General Quotes

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There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular… — Lascelles Abercrombie
I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in… — Jennifer Aniston
From the very early stage when I started doing performance art in the '70s, the general attitude - not just me, but also my colleagues… — Marina Abramovic
The more specific you are, the more general it'll be. — Diane Arbus
There are arguments for atheism, and they do not depend, and never did depend, upon science. They are arguable enough, as far as they go,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The professional soldier gains more and more power as the general courage of a community declines. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been built up by pleasure, and… — William Wordsworth
Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in… — Thomas Jefferson
My policy will be to detain and deport every illegal alien who is apprehended in this country. And we'll do it with an expedited hearing… — Rick Perry
A social fact is every way of acting, fixed or not, capable of exercising on the individual an external constraint; or again, every way of… — Emile Durkheim
It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness… — Alexander Hamilton
Has it not. . . invariably been found that momentary passions, and immediate interests, have a more active and imperious control over human conduct than… — Alexander Hamilton
Take mankind in general, they are vicious-their passions may be operated upon. — Alexander Hamilton
It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness… — Alexander Hamilton
In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess, there is danger where men… — Alexander Hamilton
As life in general constituted much pain in the form of struggles against poverty, disease, ignorance, and emotional anguish, what more civilized way for people… — Aberjhani
Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also… — Marie Curie
In 1847 I gave an address at Newton, Mass., before a Teachers' Institute conducted by Horace Mann. My subject was grasshoppers. I passed around a… — Louis Agassiz
When you authorised Congress to borrow money, and to contract debts, for carrying on the late war, you could not intend to abridge them of… — Unknown Author

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