Distinguished Quotes

296 quotes by 230 authors

"Uisce Beatha" is a compounded distilled spirit being drawn on aromatics, and the Irish sort is particularly distinguished for its pleasant and mild flavour. — Samuel Johnson
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person. — Epictetus
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly I have never… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
But the origin of the American Republic is distinguished by peculiar circumstances. Other nations have been driven together by fear and necessity-the governments have generally… — Noah Webster
In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President… — John Sergeant Wise
Two kinds of reading can be distinguished. I call them reading like a reader and reading like a writer ... when you read like a… — Frank Smith
Religion, as distinguished from modern paganism, implies a life in conformity with nature. It may be observed that the natural life and the supernatural life… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
I further value this gift as it gave me an opportunity to accept this distinguished honor in a country so devoted to this cause and… — Frank B. Kellogg
NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult… — Ambrose Bierce
MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important. — Ambrose Bierce
Learning -the kind of ignorance affected by (and affecting) civilized races, as distinguished from ignorance, the sort of learning incurred by savages. See nonsense. — Ambrose Bierce
There is only one way in the world to be distinguished. Follow your instinct! Be yourself, and you'll be somebody. Be one more blind follower… — Bliss Carman
Cities are distinguished by the catastrophic forms they presuppose and which are a vital part of their essential charm. New York is King Kong, or… — Jean Baudrillard
After all the allowances are made for the necessity of having a few supermen in our midst - explorers, conquerors, great inventors, great presidents, heroes… — Lin Yutang
Patience and submission are very carefully to be distinguished from cowardice and indolence. We are not to repine, but we may lawfully struggle; for the… — Samuel Johnson
The feeling we experience while we look at a picture is not to be distinguished from the picture or from ourselves. the feeling, picture, and… — Rene Magritte
The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change. — Eric Sevareid
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. — Sallust
... the gitano is the most distinguished, profound and aristocratic element in my country, the one that most represents its Way of being and best… — Federico Garcia Lorca
Mr Speaker, Mr Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, last month I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home… — Barack Obama

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