Eminent Quotes

112 Eminent quotes by 100 unique authors

Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force. — P.J. O'Rourke
Jesus of Nazareth was a poet, no less than a prophet, of pre-eminent genius. — Orson F. Whitney
The first scholarly edition of Magna Carta was published by the eminent jurist William Blackstone. It was not an easy task. There was no good… — Noam Chomsky
There are few things quite so effortlessly enjoyable as watching an eminent person getting in a huff and flouncing out of a television interview, often… — Craig Brown
Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that I should no longer through fear refuse to give out… — Nicolaus Copernicus
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and… — Adam Clarke
The rise of the West is, quite simply, the pre-eminent historical phenomenon of the second half of the second millennium after Christ. — Niall Ferguson
No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over… — Charles Kendall Adams
LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he… — Ambrose Bierce
There is nothing great to being ONE among the billions.Every individual has the potential to achieve eminent heights,only requirement is to show the intent in… — Athar Azeem
The dark side of the moon looks like an only child who can't fit into place The dark side of the moon looks like a… — Unknown Author
The key to the age may be this, or that, or the other, as the young orators describe; the key to all ages isImbecility: imbecility… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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