Highly Quotes

1183 quotes by 963 authors

There are highly gifted spirits who are always infertile simply because, owing to a weakness in temperament, they are too impatient to wait out their… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Modern society includes three types of men who can never think very highly of the world--the priest, the physician, and the attorney-at-law. They all wear… — Honore de Balzac
You contain a trillion copies of a large, textual document written in a highly accurate, digital code, each copy as voluminous as a substantial book.… — Richard Dawkins
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying… — Samuel Johnson
What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's… — Tom Brokaw
Why employ intelligent and highly paid ambassadors and then go and do their work for them? You don't buy a canary and sing yourself. — John Keats
It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than… — Jane Austen
American prosperity and American free enterprise are both highly unusual in the world, and we should not overlook the possibility that the two are connected. — Thomas Sowell
Fundamentalist religion is the most pervasive vision of central planning, though many fundamentalists may oppose human central planning as a usurpation or "playing God.This is… — Thomas Sowell
Those are all computational engines that are highly distributed and therefore highly robust, .. We're seeing a very significant evolution in the way we even… — Vinton Cerf
Having lots of people talking highly of you and respecting your art and your work, this is one of the best feelings that you can… — Peter Gabriel
The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers… — Stephen Nachmanovitch
It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of… — James F. Cooper
It's almost comical that astronauts are stereotyped as daredevils and cowboys. As a rule, we're highly methodical and detail-oriented. Our passion isn't for thrills but… — Chris Hadfield
Prions are highly indestructible. — Tom Harkin
I think vision is highly overrated today. I think what really blesses a ministry is, if you want the power of God in your life,… — Rick Warren
The quilt format is highly appropriate for repetition and serialization. Formal issues of balance and color, space and light in landscape are endlessly engaging. I… — Elizabeth Barton
The conditions conducive to deep thought have become increasingly rare in our highly mediated lives... Now we live in an attention economy, where the most… — Laura Miller
I believe it is wrong to undermine public safety, and indeed public confidence in the concept of human rights, by allowing highly dangerous criminals and… — David Cameron
I spent more hours than I can count a quiet witness to the highly mannered, manifold expressions of life that grace our planet. It is… — Yann Martel

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