Finest Quotes

491 Finest quotes by 393 unique authors

The finest music in the room is that which streams out to the ear of the spirit in many an exquisite strain from the little… — James Lane Allen
A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he… — William Cowper
Obamas finest speeches do not excite. They do not inform. They dont even really inspire. They elevate. . . . He is not the Word… — Ezra Klein
I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.… — James A. Baldwin
Homer is one of the men of genius who solve that fine problem of art - the finest of all, perhaps - truly to depict… — Victor Hugo
A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in. A minute to smile and an hour to weep in. A pint of joy to… — Paul Laurence Dunbar
I believe it is no wrong Observation, that Persons of Genius, and those who are most capable of Art, are always fond of Nature, as… — Alexander Pope
Reading enables us to see with the keenest eyes, to hear with the finest ears, and listen to the sweetest voices of all time. — James Russell Lowell
We are going to have the candidate of food stamps, the finest food-stamp president in the American history, in Barack Obama, and we are going… — Newt Gingrich
Some men are like musical glasses; to produce their finest tones you must keep them wet. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and… — Gautama Buddha
Excellence is the eternal quest. We achieve it by living up to our highest intellectual standards and our finest moral intuitions. In seeking excellence, take… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
You are asked to keep a ledger - a small notebook will do - of money in and money out. Counting brings clarity, and clarity… — Julia Cameron
I don't know whether it's the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the American penal system. — William J. Clinton
The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner meaning of the… — Ernest Newman
Bitter criticism caused the sensitive Thomas Hardy, one of the finest novelists ever to enrich English literature, to give up forever the writing of fiction.… — Dale Carnegie
If our airforces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal. — Nathan Farragut Twining
Recreation in the open is of the finest grade. The moral benefits are all positive. The individual with any soul cannot live long in the… — Arthur Carhart
Men's and nations' finest hour consist of those moments when extraordinary challenge is met by extraordinary response. Hence in those darkest hours, we must light… — Neal A. Maxwell
I want to make a toast to all at this press event who agree with Thomas Jefferson, who said that our liberty depends on the… — Sarah Palin
A counted number of pulses only is given to us of a variegated, dramatic life. How may we see in them all that is to… — Walter Pater
The several tribes of Indians inhabiting the regions of the Upper Missouri. . . are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed… — George Catlin
In times of uncertainty there is a special breed of warrior ready to answer our Nation’s call; a common man with uncommon desire to succeed.… — Marcus Luttrell
Duane Allman inspired the group to explore the extended jam format that was already a staple of the Allman Brothers act. Moreover, his ferocious slide… — Unknown Author
In the consciousness of belonging together, in the sense of constancy, resides the sanctity, the beauty of matrimony, which helps us to endure pain more… — Unknown Author

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