General Quotes

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My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, 'Oh God, I've got… — Richard Branson
Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike. — Jeff Bridges
Right around the end of the fifties, college students and young people in general, began to realize that this music was almost like a history… — Jackson Browne
I think every human being has a level of melancholy in life and in general. — Sandra Bullock
I think in general, romantic comedies tend to take one person's point of view, but every once in a while you get something that is… — Sandra Bullock
Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature. — Luther Burbank
I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry. — Brooke Burke
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. — Edmund Burke
In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction, to the… — Edmund Burke
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase,… — Robert Burton
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception. — Robert Burton
Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity? — Samuel Butler
People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. — Samuel Butler
I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I… — Smedley Butler
Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few… — Smedley Butler
Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice… — David Byrne
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true. — Julius Caesar
The American cinema in general always made stories about working-class people; the British rarely did. Any person with my working-class background would be a villain… — Michael Caine
Acting, the arts in general, is a magnet for the wounded of society. — Robert Carlyle
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. — Thomas Carlyle
In honor of Surgeon General Koop's legacy, we should ensure that the position of surgeon general is protected from political interference, funded appropriately and nominated… — Richard Carmona
I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid, so… — Benjamin Carson
In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost… — Benjamin Carson
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be… — Lord Chesterfield
Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases… — Lord Chesterfield

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