Dictates Quotes

209 Dictates quotes by 184 unique authors

I give myself this advice: Do not fear truth, let it be ever so contrary to inclination and feeling. Never give up the search after… — Elizabeth Fry
All of Western tradition, from the late bloom of the British Empire right through the early doom of Vietnam, dictates that you do something spectacular… — June Jordan
Among the calamities of war may be numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates, and credulity encourages. — Samuel Johnson
Material loss can be made up through renewed labor, but the moral wrong which has been inflicted upon the conquered peoples, in the peace dictates,… — Hjalmar Schacht
I have never witnessed on any previous occasion such entire disregard of the usage of civilized warfare and the dictates of humanity. — Robert E. Lee
Some people insist they've never met a gay person. But Three Degrees of Jason Collins dictates that no NBA player can claim that anymore. Pro… — Jason Collins
He who dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master of the press and radio, is master of the mind.… — Joost Meerloo
I don't have a life of my own. I've put myself and my life at the service of the people. If necessity dictates I run,… — Yusuf Idris
There is only one sin - lack of love. Be brave, be capable of loving, even if love seems a terrible and treacherous thing. Find… — Paulo Coelho
We all come into existence as a single cell, smaller than a speck of dust. Much smaller. Divide. Multiply. Add and subtract. Matter changes hands,… — Anthony Doerr
Just as experience dictates to the ballet teacher the length of time necessary to train his students, so the horse, too, needs time to mature… — Alois Podhajsky
A planet full of people meant nothing against the dictates of economic necessity! — Isaac
We believe in enjoying the constitutional privilege and right of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own consciences. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Your constitution guarantees to every citizen, even the humblest, the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property. It promises to all, religious freedom, the right to… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
PILGRIM, n. A traveler that is taken seriously. A Pilgrim Father was one who [was] not permitted to sing psalms through his nose [in Europe],… — Ambrose Bierce
True conformity to the dictates of nature requires reverence for the past and solicitude for the future. 'Nature' is not simply the sensation of the… — Russell Kirk
Humility, which Burke ranked high among the virtues, is the only effectual restraint upon this congenital vanity; yet our world has nearly forgotten the nature… — Russell Kirk
Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings. — Sheryl Crow
Nature eventually has her own way, so perhaps the best procedure is to accept what old Mother Nature or God, if you will, dictates. Accept… — Cary Grant
The moment always dictates in my work. What I feel, I do. This is the most important thing for me. Everybody can look, but they… — Andre Kertesz

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