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211 Instances quotes by 172 unique authors

In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene. — Keenen Ivory Wayans
The advantages of a uniform statistical nomenclature, however im- perfect, are so obvious, that it is surprising no attention has been paid to its enforcement… — William Farr
Immoral: Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes to be… — Ambrose Bierce
All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance. — Samuel Johnson
It will be cheering to know that many people are skillful chessplayers, though in many instances their brains, in a general way, compare unfavorably with… — Unknown Author
They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have baffled the men… — William Manchester
Capturing any member of any terrorist cell or any insurgent cell that we may happen to come across is always very, very valuable, and the… — John Abizaid
Signs must be read with caution. The history of Christendom is replete with instances of people who misread the signs. — Sheldon Vanauken
Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance ...… — Michael Dirda
Legalism insists on conformity to manmade religious rules and requirements, which are often unspoken but are nevertheless very real... There are far too many instances… — Jerry Bridges
Turgenev saw human beings as individuals always endowed with consciousness, character, feelings, and moral strengths and weaknesses; Marx saw them always as snowflakes in an… — Theodore Dalrymple
These moments were wondrous and divine, instances when the gossamer curtain between heaven and earth ripped and all of humanity witnessed the marvel of the… — Danielle Trussoni
I have had so many evidences of [God's] direction, so many instances when I have been controlled by some other power than my own will,… — Abraham Lincoln
As you go through life, you learn many lessons. Unfortunately these lessons only apply to the specific instances in which you learned them. Therefore you… — Jessica Zafra
Don't get yourself in certain circumstances or instances, because it's not a good feeling to be sitting in that chair where you've got 12 people… — Puff Daddy
In software, consultants sometimes tell you to buy into certain software-development methods to the exclusion of other methods. That’s unfortunate because if you buy into… — Steve McConnell
That conclusion is inescapable, given the well-established evidence that voter-ID laws don't disenfranchise minorities or reduce minority voting, and in many instances enhance it, despite… — Edwin Meese
In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles,… — William Strunk, Jr.
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes to… — Ambrose Bierce
To find this greater truth about God, Spirit, and the sacred, we must often set aside the limiting impressions from our childhood. In many instances… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Mr. Darwin contributes some striking and ingenious instances of the way in which the principle partially affects the chain, or rather network of life, even… — Richard Owen
The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be abused… — George Washington
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual… — Barack Obama
Most of us are aware of and pretend to detest the barefaced instances of that hypocrisy by which men deceive others, but few of us… — Laurence Sterne
The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else's decision about the final form of something. It's so hard as to be intolerable. — Trevor Nunn

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