Consonant Quotes

22 quotes by 19 authors

We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the honor of the… — Martin Van Buren
As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of… — James Madison
The constitution of the United States is to receive a reasonable interpretation of its language, and its powers, keeping in view the objects and purposes,… — Joseph Story
The moral justification of capitalism does not lie in the altruist claim that it represents the best way to achieve 'the common good.' It is… — Ayn Rand
School is consonantal in its unchanging schedule. God, full of possibility, is a vowel. Death: the ultimate consonant. — Myla Goldberg
Here learn the science of the Saints: All is to be found in the passion of Jesus. Make every effort to remain hidden in the… — Paul of the Cross
The aim of every woman is to be truly integrated into the Corps. She is able and willing to undertake any assignment consonant with Marine… — Katherine Amelia Towle
J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because… — Ambrose Bierce
The social system based on and consonant with the altruist morality-with the code of self-sacrifice- is socialism, in all or any of its variants: fascism,… — Ayn Rand
On their own, each [character] is a victim of no importance. But when you bring them together, they become a dangerous weapon. Jeanne is the… — Claude Chabrol
A great poet ought to a certain degree to rectify men's feelings... to render their feelings more sane, pure and permanent, in short, more consonant… — William Wordsworth
It is always delightful when a great and beautiful idea proves to be consonant with reality. — Albert Einstein
K, n. A consonant; originally precisely that of our H, but altered to its present shape to commemorate the destruction of [one of two lofty… — Ambrose Bierce
[The career a young man should choose should be] one that is most consonant with our dignity, one that is based on ideas of whose… — Karl Marx
'Y' is about the weakest letter of all. 'Y' can't make up its mind if it's a vowel or a consonant, can it? — David Mitchell
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may… — Carl Sagan
The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and… — Frank Zappa
In the way that scepticism is sometimes applied to issues of public concern, there is a tendency to belittle, to condescend, to ignore the fact… — Carl Sagan
Nothing is more consonant with Nature than that she puts into operation in the smallest detail that which she intends as a whole. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect. — Ferdinand Marcos

Who Wrote These Consonant Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 22 Consonant Quotes as follows: