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Formal Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors.
- Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the…
- DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed . . .…
- OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser…
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- Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. — Ambrose Bierce
- My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is… — David Bohm
- I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers… — Alain de Botton
- You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. — Jeff Bridges
- America fell in love with the innocence of a kid who just was honest, saying, I did the best I could, and… — Paula Abdul
- At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom. — George Carlin
- Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls. — Leslie Caron
- People who hardly ever cook at all, suddenly at the holidays, feel like it's their responsibility to not only cook dinner for… — Ted Allen
- After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the United States would enter, in a formal way, what had been up… — John Henrik Clarke
- I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course.… — John Henrik Clarke
- Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession -… — Hendrik Willem van Loon