Contemplated Quotes

79 quotes by 75 authors

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of… — Samuel Alexander
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. — Thomas Aquinas
The success of the '86 movie with Brandon Lee demanded some kind of continuation. Plus, I had always contemplated a modern version. — David Carradine
At the beginning of the war, and for some time, the use of colored troops was not contemplated; and how the change of purpose was… — Abraham Lincoln
With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them… — James Madison
We know only a single science, the science of history. History can be contemplated from two sides, it can be divided into the history of… — Karl Marx
Jessica walked away from Aaron and Ken, flashing them both a big smile. They were both very attractive - she had dated each of them… — Francine Pascal
The brilliance of contemplated beauty opens the spirit to the mystery of God. — Angelo Sodano
He simply contemplated human realities from a divine perspective. — Salvador Bernal
The Constitution on which our Union rests, shall be administered by me [as President] according to the safe and honest meaning contemplated by the plain… — Thomas Jefferson
I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we have done it?… — Dick Cheney
Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's opinion… — Paul Nitze
We shall divert through our own Country a branch of commerce which the European States have thought worthy of the most important struggles and sacrifices,… — Thomas Jefferson
No intelligent man will ever be so bold as to put into language those things which his reason has contemplated. — Plato
Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the… — William Bartram
I contemplated suicide. My main concern was that I would not make the New York Times obituary page. — Art Buchwald
What is sacred is what is worthy of our reverence, what evokes awe and wonder in the human heart, and what, when contemplated, transforms us… — Phil Cousineau
The European organisation contemplated could not oppose any ethnic group, on other continents or in Europe itself, outside of the League of Nations, any more… — Aristide Briand
For the first time in four billion years a living creature had contemplated himself and heard with a sudden, unaccountable loneliness, the whisper of the… — Loren Eiseley
Fifteen-year-old girls produce children with sixteen-year-old boys in the backseat of cars and in the stairwells of apartment buildings. Why can't two loving adults who… — Scott Simon

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