Claiming Quotes
182 Claiming quotes by 161 unique authors
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One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.
— Nicolas Malebranche
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If the legs did provide such an advantage that some of the people are claiming they did, then there would be a lot more amputees…
— Oscar Pistorius
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I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within…
— Ulysses S. Grant
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I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know, a…
— Stephen Harper
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Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare, it is simply disgraceful.
— Aldous Huxley
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With your desire defined, quietly go within and shut the door behind you. Lose yourself in your desire; feel yourself to be one with it;…
— Neville Goddard
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I have no problem with two teams claiming to be national champions at the end of the year. But that's our society. We're dying to…
— Kirk Ferentz
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I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the…
— Laozi
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By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.
— Laozi
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Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.
— Timothy Radcliffe
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Why should we not ... instead of the paltry offerings we make, do something that will prove that we are really in earnest in claiming…
— Lottie Moon
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Busyness is not a reason for not getting other things done. It is an excuse for not claiming your true priorities.
— Alan Cohen
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On October 31, 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves offered Sprewell a 3-year, $21 million contract extension, substantially less than what his then-current contract paid him. Claiming…
— Latrell Sprewell
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Worship is at heart a person offered to God, claiming no rights, making no more selfish demands than a dead man does, but living fully,…
— Graham Kendrick
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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
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In claiming that prohibition, not the drugs themselves, is the problem, Nadelmann and many others - even policemen - have said that "the war on…
— Theodore Dalrymple
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I love tattooed women, maybe because they are uncontrollable, they are themselves to the point of drawing symbols of their power on their skin. Talk…
— Margaret Cho
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At first a golfer excuses a dismal performance by claiming bad lies. With experience, he covers up with better ones.
— Unknown Author
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To feel a full and untrammeled joy is to have become fully generous; to allow our selves to be joyful is to have walked through…
— David Whyte
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America was founded by people who believe that God was their rock of safety. I recognize we must be cautious in claiming that God is…
— Ronald Reagan
Who Wrote These Claiming Quotes
161 authors contributed a total of 182 Claiming Quotes, led by these top contributors: