Generally Quotes

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The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
People who laugh together generally don't kill each other. — Alan Alda
We decided that humility was defined not by self-deprecating behavior or attitudes but by the esteem with which you regard others... Generally, you can be… — Clayton Christensen
[In my home workshop,] generally I'm mending things, which is interesting because you learn a lot about why they broke. — James Dyson
In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be compassionate with your… — Harry Browne
... on these expanded membranes [butterfly wings] Nature writes, as on a tablet, the story of the modifications of species, so truly do all changes… — Henry Walter Bates
I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have… — H. L. Mencken
What I've learned about being angry with people is that it generally hurts you more than it hurts them. — Oprah Winfrey
It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take their natural course… — Thomas Jefferson
Government is the assumption of authority over a given area and all within it, exercised generally for the double purpose of more complete oppression of… — Benjamin Tucker
Luck generally comes to those who look for it, and my notion is that it taps, once in a lifetime, at everybody's door, but if… — Charles Spurgeon
The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in… — Theodore Hesburgh
Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer. — J C Ryle
Microsoft Products are Generally Bug Free — Bill Gates
I'm generally never at a lack for words, but it's indescribable how poor the response was from our own government officials, ... We could have… — Hannibal
Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots? — William Makepeace Thackeray
Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within… — David Sarnoff
As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very attentive… — David Brainerd
When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects… — John D. Rockefeller

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