General Quotes

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A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas, any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of… — Nicolas Chamfort
Attempts to enforce by legal sanctions, acts obnoxious to so great a proportion of Citizens, tend to enervate the laws in general, and to slacken… — James Madison
Wherever indeed a right of property is infringed for the general good, if the nature of the case admits of compensation, it ought to be… — Alexander Hamilton
The first question that offers itself is, whether the general form and aspect of the government be strictly republican? It is evident that no other… — James Madison
If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in the fact that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
However, it required some years before the scientific community in general accepted that flexibility and disorder are very relevant molecular properties also in other systems. — Robert Huber
To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an… — Thomas Traherne
In the first book I shall describe all the positions of the spheres, along with the motions which I attribute to the Earth, so that… — Nicolaus Copernicus
The ends of scientific classification are best answered, when the objects are formed into groups respecting which a greater number of general propositions can be… — John Stuart Mill
These microscopic organisms form an entire world composed of species, families and varieties whose history, which has barely begun to be written, is already fertile… — Louis Pasteur
The evidence that at least one extraterrestrial civilization has visited Earth is extensive both in scope and detail. In its totality it comprises a body… — Steven M. Greer
I think love lyrics have contributed to the general aura of bad mental health in America. — Frank Zappa
[Madness] is the jail we could all end up in. And we know it. And watch our step. For a lifetime. We behave. A fantastic… — Kate Millett
Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly. — Joseph Epstein
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make very small use of their possible… — William James
Geniuses are people who dash off weird, wild, incomprehensible poems with astonishing facility, & then go & get booming drunk & sleep in the gutter.… — Mark Twain
When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter. — Albert Einstein
But could not our situation be compared to one of a menacing epidemic? People are unable to view this situation in its true light, for… — Albert Einstein
In matters of trust and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small, for the general principles which determine the conduct of… — Albert Einstein
I believe that, not only in chess, but in life in general, people place too much stock in ratings – they pay attention to which… — Boris Gelfand
I think that, in a sense, there's something about photography in general that we could associate with memory, or the past, or childhood. — Gregory Crewdson
The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes,… — Unknown Author
Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms, — Bruce Willis
Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather… — Bruce Willis
The context of the general teachings is one of talking to a sentient being who is experiencing uninterrupted bewilderment – one thought or emotion after… — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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