Distinguished Quotes

296 quotes by 239 authors

To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough. — Alec Baldwin
If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth,… — Joseph Addison
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. — Ambrose Bierce
Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala.… — Adam Braun
The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. — Samuel Alexander
The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are. — John Cleese
If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he… — Arthur C. Clarke
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore… — Laozi
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. — Edward Dowden
Even today a good many distinguished minds seem unable to accept or even to understand that from a source of noise natural selection alone and… — Jacques Monod
What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared to say so,irrespective of the… — Sam Manekshaw
It would be more honourable to our distinguished ancestors to praise them in words less, but in deeds to imitate them more. — Horace Mann
The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media.… — Daniel J. Boorstin
The first beginnings of things cannot be distinguished by the eye. — Lucretius
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we… — Mark Twain
As in the experimental sciences, truth cannot be distinguished from error as long as firm principles have not been established through the rigorous observation of… — Louis Pasteur
Is not disease the rule of existence? There is not a lily pad floating on the river but has been riddled by insects. Almost every… — Henry David Thoreau
Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of the day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and… — Thomas Jefferson
The power, indeed, of every individual is small, and the consequence of his endeavours imperceptible, in a general prospect of the world. Providence has given… — Samuel Johnson

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