Ground Quotes

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I know that atmosphere of the Parisian apartment building, with the twin menaces of the concierge on the ground floor and the landlord upstairs. — Roman Polanski
I don't know about you, but moderation and restraint is not what I felt when I watched the twin towers crumble to the ground, a… — Karl Rove
I am down mentally. I can't understand how it happened and who is to blame? I don't know why the ground was rolled before the… — Unknown Author
Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem: There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground But holds some joy of silence or of sound,… — Unknown Author
Whether on the ground of materialism, or of intellect, or of spirituality, the compensation that is given by the Lord to every one impartially is… — Swami Vivekananda
As some species of plants need to be burned to the ground in order for them to later flourish, I needed to have my ass… — Xeno Muller
It was a mind-blowing experience, it really was-absolutely an awesome thing. . . . As I got to the top I released a bag of… — Mike Melvill
I feel that I'm in on the ground floor of something that human beings will be concentrating on for the next 1,000 years-if we don't… — Deke Slayton
Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction. — O. Henry
In setting out the walls of a city the choice of a healthy situation is of the first importance: it should be on high ground,… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
If in a tense or nervous situation, take a moment to center and ground yourself and make a thoughtful decision. Remember that nothing is as… — Robert Cheeke
Life now insists that we encounter groundlessness. Systems and ideas that seemed reliable and solid dissolve at an increasing rate. People who asked for our… — Margaret J. Wheatley
Pass legislation. When Obama signs, you've shown seriousness and the ability to govern. When he vetoes, you've clarified the differences between party philosophies and prepared… — Charles Krauthammer
OBLIVION, n. The state or condition in which the wicked cease from struggling and the dreary are at rest. Fame's eternal dumping ground. — Ambrose Bierce
You can't talk about solving the economic problem of the Negro without talking about billions of dollars. You can't talk about ending the slums without… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Physical elegance comes from the body. This is no superficial matter but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his… — Paulo Coelho
The Holy Night We sate among the stalls at Bethlehem; The dumb kine from their fodder turning them, Softened their horned faces To almost human… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should… — Howard Coble
Therefore coercion of the non-invasive, when justifiable at all, is to be justified on the ground that it secures, not a minimum of ' invasion,… — Benjamin Tucker
I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the United States there is on the earth. In my feelings I am always ready to… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The Constitution of our country [was] formed by the Fathers of liberty... Exalt the standard of Democracy! Down with that of priestcraft, and let all… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
BIRTH, n. The first and direst of all disasters. As to the nature of it there appears to be no uniformity. Castor and Pollux were… — Ambrose Bierce
In other periods of depression, it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope, but… — Calvin Coolidge
In California, 50 women protested the impending war with Iraq by lying on the ground naked and spelling out the word peace. Right idea, wrong… — Jay Leno
Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an… — Seth Godin

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