my brother as my tutor. This was one of the great events of my life, as… — Bertrand Russell
Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent… — Nancy Gibbs
A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class. — Jack Adams
Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words, the more successful… — Bergen Evans
Our lazy embrace of Stewart and Colbert is a testament to our own impoverished comic standards. We have come to accept coy mockery as genuine… — Steve Almond
Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence. — Edmund Clarence Stedman
At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering… — Igor Sikorsky
As a composer seeking to remain anonymous I am shy of confessing my musical activity. This is intelligible enough. For others it is their chief… — Alexander Borodin
I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if… — Roy Moore
The American house has been TV-centered for three generations. It is the focus of family life, and the life of the house correspondingly turns inward,… — James Howard Kunstler
In war, the chief incalculable is the human will. — B. H. Liddell Hart
Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values… — Lance Loud
Humanitarianism needs no apology. Unless we ... feel it toward all men without exception, we shall have lost the chief redeeming force in human history. — Ralph Barton Perry
The chief aim of education is to show you, after you make a livelihood, how to enjoy living; and you can live longest and best… — Gilbert Highet
Criticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it… — Ben Hecht

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