Grounds Quotes

360 quotes by 316 authors

If we don't like rent control, we ought to oppose it on political and social grounds - and not just by arguing that, thanks to… — Evgeny Morozov
If this advertisement be not sufficient, I can only protrude my wormlike tendrils of apology, craving forbearance on the grounds that a writer must write… — William T. Vollmann
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer — Douglas Adams
8.45 a.m. My mother is in the hospital grounds smoking a cigarette. She is looking old and haggard. All the debauchery is catching up with… — Sue Townsend
Among the gods, there is a dispute as to which one of them originally thought of Christianity; or, as they call it, the Great Leg… — Tom Holt
On motionless wing they emerge from the lifting mists, sweep a final arc of sky, and settle in clangorous descending spirals to their feeding grounds.… — Aldo Leopold
As I searched the atlas for somewhere to run to, Hugh made a case for his old stomping grounds. His first suggestion was Beirut, where… — David Sedaris
Specifically, Iâ€™d like to debate whether cannibalism ought to be grounds for leniency in murders, since itâ€™s less wasteful. — Bill Watterson
So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all. One man may fail to… — Homer
Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say that he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe. — Thomas Huxley
No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself on the grounds that it was human nature. — A A Milne
Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain. I tend… — Brandon Sanderson
When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of his color I say that… — Frantz Fanon
But Tudor mansions on manicured grounds didn't look right with their grand front doors wide open to the night. It was like a debutante flashing… — J R Ward
Objection!" Metz shouts. Grounds?" the judge asks. Well...he's my witness! — Jodi Picoult
Because they claim to be concerned with the welfare of whole societies, governments arrogate to themselves the right to pass off as mere abstract profit… — Michel Foucault
Did you like question ten, Moony?" asked Sirius as they emerged into the entrance hall. "Loved it," said Lupin briskly. "Give five signs that identify… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Most mainline Protestant churches are, to one degree or another, post-Christian. If they no longer seem disposed to converting the unbelieving to Christ, they can… — Mark Steyn
Hey, Adam,â€ I said. I thought youâ€™d want to know that Warren and Darryl made it out of the vampire den alive.â€ I sucked in… — Patricia Briggs
He felt his heart pounding fiercely in his chest. How strange that in his dread of death, it pumped all the harder, valiantly keeping him… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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