Corrective Quotes

46 quotes by 42 authors

No one wants adversity. Trials, disappointments, sadness, and heartache come to us from two basically different sources. Those who transgress the laws of God will… — Richard G. Scott
Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the fact that, never… — P.G. Wodehouse
The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others or by one's own human… — Ralph Ellison
Since the recording process is instantaneous, and the nature of the image such that it cannot survive corrective handwork, it is obvious that the finished… — Edward Weston
Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view problems as temporary… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
American individualism, much celebrated and cherished, has developed without its essential corrective, which is belonging. — Wallace Stegner
I am sincerely trying now to create a dance technique based entirely upon corrective exercises, created with a knowledge of human anatomy; a technique which… — Lester Horton
Over half the people in the United States wear corrective lenses, and almost all of them are capable of seeing much more clearly - if… — Jacob Liberman
When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code. — Richard E. Pattis
The Administration has made critical mistakes and errors in judgment leading up to the war in Iraq. The President refuses to acknowledge these mistakes, and… — Zoe Lofgren
When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective measures will solve the problem… — Masanobu Fukuoka
The Blood of Heroes is surely the best account to date, one that presents plenty of new insights while acting as a corrective-or at least… — William C. Davis
Jury lawlessness is the greatest corrective of law in its actual administration. — Roscoe Pound
State solutions are imposed from above; they are often without corrective devices, and cannot easily be reversed on the proof of failure. Their inflexibility goes… — Roger Scruton
The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and… — Andrew Jackson
People depend on the Open Internet to connect and communicate with each other freely. Voters need it to inform themselves before casting ballots. Without prompt… — Michael Copps
For every hiker, climber or canoeist who gets into trouble, there are thousands more who don't. Peter Bronski's compelling account of misadventures in the Adirondacks… — Jim Wickwire
The only true corrective of Constitutional abuses is education. — Thomas Jefferson
Nobody could catch cold by the sea; nobody wanted appetite by the sea; nobody wanted spirits; nobody wanted strength. Sea air was healing, softening, relaxing… — Jane Austen
Rather than seek to be squired and dated by their rivals why should it not be possible for women to find relaxation and pleasure in… — Germaine Greer

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