High Quotes
9060 High quotes by 5529 unique authors
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The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.
— Samuel Johnson
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One great blemish in the popular mind of America and the prolific parent of an innumerable brood of evils, is Universal Distrust . . .…
— Charles Dickens
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It is time for the truth to be brought out... Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through…
— Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
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No politician can praise unemployment or inflation, and there is no way of combining high employment with stable prices that does not involve some control…
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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I am suggesting that there is, and always has been, a rather high correlation between ethnicity and occupation/economic role throughout the various time-space zones of…
— Immanuel Wallerstein
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A man not perfect, but of heart so high, of such heroic rage, That even his hopes became a part of earth's eternal heritage.
— Richard Watson Gilder
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If there were a mile high mountain of granite, and once every ten-thousand years a bird flew past and brushed it with a feather, by…
— Lois Duncan
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Whoever despises the high wisdom of mathematics nourishes himself on delusion and will never still the sophistic sciences whose only product is an eternal uproar.
— Leonardo da Vinci
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Set your expectations high; find men and women whose integrity and values you respect; get their agreement on a course of action; and give them…
— John F. Akers
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Brothers, you came from our own people. You are killing your own brothers. Any human order to kill must be subordinate to the law of…
— Oscar Romero
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My theory is that everyone at one time or another has been at the fringe of society in some way: an outcast in high school,…
— Alice Hoffman
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Mad with the love of a wife for her husband... sing for the Most High sing for no other. We are all notes in this…
— Trevor Hall
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Energy is felt once the cards are dealt With the impact of roundhouse kicks from black belts that attack the microphone like cyclones or typhoons…
— Unknown Author
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To elevate the goals of humankind, to achieve high moral purpose, to realize major intended change, leaders must thrust themselves into the most intractable processes…
— James MacGregor Burns
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Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their…
— Charles Dickens
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I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
— Bette Midler
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True, nuts are high in fat, but most of them contain monounsaturated fat that is good for the heart. In fact, eaten in moderation, nuts…
— Andrew Weil
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How do commercial interests usually protect themselves from liability claims? Through insurance. In fact, in our society, the litmus test for safety is insurance. You…
— David Suzuki
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Given continued high rates of population increase, all environmental victories are temporary.
— Thomas W. Horton
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It made me high. It really did.
— John Lennon
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I need a dose of the natural environment on a regular basis. It balances the bitumen and high rises of Collins Street.
— Simon McKeon
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Heaven is high and earth wide. If you ride three feet higher above the ground than other men, you will know what that means.
— Rudolf G. Binding
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The artist must raise the cup of his vision aloft to the gods in the high hope that they will pour into it the sweet…
— Paul Brunton
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Mad; adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Quick note here: if this crush-slash-swooning stuff is hard for you to stomach, if youve never had a similar experience, then you should come to…
— Mark Z. Danielewski
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