Firm Quotes

943 Firm quotes by 740 unique authors

What we need to do is to have a sensible approach to immigration. It needs to be open. It needs to be non-dogmatic and non-bigoted.… — William J. Clinton
'Tis sorrow builds the shining ladder up, Whose golden rounds are our calamities, Whereon our firm feet planting, nearer God The spirit climbs, and hath… — James Russell Lowell
Solidarity is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far. On the contrary,… — Pope John Paul II
Only in the steady and constant application of force lies the very first prerequisite for success. This persistence, however, can always and only arise from… — Adolf Hitler
What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties… — Barack Obama
US academic institutions are being bought via funding by biotechnology firms which exert a vice-like grip on the US government. — Ignacio Chapela
If the firms that employ an increasing majority of the population are driven solely to satisfy the owner's greed at the expense of working conditions,… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
An extra pressure, a silent rebuke, an unseen praising, a firm correction: all these passed between us as through telegraph wires. — Unknown Author
Vain vision! when the changing world each day Sees some such lordly pleasance pass away; When the mere stripling knows my symbols all Worn tokes,… — Ruth Pitter
The effort of the economist is to "see," to picture the interplay of economic elements. The more clearly cut these elements appear in his vision,… — Irving Fisher
[Why] should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book? Its morals are pure, its examples captivating and noble. The… — Fisher Ames
I join cordially in admiring and revering the Constitution of the United States, the result of the collected wisdom of our country. That wisdom has… — Thomas Jefferson
The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of a… — Alexander Hamilton
As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Though, as he was torn into a pink upper air, she was a good craft to ride in, for her belly was firm and her… — Thomas Keneally
Left to my own devices, would I trade this for firm thighs, fewer wrinkles, a better memory? On some days. That's why it's such a… — Anne Lamott
The truth is, that, even with the most secure tenure of office, during good behavior, the danger is not, that the judges will be too… — Joseph Story
For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over… — William Wordsworth
Be firm on principle but flexible on method. — Zig Ziglar
We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose-the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral… — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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