Maintaining Quotes

324 quotes by 290 authors

Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strictly confining themselves to their own legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its… — Thomas B. Macaulay
I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action over a life of consumption, on our engendering a lifestyle… — Ivan Illich
Even if nonpolluting power were feasible and abundant, the use of energy on a massive scale acts on society like a drug that is physically… — Ivan Illich
We have now felled forest enough everywhere, in many districts far too much. Let us restore this one element of material life to its normal… — George Perkins Marsh
Life involves maintaining oneself between contradictions that can't be solved by analysis. — William Empson
Auctions are bizarre combinations of slave market, trading floor, theatre and burlesque... a lot of people are going to be making a lot of excuses… — Jerry Saltz
The hardest part has been maintaining a small head and remaining down to earth. So many people try to make you more than you are. — Brandy Norwood
The growth that an artist seeks is a fine combination of mastering craft, garnering an audience, maintaining one's mental health, and working mightily from a… — Eric Maisel
Is it reasonable to suppose that we can apply a broad-spectrum insecticide to kill the burrowing larval stages of a crop-destroying insect ... without also… — Rachel Carson
Maintaining self-respect in the face of a devastating experience is of prime importance. — Ann Landers
I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of my work, that… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I'm just trying to figure out the right balance between making fans feel good and also maintaining some dignity for myself in the process. — Trent Reznor
Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry. — Bill Gates
The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged… — Calvin Coolidge
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furthering that power. — Don DeLillo
From what I hear, it's a normal thing to feel guilty as a mother, especially when trying to fill the needs of a newborn along… — Jennie Finch
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of… — Napoleon Hill
I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first. — Whitney Houston
Education should not be about building more schools and maintaining a system that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. We can achieve so much more,… — Naveen Jain
It is by now beyond question that Elton John is a competent and classy entertainer. Few people who have achieved his popularity have succeeded in… — Jon Landau

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