Conceived Quotes

369 Conceived quotes by 315 unique authors

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
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends. — Jawaharlal Nehru
All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The U.S. army confirmed that it gave a lucrative fire fighting contract in Iraq to the firm once run by the Vice President Dick Cheney… — Conan O'Brien
Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of… — Ron Paul
Language is conceived in sin and science is its redemption. — Willard Van Orman Quine
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. — Herbert Read
I was conceived after doctors told my mother she'd never have children. I'm a miracle - we all are. — Jill Scott
'Coraline' is Neil Gaiman's book, it sold a lot, it has a big fan base. It was originally conceived to be live action, but I… — Henry Selick
Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or… — Baruch Spinoza
Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived. — Baruch Spinoza
Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin. — Josiah Stamp
Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Born in iniquity and conceived in sin, the spirit of nationalism has never ceased to bend human institutions to the service of dissension and distress. — Thorstein Veblen
To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every… — Simone Weil
How I have tried and tried to be a splendid woman, and how destiny has been against me! ...I do not deserve my lot! ...O,… — Thomas Hardy
In a world where billions believe their deity conceived a mortal child with a virgin human, it's stunning how little imagination most people display. — Chuck Palahniuk
Death is contagious; it is contracted the moment we are conceived. — Madeleine L'Engle
Wherever and however any one of us may be conceived, it is the same. We come into being in the arms of God. — Robert Fulghum
Our government, conceived in liberty and purchased with blood, can be preserved only by constant vigilance. May we guard it as our children's richest legacy,… — William Jennings Bryan

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