Composed Quotes

456 quotes by 394 authors

No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be… — Peter Drucker
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. — John F. Kennedy
Small miseries, like small debts, hit us in so many places, and meet us at so many turns and corners, that what they want in… — Rudyard Kipling
The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and… — Joseph Wood Krutch
The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the… — Charles Lamb
'Band on the Run' is a carefully composed, intricately designed personal statement that will make it impossible for anyone to classify Paul McCartney as a… — Jon Landau
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country. — James Madison
Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it. — Gustav Mahler
Our strength is often composed of the weakness that we're damned if we're going to show. — Mignon McLaughlin
The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there… — H. L. Mencken
The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed… — Vladimir Nabokov
Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together. — Anais Nin
One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed… — Camille Paglia
Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they… — Paracelsus
International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police. — Samantha Power
Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces. — Marcel Proust
Children who reach the age of eighteen with their entire skills set composed on Nintendo and eating Doritos have been neglected. Their parents neglected to… — Dave Ramsey
Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody. — Andre Rieu
The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. — Mark Russell

Who Wrote These Composed Quotes

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