Chief Quotes

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Emerson was the chief figure in the American transcendental movement, a fact that complicates all accounts of him in literary or cultural history. — Howard Mumford Jones
He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it… — William Wirt
When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There… — Jim Evans
At this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making a living at it. — Fred Saberhagen
I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should… — Kamisese Mara
Most people in this country believe that the American Communist Party and its dupes are the chief internal enemy of our economic system and our… — John T. Flynn
The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his… — Zebulon Pike
In the fall of the year 2000, there just happened to be a decision point when they asked me to become Chief Executive Officer of… — Jeffrey Skilling
All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess;… — George Grey
At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards. — Zebulon Pike
Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of which the Princes… — Isaac D'Israeli
The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess. — Menander
Every man is his own chief enemy. — Anacharsis
The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of… — Bobby Ray Inman
We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a solution? Does our… — Rick Santelli
The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against him, struggle… — Alexei Navalny
The saddest fact of climate change - and the chief reason we should be concerned about finding a proper response - is that the countries… — Bjorn Lomborg
My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper… — Michael Sheen
If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff. — Ed Rendell
A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of a war that… — Michael Huffington

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