Distinguished Quotes

296 Distinguished quotes by 230 unique authors

It is ridiculous for any man to criticize the works of another if he has not distinguished himself by his own performances. — Joseph Addison
Rebecca was a busy liar in her distinguished old age, reinventing her past for gullible biographers. — Unknown Author
The metaphor of the melting pot is unfortunate and misleading. A more accurate analogy would be a salad bowl, for, though the salad is an… — Unknown Author
Dear Ted: Thanks for the invitation to question four distinguished liberal journalists. But 11:30 PM is long past my bedtime. — Patrick Buchanan
Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. — Ambrose Bierce
The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life… — John Maynard Keynes
Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and… — Thomas Jefferson
May slavery be banished forever together with the distinction between castes, all remaining equal, so Americans may only be distinguished by vice or virtue... In… — Unknown Author
They see distinguished, I see a nigga erasin' that fine line between crazy an' genius. — Joe Budden
I think it takes a special man to be with a certain kind of a woman, and I think that for me, I look for… — Kimora Lee Simmons
Always to be best, and to be distinguished above the rest. — The Iliad
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… — Unknown Author
As the select assemblies for choosing the President, as well as the State legislatures who appoint the senators, will in general be composed of the… — John Jay
Im just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody elses. Im sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and… — Hussein Nishah
This burnt land was an exceedingly wild and desolateregion. Judging by the weeds and sprouts, it appeared to have been burnt about two years before.… — Henry David Thoreau
You must forever have timidity distinguished from silence and use silence to reflect on your life, for timidity is a stumbling block that shall keep… — Nkululeko Goqo

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