Fifth Quotes
352 Fifth quotes by 317 unique authors
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His epitaph: This tomb hold Diophantus, Ah, what a marvel! And the tomb tells scientifically the measure of his life. God vouchsafed that he should…
— Unknown Author
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Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time's noblest…
— George Berkeley
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Public life, politics and industry should all of them be within our sphere of influence.... If we are to infiltrate the professional and social activities…
— Unknown Author
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"(Big name research firm) says our market will be $50 billion in 2010." Every entrepreneur has a few slides about how the market potential for…
— Guy Kawasaki
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The first basic need of a male is sexual fulfillment; for a female, affection. The second most basic need of a male is recreational companionship;…
— Myles Munroe
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In the fifth season [of Star Trek: The Next Generation] viewers will see more of shipboard life [including] gay crew members in day-to-day circumstances.
— Gene Roddenberry
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It is estimated that one-third of all reef-building corals, a third of all fresh-water mollusks, a third of sharks and rays, a quarter of all…
— Elizabeth Kolbert
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When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.
— Dara Torres
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Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted but excited, because you came in fifth last time.
— Denis Waitley
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Is that the longest fifth set ever? It was? So, no, I've never played one longer than that!
— Andy Roddick
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No, actually I wanted to play five. I definitely wanted to try to lose that fourth set and test the waters in the fifth.
— Andy Roddick
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Any fifth language that you use should be equally used as just another bit of theater language, so that if you have a strong text,…
— Simon McBurney
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Most playwrights go wrong on the fifth word. When you start a play and you type 'Act one, scene one,' your writing is every bit…
— Meredith Willson
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It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century.
— Pete Hamill
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The conditions of a solitary bird are five: The first, that it flies to the highest point; The Second, that it does not suffer for…
— John of the Cross
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England totally disarmed and an easy prey to hostile forces! Can you think of anything more likely to excite cupidity and hostile intention? We should…
— Stanley Baldwin
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The pleasure I gave my lovers was a four fifth of the pleasure I experienced.
— Giacomo Casanova
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Each generation has been an education for us in different ways. The first child-with-bloody-nose was rushed to the emergency room. The fifth child-with-bloody-nose was told…
— Art Linkletter
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Democrtitus, in the fifth century B.C. had declared that all the world was composed of only two elements: atomes and the void. This reduction of…
— Leonard Shlain
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I hurt my shoulder on the fifth tee - just hitting it too hard when you're too old.
— Ian Woosnam
Who Wrote These Fifth Quotes
317 authors contributed a total of 352 Fifth Quotes, led by these top contributors: