Highest Quotes
2429 quotes by 1578 authors
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To pronounce something clever and honest is not such a big deal, lots of them have been said and written. For a statement of truth…
— Alexander Ostrovsky
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It has pleased no less than surprised me that of the many studies whereby I have sought to extend the field of general chemistry, the…
— Wilhelm Ostwald
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It seems that the analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. And literature does it, unlike gossip, without mentioning names.
— Isaac Bashevis Singer
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In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Independence, the freedom of a self-governing nation, is in my estimation the highest political good, for which any disadvantage, if need be, and any sacrifice…
— Enoch Powell
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I believe I am the highest power, absolutely.
— GG Allin
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Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities
— Gro Harlem Brundtland
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Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.
— Alex Rodriguez
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If God is the Supreme good then our highest blessedness on earth must lie in knowing Him as perfectly as possible.
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end...liberty is the only object which benefits all alike,…
— Lord Acton
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Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical…
— Bela Bartok
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Stairway to Wisdomâ€) David Brooks detailed the needed ingredients to gaining a deep understanding of a social problem, beginning with the data and moving on…
— David Brooks
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In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns…
— Mark Shields
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Twenty-six years ago the highest court in this land did an incredible thing. They issued a Supreme Court decision that really boils down to one…
— Gary Bauer
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Are you committed to your highest vision for your life or are you just satisfied to dream?
— Colette Baron-Reid
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Education must be increasingly concerned about the fullest development of all children and youth, and it will be the responsibility of the schools to seek…
— Benjamin Bloom
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A sacred pride should grip us of not being satisfied with the mediocre but to strive (for we can do it, if we want to)…
— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
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Let some holy ambition invade our souls, so that, dissatisfied with mediocrity, we shall eagerly desire the highest things and shall toil with all our…
— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
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Who can wonder at the attractiveness... of the bar, for our ambitious young men, when the highest bribes of society are at the feet of…
— Marsilio Ficino
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Leading is not the same as being the leader. Being the leader means you hold the highest rank, either by earning it, good fortune or…
— Simon Sinek
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