Improper Quotes

74 quotes by 65 authors

But in the long term, I think it is improper to limit your future. — Roy Moore
French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French… — Lafcadio Hearn
Several national tests have revealed the following startling statistics about why salespeople fail...15% Improper training both product and sales skills. 20% Poor verbal and written… — Jeffrey Gitomer
DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper… — Ambrose Bierce
No mathematician in the world would bother making these senseless distinctions: 2 1/2 is a "mixed number " while 5/2 is an "improper fraction." They're… — Paul Lockhart
Illness is the result of improper removal of toxins from the body. Oxygen is the vital factor which assists the body in removing toxins. — Ed McCabe
It has always irked me as improper that there are still so many people for whom the sky is no more than a mass of… — M.C. Escher
Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withstand the gainsaying passions, never do they resist bare necessity. — Marquis de Sade
To attempt to enumerate the complicated variety of mischiefs in the whole system of the social economy, which proceed from a neglect of the maxims… — Alexander Hamilton
Learn respect for the feeling function: Become aware of and undo some of your (improper) cultural training so that you grant the moods and messages… — Elizabeth Lesser
Improper parental example in the home is a leading cause of the wandering of youth... — Nathan Eldon Tanner
It is true to say that I was nurtured on Bible stories but mostly concerned with sacrifice. If by some mischance I did, or said,… — John George Haigh
It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing… — George Orwell
The only way I can distinguish proper from improper fractions is by their actions — Ogden Nash
I completely love music. I used to be the music critic at 'The Improper Bostonian.' It's just something I've always loved very deeply. — Matthew Tobin Anderson
Another activity that can detract us from the proper way is watching television excessively or viewing improper movies. While fine productions on these media are… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior. — Saadi
I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to… — Pete Seeger
Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional. — Justin Amash
My political opinions lean more and more to anarchy. The most improper job of any man, even saints, is bossing other men. There is only… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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