Extensive Quotes

195 quotes by 180 authors

Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to… — Stephen Jay Gould
The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do. — Benjamin Disraeli
A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly,… — William Falconer
Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men… — Herbert Hoover
The Negro, however, has been tested on an extensive scale. — Ellsworth Huntington
A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered; about the globe. It means common understanding,… — Robert M. Hutchins
I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and… — Jay-Z
You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use. — Steve Lacy
There's a fairly extensive network of musicians on tour who are all trying to stay sober, and we generally reach out to each other and… — Moby
After an extensive interview he arranged for my weaknesses in foreign languages to be over-looked and so I started a Biology degree at Birmingham in… — Paul Nurse
Errors, to be dangerous, must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain… — Sydney Smith
The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But… — George Soros
Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind. — Paul Theroux
I do find some of the meanest, most exclusionary people are the nerds. And they rebel against other nerds! What are you doing? As much… — Chris Hardwick
Writing is incidental to my primary objective, which is spinning a good yarn. I view myself as a storyteller more than a writer. The story… — Ashwin Sanghi
The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world. He knows much more of the fierce variety and uncompromising divergences… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
After doing extensive research, I can definitely tell you that single malt whiskies are good to drink. — Iain Banks
The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times… — James Madison
A contest was held in 1994 to rename the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center after an extensive renovation and expansion. The winning name, chosen… — James Frey
He loved the extensive vaults where you could hear the night birds and the sea breeze; he loved the craggy ruins bound together by ivy,… — Gustave Flaubert

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