Formerly Quotes

132 quotes by 107 authors

Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left. — Christopher Lasch
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. — H. L. Mencken
There's been a growing dissatisfaction and distrust with the conventional publishing industry, in that you tend to have a lot of formerly reputable imprints now… — Alan Moore
In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and… — Solomon Ortiz
As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our… — Jean Paul
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province… — David Rockefeller
It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to… — Jonathan Swift
Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for… — Thomas Szasz
Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults. — Thomas Szasz
Google did a great job hacking the Web to create search - and then monetizing search with advertising. And Apple did a great job humanizing… — Douglas Rushkoff
There were no formerly heroic times, and there was no formerly pure generation. There is no one here but us chickens, and so it has… — Annie Dillard
While it is true that many people simply can't afford to pay more for food, either in money or time or both, many more of… — Michael Pollan
The more the poet grows, the deeper the level of creative intuition descends into the density of his soul. Where formerly he could be moved… — Jacques Maritain
I've begun worshipping the sun for a number of reasons. First of all, unlike some other gods I could mention, I can see the sun.… — George Carlin
I learned that it is better, a thousand-fold, for a proud man to fall and be humbled, than to hold up his head in his… — George MacDonald
As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man upon easier terms… — Samuel Johnson
I never thought I could write this much and now that it's coming to an end, I feel sad that I have to stop, sort… — James Howe
Formerly I believed books were made like this: a poet came, lightly opened his lips, and the inspired fool burst into song â€“ if you… — Vladimir Mayakovsky
But just in proportion as this process of extermination has acted on an enormous scale, so must the number of intermediate varieties, which have formerly… — Charles Darwin
One thing Iâ€™ve noticed about getting older, it takes twice as much work to get half the results one formerly achieved by falling out of… — Josh Lanyon

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