Considerable Quotes

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Two common conceptions with regard to advertising which are held by a considerable number of people are that enormously large sums of money are expended… — Daniel Starch
For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections. — Napoleon Bonaparte
If the world suffers from mental deterioration or from moral degradation, then something goes wrong at the very root of civilization or culture. Even though… — Jawaharlal Nehru
In a scheme of policy which is devised for a nation, we should not limit our views to its operation during a single year, or… — Henry Clay
The priest invents and encourages every kind of suffering and distress so that man may not have the opportunity to become scientific, which requires a… — Robert Sheaffer
I have nothing but myself to write about, no facts, no theories, no opinions, no adventures, no sentiments, nothing but my own poor barren individualism,… — James Anthony Froude
Only men of considerable vanity write books; consistently therewith, I worried lest the world were exchanging an irreplaceable author for a more easily purchased diplomat. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Countries, therefore, when lawmaking falls exclusively to the lot of the poor cannot hope for much economy in public expenditure; expenses will always be considerable,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
If repression has indeed been the fundamental link between power, knowledge, and sexuality since the classical age, it stands to reason that we will not… — Michel Foucault
I find it interesting to see people - mostly people who are younger than I am - going to considerable trouble to try to reproduce… — William Gibson
Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain. — Paul Gillmor
The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation. — William Godwin
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. — Norman Douglas
But considering that I walked in expecting no complexity at all, let alone the visual wonderments, 'Snow White and the Huntsman' is a considerable experience. — Roger Ebert
No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public. — Carolina Herrera
Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it. — Edmund Hillary
Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on. — Christopher Hitchens
Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. — Eric Hoffer
The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable… — Thomas Huxley

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