General Quotes

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Propaganda is a topic of particular concern to peace associations. This is a matter of educating the population in general, and not least the voters. — Fredrik Bajer
Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure. — Anthony Eden
When we speak of faith—the faith that can move mountains—we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith… — Russell M. Nelson
Sometimes the impressions are just general feelings. Sometimes the direction comes so clearly and so unmistakably that it can be written down like spiritual dictation. — Richard G. Scott
As Elder George F. Richards, President of the Council of the Twelve, said in a conference address in April 1947, 'when we say anything bad… — Dallin H. Oaks
I think that people in general, whether they are male or female, who are inhibited by the clichés of what women are or what men… — Debbie Harry
Instead of gambling on the eternal impossibility of the revolution and on the fascist return of a war-machine in general, why not think that a… — Gilles Deleuze
This truth must be recognized as a dogma and assume the validity of an axiom in the general understanding of painting — Fernand Leger
My activities have never had anything to do with the idea of becoming famous or achieving success. I have always been concerned with getting people… — Antoni Tapies
The introduction of the cipher 0 or the group concept was general nonsense too, and mathematics was more or less stagnating for thousands of years… — Alexander Grothendieck
Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with… — Jared Sparks
It may be said that the basic characteristic of human behavior in general is that humans personally influence their relations with the environment and through… — Lev S. Vygotsky
Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole… — Lawrence Kohlberg
In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in the community’s defence… — Alan Keyes
When I am painting I have a general notion as to what I am about. I can control the flow of paint: there is no… — Jackson Pollock
Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Colin Campbell says that every member of the Georgia General Assembly with an IQ above 85 should be required to wear a… — Neal Boortz
When it was reported to General Washington that the army was frequently indulging in swearing, he immediately sent out the following order: The general is… — George Washington
Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general. — M.C. Escher
We must ask why apparently general musical abilities should be restricted to a chosen few in societies supposed to be culturally more advanced. Does cultural… — John Blacking
It is already a great thing if the main ideas and general outline of a work come without any racking of brains, as the result… — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Anthropology in general has always been fairly hospitable to female scholars, and even to feminist scholars — Clifford Geertz
To like Keats is a test of fitness for understanding poetry, just as to like Shakespeare is a test of general mental capacity. — George Gissing
In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell. — Jack Welch
For every crime that comes before him, a judge is required to complete a perfect syllogism in which the major premise must be the general… — Cesare Beccaria
There is a general place in your brain, I think, reserved for melancholy of relationships past. It grows and prospers as life progresses, forcing you… — Kary Mullis

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