Duration Quotes

179 quotes by 159 authors

And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of order, the Fountain of justice, and the Protector, in all ages of the… — John Quincy Adams
Personal lyricism is the outcry of prisoner to prisoner from the cell in solitary where each is confined for the duration of his life. — Tennessee Williams
The truth is that nothing is less sensational than pestilence, and by reason of their very duration great misfortunes are monotonous. — Albert Camus
The duration of our passions is no more dependent on ourselves than the duration of our lives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Power exercised with violence has seldom been of long duration ... — Seneca the Younger
The most intractable of our experiences is the experience of Time-the intuition of duration, combined with the thought of perpetual perishing. — Aldous Huxley
Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration. — David Niven
From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security… — Richard Cobden
Oftentimes, heavy weights can tear the muscle fiber causing it to bulk, but using a lighter weight for a longer duration and allowing your body… — Tracy Anderson
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in Europe and elsewhere in the world. We are losing our first-line antimicrobials. Replacement treatments are more costly, more… — Margaret Chan
All Juleps are made for present use, and therefore it is in vain to speak of their duration. — Nicholas Culpeper
All we can thus far say about the duration of the units of [the business cycle] and each of [its] two phases is that it… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
However appalling to consider, however tedious to enact, every novel requires furniture, whether it is to be named or unnamed, for the characters will be… — Jonathan Lethem
The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored. — Criss Jami
The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds… — Hans Berger
Now the work of art also represents a state of final equilibrium, of accomplished order and maximum relative entropy, and there are those who resent… — Rudolf Arnheim
Intravenous injections of extract from dog's pancreas, removed from seven to ten weeks after ligation of the ducts, invariably exercises a reducing influence upon the… — Frederick Banting
To extend our memories by monuments, whose death we daily pray for, and whose duration we cannot hope, without injury to our expectations in the… — Thomas Browne
True thoughts have duration in themselves. If the thoughts endure, the seed is enduring; if the seed endures, the energy endures; if the energy endures,… — Albert Pike
Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their… — David Ricardo

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