General Quotes

3621 General quotes by 2393 unique authors

A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable… — Mark Twain
The themes I sing about tend to be centered on love, but in the most total, general way 360 degrees of love. — Andrea Bocelli
The truth is impossible to comprehend even when one is willing to tell it. For the truth resides in memory and memory is clouded with… — Frank Hardy
I find that as you get older, you start to simplify things in general. — George Clooney
I just always loved comedy and I really wanted to be good at it. And it was heartbreaking, 'cause I started and I wasn't good… — Louis C. K.
For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right. — Kofi Annan
Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
The promise of business is to increase the general well-being of humankind through service, a creative invention and ethical philosophy. — Paul Hawken
In general, 'Buddha' means 'Awakened One', someone who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and sees things as they really are. A Buddha is… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No… — Troy Polamalu
Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortablene ss directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being. See what I just did… — Amy Poehler
What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer. — J C Ryle
I expect VA's inspector general and the FBI to work closely together so that we can identify and eliminate the flaws that allowed this leak… — Steve Buyer
It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions. — Thucydides
I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can… — Abbie Hoffman
We know that a statement proved to be good must be oorrect. New thoughts are constantly obtaining the floor. These two theories - that all… — Mary Baker Eddy
Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the… — William Bligh
The heart is refined, spiritual, and heavenly by nature - guard it; do not overburden it, do not make it earthly, be temperate to the… — John of Kronstadt
Both learned and unlearned young men seldom go to church, and in general do not attend to their spiritual education, looking upon it as unnecessary… — John of Kronstadt
The best moments on earth are those during which we meditate upon heavenly things in general, when we recognize or defend the truth, that heavenly… — John of Kronstadt
...the souls of the dead [are] not deprived of their intellectual faculties but... they also are not lacking in feelings such as hope and sadness,… — John Cassian
On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Though liberty is established by law, we must be vigilant, for liberty to enslave us is always present under that very liberty. Our Constitution speaks… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The mathematician starts with a few propositions, the proof of which is so obvious that they are called self-evident, and the rest of his work… — Thomas Huxley
With acting, it was really more of a general kind of experience of really just loving being in the theater. — Marisa Tomei

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