Downright Quotes

82 quotes by 80 authors

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so… — John Adams
In 2004, I wrote 'What We've Lost,' a book about the Bush administration. It sold only reasonably well, in part, I think, because the book… — Graydon Carter
Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there's a feeling throughout our society… — John Polkinghorne
Some people feel 'transformed' from the first day they begin running; others feel that it's just plain hard work. Most of us realize it is… — Grete Waitz
(Those who) impute such actions to God, as make Him resemble the worst of beings, and so run into downright Demonism. — Matthew Tindal
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business. — Willie Nelson
Trace of Magic caught me up fast and pulled me in tight for a fun, action-and-sass adventure full of deadly magic and dangerous romance. Diana… — Devon Monk
When Mr. William Faraday sat down to write his memoirs after fifty-eight years of blameless inactivity he found the work of inscribing the history of… — Margery Allingham
This Reese's Chevrolet was downright awesome. — Kevin Harvick
"More fun than a barrel of monkeys." Has anyone ever stopped to think how cranky, if not downright vicious, a barrelful of monkeys would be,… — Tom Shales
Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role I had inadvertently played in young women's… — Carre Otis
Defy the crowd. The crowd isnâ€™t always wise. It can also lead you down a path of silliness, sub-optimal choices, and downright destruction. Enchantment is… — Guy Kawasaki
There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance. The shape… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We're not going to survive in this world, temporally or spiritually, without increased faith in the Lord-and I don't mean a positive mental attitude-I mean… — A. Theodore Tuttle
Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors. Bump into him, trip… — Florence King
Whether or not you agree that trimming and cooking are likely to lead on to downright forgery, there is little to support the argument that… — Charles Thomas Jackson
For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up by prosperity, nor cast down by mishap; whether you give… — Johannes Tauler
There are more stars known to exist right now than the total number of all the grains of sand on every beach in the entire… — Hugh Downs
Compared with that of Taoists and Far Eastern Buddhists, the Christian attitude toward Nature has been curiously insensitive and often downright domineering and violent. Taking… — Aldous Huxley

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