Ism Quotes

41 quotes by 38 authors

Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the… — Ruth Benedict
A lot of guys go, 'Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.' I tell 'em, 'I don't know any.' They want me to make one up. I… — Yogi Berra
...the myth of socialism is far stronger than the reality of capitalism. That is because capitalism is not really an ism at all. It is… — Arnold Beichman
Capitalism is not an 'ism.' It is closer to being the opposite of an 'ism,' because it is simply the freedom of ordinary people to… — Thomas Sowell
The office of science is not to record possibilities; but to ascertain what nature does ... As far as Darwinism deals with mere arguments of… — Louis Agassiz
MinÂiÂmalÂism is about creÂatÂing comÂplete harÂmony and not about making simple. — Naoto Fukasawa
HeroÂism breaks its heart, and ideÂalÂism its back, on the intranÂsiÂgence of the credÂuÂlous and the mediocre, manipÂuÂlated by the cynÂiÂcal and the corrupt. — Christopher Hitchens
If you filter my words through any tradition or '-ism', you will miss altogether what I am saying. The liberating truth is not static; it… — Adyashanti
Bin Laden-ism, I don't think, is dead yet. And I think there's a long way to go before we can legitimately say that, you know,… — Irshad Manji
A lot of Arabs have proven to themselves that there is an alternative to Bin Laden-ism if they want to do away with the corrupt,… — Irshad Manji
The Flapper awoke from her lethargy of sub-deb-ism, bobbed her hair, put on her choicest pair of earrings and a great deal of audacity and… — Zelda Fitzgerald
I don't like to call myself a feminist writer. I say I'm a feminist, but I don't write to propagate an ism, — Shashi Deshpande
As long as we cling to the superstition that we must look to government for money supply, instead of requiring it to look to us,… — E.C. Riegel
Capitalism without capital is just an ism. — Jesse Jackson
I know the difference between venture capital[ism] and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism is a good thing, comes in, gives that gap funding to help these… — Rick Perry
I don't follow any kind of 'isms.' If there is one, it will be Pram-ism. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer
I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my… — Michael Arad
Babbage ... gave the name to the [Cambridge] Analytical Society, which he stated was formed to advocate 'the principles of pure d-ism as opposed to… — W. W. Rouse Ball
Melissa McCarthy just opened this new movie, 'Identity Thief,' and Rex Reed, who's a known critic, wrote a scathing commentary on her weight. I think… — Josh Gad
I use contrary-ism in every part of my life. — Tibor Kalman

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