General Quotes

3621 General quotes by 2393 unique authors

The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to both, as well as to the general interests of the… — Martin Van Buren
Bottom up thinkers try to start from experience and move from experience to understanding. They don't start with certain general principles they think beforehand are… — John Polkinghorne
It struck me that working digitally with a small crew, I could lay out a general plan for Famous and hope for mistakes which would… — Griffin Dunne
It is as if there were in the human consciousness a sense of reality, a feeling of objective presence, a perception of what we may… — William James
Those of little faith mistake local cloud cover for general darkness. Keeping spiritually intact results in our keeping precious perspective by seeing "things as they… — Neal A. Maxwell
You must not mistake passing local cloud cover, for general darkness. — Neal A. Maxwell
We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer… — Alexander Herzen
While legislation can stimulate and encourage, the real creative ability which builds up and develops the country, and in general makes human existence more tolerable… — Calvin Coolidge
Patriotism is the intelligent appreciation that one's own welfare is inseparably connected with the general welfare and that to prosper personally one must intelligently do… — Julius Sterling Morton
Shrewd and crafty politicians, when they wish to bring about an unpopular measure, must not go straight forward to work, if they do they will… — Charles Caleb Colton
Modern Darwinism makes it abundantly clear that many less ruthless traits, some not always admired by robber barons and Fuhrers - altruism, general intelligence, compassion… — Carl Sagan
The peace and joy of the Christmas season was marred by a proclamation of a general strike of all the military forces of the world.… — Isaac Asimov
From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the poor. They were now in most communities a minority. The voice of the… — John Kenneth Galbraith
For a man's counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger. — Pericles
But I beg you to observe that there is a wide difference between being captains or governors of work, and taking the profits of it.… — John Ruskin
No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and… — John Peter Zenger
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal from… — Samuel Johnson
Indeed, in general, healthy investment returns cannot be sustained in a weak economy, and of course it is difficult to save for retirement or other… — Ben Bernanke
In the index to the six hundred odd pages of Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History, abridged version, the names of Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes and… — Arthur Koestler
If general perception changes from seeing the glass as 'half-full' to seeing it as 'half empty' there are major innovative opportunities. — Peter Drucker
The fate of the physiology of the brain is independent of the truth and falsity of my assertions relative to the laws of the organization… — Franz Joseph Gall
Whoever would not remain in complete ignorance of the resources which cause him to act; whoever would seize, at a single philosophical glance, the nature… — Franz Joseph Gall
I served with General Washington in die Legislature of Virginia...and...with Doctor Franklin in Congress. I never heard neither of them speak ten minutes at a… — Thomas Jefferson
My whole life I've been an over-giver. My general operating policy has always been, 'If it belongs to me, don't worry: You can have it!' — Elizabeth Gilbert
The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on… — Lascelles Abercrombie

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