Justify Quotes

675 quotes by 548 authors

Leadership is obliged to justify itself daily. — Isabel Paterson
...as soon as the war was over, they had to justify what was done. — Harry S. Truman
And any declaration of faith that does not result in a changed life and good works is a false declaration. It is faith alone that… — Greg Laurie
Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you… — Laozi
When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice — Ayn Rand
Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently. — Harry A. Blackmun
I fought linotype and montype for some time because it would not justify as well as handset could be made to do; but at last,… — George Bernard Shaw
I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. — Max Lucado
He would have lied to himself as facilely as an alcoholic lies to himself to justify the 10 a.m. tumbler of vodka : it may… — Peter Benchley
I didn't think before that I'd done enough to justify publishing an autobiography but after 40 years in show business I'm now ready to tell… — Cilla Black
The minds of men are at last aroused; reason looks out and justifies her own, and malice finds all her work is ruin. — Ralph Chaplin
Almost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And if the court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that the Second Amendment… — Cass Sunstein
I want to believe in a personal god who looks after me and my loved ones and knows every sparrow that falls. But the suffering… — Melina Mercouri
In the chapter on study we considered the importance of observing ourselves to see how often our speech is a frantic attempt to explain and… — Richard J. Foster
Considering that virtually none of the standard fare surrounding Thanksgiving contains an ounce of authenticity, historical accuracy, or cross-cultural perception, why is it so apparently… — Michael Dorris
Man has an innate capacity for violence, but can only justify it in the name of justice. — Ralph Steadman
Everywhere, authority and tradition have to justify themselves in the face of questions. — Gustav Heinemann
Journalists justify their treachery in various ways according to their temperaments. The more pompous talk about freedom of speech and â€˜the publicâ€™s right to knowâ€™;… — Janet Malcolm
Heaven and happiness do not exist. That is your parentsâ€™ way to justify the crime of having brought you into this world. What exists is… — Unknown Author
Much of human progress has been in defiance of religion or of the apparent natural order. The defiance of religious and secular authority has led… — Fred Edwords

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