Eminent Quotes

112 Eminent quotes by 100 unique authors

On September 17, 1914, Erzberger, the well-known German statesman, an eminent member of the Catholic Party, wrote to the Minister of War, General von Falkenhayn,… — Georges Clemenceau
Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do anything… — George Eliot
I appeal to all men and women, whether they be eminent or humble, to declare that they will refuse to give any further assistance to… — Albert Einstein
One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision… — Jim Ryun
During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent… — Nancy Pearcey
[May] this civic and social landmark [the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center] ... be a constant reminder of the inspiring service that has been rendered… — Calvin Coolidge
Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was… — Josephus
It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers. — Seneca the Younger
An eminent American is reported to have said to friends who wished to put him forward, 'Gentlemen, let there be no mistake. I should make… — James Bryce
It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. The true object of juvenile… — William Godwin
Persecution to persons in a high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
The highest reach of science is, one may say, an inventive power, a faculty of divination, akin to the highest power exercised in poetry; therefore,… — Matthew Arnold
A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the… — Benjamin Disraeli
While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the… — Solomon Ortiz
Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent. — George Bernard Shaw
My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench. — Wilbur Smith
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. — Jonathan Swift
One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion. — Max Weber
She belonged to a different age, but being so entire, so complete, would always stand up on the horizon, stone-white, eminent, like a lighthouse marking… — Virginia Woolf
Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know… — Terry Pratchett
The immense majority of intellectually eminent men disbelieve in the Christian religion, but they conceal the fact in public, because they are afraid of losing… — Bertrand Russell
The substance of the eminent Socialist gentlemen's speech is that making a profit is a sin. It is my belief that the real sin is… — Winston Churchill
Darwin was a biological evolutionist, because he was first a uniformitarian geologist. Biology is pre-eminent to-day among the natural sciences, because its younger sister, Geology,… — Charles Lapworth
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in… — Milarepa
Cities depend on a healthy mix of uses and people for their vitality. As a pre-eminent world city, London is a magnet to people from… — Richard Rogers

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