General Quotes

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The threats against democracy today are in general completely normal. They walk around in costume and tie. — Unknown Author
None of us knows anything, not even whether we know or do not know, nor do we know whether not knowing and knowing exist, nor… — Metrodorus of Chios
There is a general decline of taste for classical dance,ce, which is neglected and this must be developed from the grassroots. There is so much… — Unknown Author
If you are to do justice to [the great roles], you must fly up to them - rather than dragging them down to you -… — Unknown Author
Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general. — Mark Rippetoe
It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth. — Sophocles
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. — Socrates
...a private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war. — Paul Yingling
Relativity was a highly technical new theory that gave new meanings to familiar concepts and even to the nature of the theory itself. The general… — David Cassidy
It is only through fiction and the dimension of the imaginary that we can learn something real about individual experience. Any other approach is bound… — Unknown Author
When the status and power of women is greater so also is the nation’s general quality of life; when they are lower, so is the… — Riane Eisler
In Latin America in general, and Cuba in particular, poets have been the inspiration behind struggles for independence, struggles for freedom of all sorts. — Margarita Engle
Balls in general are not a good looking item. — Scott Disick
Brendan O’Meara’s Six Weeks in Saratoga is a victory to be savored by those who treasure good writing in general and tales of the track… — Madeleine Blais
Speciesism is a failure to empathize with those outside one's group. In general, speciesists simply disregard the myriad nonhumans whom humans intentionally hurt and kill.… — Joan Dunayer
I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general. — Binyavanga Wainaina
Commercial interests with their advertising industry do not want people to develop contentment and less greed. Military interests in economic, political, ethnic or nationalist guises,… — Robert Thurman
. . . you did not seem to me over-fond of money. And this is the way in general with those who have not made… — Plato
However much we know about birth in general, we know nothing about a particular birth. We must let it unfold with its own uniqueness. — Elizabeth Noble
Commonly, people believe that defeat is characterized by a general bustle and a feverish rush. Bustle and rush are the signs of victory, not of… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. — Martin Van Buren
I don't think there is enough respect in general for the time it takes to write consistently good fiction. Too many people think they will… — Tananarive Due
Total separation of church and state was considered the best safeguard for the health of each. As [Andrew] Jackson explained, in refusing to name a… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, venereal disease,… — Gregory S. Paul
True, the initial ideas are in general those of an individual, but the establishment of the reality and truth is in general the work of… — Willard Libby

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