Claim Quotes

1458 Claim quotes by 1109 unique authors

This fighting-shy of every obligation partly explains the phenomenon, half ridiculous, half disgraceful, Of the setting-up in our days of the platform of "youth" as… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
When we trust the makers of baby formula more than we do our own ability to nourish our babies, we lose a chance to claim… — Christiane Northrup
Many writers claim that nearly all crime is caused by economic conditions, or in other words that poverty is practically the whole cause of crime.… — Clarence Darrow
Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her wars enroll'd, And vanquished realms… — Alexander Pope
In its solitariness the spirit asks, What, in the way of value, is the attainment of life? And it can find no such value till… — Alfred North Whitehead
When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it. — Vera Farmiga
Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed… — Ron Fournier
There is no higher claim to journalistic integrity than going to jail to protect a source. — Thomas Frank
Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn't successful… — Thomas Frank
I've never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind. Apart from the… — Stephen Fry
Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame. — Annette Funicello
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess… — Mahatma Gandhi
I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one… — Mahatma Gandhi
Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their… — Henry Louis Gates
A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their… — Gilbert Gottfried
To tell you the truth, I've never met anybody who can envision more than three dimensions. There are some who claim they can, and maybe… — Brian Greene
At the beginning of his administration, Obama homed right in on Medicare, which he wanted to fix by reducing the overall cost of health care… — Gail Collins
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. — John Churton Collins
If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements. — Mason Cooley
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is… — Michael Crichton
It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science… — Richard Dawkins
My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the… — Jacques Derrida
The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual. — Friedrich Durrenmatt
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him… — Thomas A. Edison
Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than… — Louis Farrakhan

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