Durable Quotes

129 quotes by 111 authors

Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable. — Max Baucus
No durable things are built on violent passion. Nature grows her plants in silence and in darkness, and only when they have become strong do… — Annie Besant
A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. — Samuel Butler
It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness… — Alexander Hamilton
I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you… — George Mikes
People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long. — Bertolt Brecht
It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most… — Montgomery Schuyler
Peace is something more than the absence of war, although some nations would be thankful for that alone today. A durable and equitable peace system… — Willy Brandt
The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the most valuable investment a writer can make with his time. It pays off… — Raymond Chandler
I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism.… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is but one method of rendering a republican form of government durable, and that is by disseminating the seeds of virtue and knowledge through… — Benjamin Rush
The great event on Calvary . . . is an eternal reminder to a power drunk generation that love is the most durable power in… — Martin Luther
Unfortunately, moral beauty in art - like physical beauty in a person - is extremely perishable. It is nowhere so durable as artistic or intellectual… — Susan Sontag
[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . . and I am… — Noah Webster
Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than… — Madeleine Albright
[T]he most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without… — James Madison
That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable â€¦ A representative democracy, where the right of election is well… — Alexander Hamilton
Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments… — Ban Ki-moon
Laws are always unstable unless they are founded on the manners of a nation; and manners are the only durable and resisting power in a… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Nothing is more durable than the dynasty of Doubt; for he reigns in the hearts of all his people, but gives satisfaction to none of… — Charles Caleb Colton

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