Dominant Quotes

377 Dominant quotes by 317 unique authors

We live in a culture that has institutionalized the oppression of animals on at least two levels: in formal structures such as slaughterhouses, meat markets,… — Carol J. Adams
A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in oneâ€™s life. There… — Alain de Botton
Politically, the goal of todayâ€™s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition. — Ayn Rand
Cats aren't really friendly, they're just cozying up to the dominant life-form as a hedge against extinction. — Jasper Fforde
Idiot - A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is… — Ambrose Bierce
The revealed and mystic literature of mankind bears ample testimony to the fact that religious experience has been too enduring and dominant in the history… — Muhammad Iqbal
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of… — Theodore White
It is change continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today. — Isaac Asimov
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking… — Isaac Asimov
The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become… — Charles Jencks
If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form… — Nathan Wolfe
My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for me as a… — Dolores Huerta
Music has always been a dominant force in my life. As a young kid, it was a way for me to escape everyday life. — John Varvatos
Fear and euphoria are dominant forces, and fear is many multiples the size of euphoria. Bubbles go up very slowly as euphoria builds. Then fear… — Alan Greenspan
I think if you live in a country, basically you share the dominant values of a country although you may disagree on issues all the… — Peter Temple
America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication… — Laurie Helgoe
The era when the United States was the dominant global power is steadily coming to an end, and it must find a way of acknowledging… — Martin Jacques
Neoconservatism in all its pomp conceived - in the Project for a New American Century - that, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the… — Martin Jacques
For 200 years, the dominant powers have also been the colonial powers: the European countries, the U.S. and Japan. They have never been required to… — Martin Jacques
What my research has shown me is that experts tend on the whole to form very rigid camps; that within these camps, a dominant perspective… — Noreena Hertz

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