General Quotes

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I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people. — Richard Armitage
I was born in the Ottawa General Hospital right after the Gray Cup Football Game in 1939. Six months later, I was backpacked into the… — Margaret Atwood
There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of… — Jane Austen
Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. — Jane Austen
As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering. — Kelly Ayotte
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle… — Charles Babbage
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. — Walter Bagehot
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity… — Mikhail Bakunin
The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. — Arthur Balfour
Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. — Honore de Balzac
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up. — Antonio Banderas
The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A… — Roger Bannister
As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so... I have generally given people the worth of their money… — P T Barnum
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. — John Adams
We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little - my brother… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. — Scott Adams
The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth. — Pierre Bayle
Barack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. However, whatever your sentiments… — Bob Beauprez
Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved. — Joseph Addison
To mankind in general Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand out as the supreme type of all that a host and hostess should not be. — Max Beerbohm

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