Favour Quotes

306 quotes by 247 authors

It is a lively spark of nobleness to descend in most favour to one when he is lowest in affliction — Philip Sidney
I would not favour a fiction to keep a whole world out of hell. The hell that a lie would keep any man out of… — George MacDonald
Because she favours solitude and indwelling, an artist can live a significantly more claustrophobic life that she had ever intended. — Eric Maisel
Most governments do have inbuilt biases in favour of the rich and powerful, and most do contain plenty of manipulators who love intrigue, who have… — Geoff Mulgan
It is not rational to assume, without evidence, that rationality can disclose everything about the world, just because it can disclose some things. Our intuition… — Iain McGilchrist
I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership… — Angela Ahrendts
Mediums change you by their very existence. They do this on fundamental levels because they force you to favour certain parts of your brain over… — Douglas Coupland
Every woman who chooses - joyfully, thoughtfully, calmly, of their own free will and desire - not to have a child does womankind a massive… — Caitlin Moran
Whenever known and sufficient causes are available, it is anti-scientific to discard them in favour of a hypothesis that can never be verified. — Max Weber
Demographers affirm that choosing to have a second child is already a potential choice in favour of a third. — Vladimir Putin
Some forms of motor neuron disease are genetically linked, but I have no indication that my kind is. No other member of my family has… — Stephen Hawking
There are days where you do everything right and nothing goes in your favour. — Harbhajan Singh
If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much curse I must… — Philip Sidney
When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence to be made… — David Blunkett
I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply the makeup or… — David Blunkett
I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue. — Ma Jian
Every woman goes through a lot of agony before she decides in favour of her own happiness or that of her children. — Andie MacDowell
With respect to Iraq, I did favour the continuity of American forces to work with the new Maliki government. They had enormous needs for intelligence,… — Hillary Clinton
Just so that we are clear on this, I am in favour of teaching children about different beliefs. I am not in favour of indoctrinating… — Liz Williams
I am wholeheartedly in favour of an independent Scotland. — Ken Stott

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