Lowest Quotes
441 quotes by 361 authors
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As damaging as the obsessive emphasis on testing often proves to be for kids in general, I believe that the effects are still more harmful…
— Jonathan Kozol
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Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by…
— William Hazlitt
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There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not…
— Plato
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I think that, regardless of our culture, age, or even personal handicaps, we can still strive for something exceptional. Why not expand our sights instead…
— Jimmy Carter
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Reduced to its lowest terms, the great struggle which now rocks the whole earth more and more takes on the character of a struggle of…
— J. Reuben Clark
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The mass never comes up to the standard of its best member, but on the contrary degrades itself to a level with the lowest.
— Henry David Thoreau
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Edwards said the greatest moment of his career was winning the national championship. The lowest moment (of my career) happens every time we lose to…
— LaVell Edwards
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I make it a practice to avoid hating anyone. If someone's been guilty of despicable actions, especially toward me, I try to forget him. I…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Man, by his very nature, tends to give himself an explanation of the world into which he is born. And this is what distinguishes him…
— Elsa Morante
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By being so long in the lowest form [at Harrow] I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. . . . I got into…
— Winston Churchill
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Great occasions rouse even the lowest of human beings to some kind of greatness, but he alone is the really great man whose character is…
— Swami Vivekananda
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God told me once, 'I want you to come up to the lowest place.'
— Heidi Baker
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The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want. And really, if you think about it from the point of view…
— Sam Walton
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The gospel is the proclamation of free love; the revelation of the boundless charity of God. Nothing less than this will suit our world; nothing…
— Horatius Bonar
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Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work…
— Victoria Moran
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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats,…
— Yasmin Mogahed
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My politics are: I'm a trustbuster. Very focused. And yeah, I'm pro-efficiency. I want the most economic activity at the lowest price possible. It's good…
— Travis Kalanick
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Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.
— Ayn Rand
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The value decade is upon us. If you can't sell a top-quality product at the world's lowest price, you're going to be out of the…
— Jack Welch
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What am I in the eyes of most people - a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person - somebody who has no position in…
— Vincent Van Gogh
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361 authors contributed a total of 441 Lowest Quotes, led by these top contributors: