Merely Quotes

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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now for the same… — Billy Joel
. . . [The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the… — Alexander Hamilton
If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have… — Benjamin Franklin
The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace and… — Thomas McKean
The peace we seek in the world is not the flimsy peace which is merely an interlude between wars, but a peace which can endure… — Richard M. Nixon
What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science… — Adolphe Quetelet
All the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason is that they are divorced from the people. Look! Was not Hitler a paper… — Mao Zedong
Politicians - power itself - are abject because they merely embody the profound contempt people have for their own lives. One should be grateful to… — Jean Baudrillard
The practical man is the adventurer, the investigator, the believer in research, the asker of questions, the man who refuses to believe that perfection has… — Unknown Author
The UFO manifestations seem to be, by and large, merely minor variations of the age-old demonological phenomenon... — John A. Keel
Each sporadic burst of work, each minor success and disappointment, each moment of calm and relaxation, seemed merely a temporary halt on my steady descent… — Al Alvarez
An optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country. — Helen Rowland
The UFOs do not seem to exist as tangible, manufactured objects. They do not conform to the accepted natural laws of our environment. They seem… — John A. Keel
Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with… — Russell M. Nelson
Because of the nature of Moore's law, anything that an extremely clever graphics programmer can do at one point can be replicated by a merely… — John Carmack
There are no accidents, only nature throwing her weight around. Even the bomb merely releases energy that nature has put there. Nuclear war would be… — Camille Paglia
Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them. The past, the present and the… — Oscar Wilde
I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive. — Albert Einstein
But their intervention makes our acts to serve ever less merely the immediate claims of our instincts. — Albert Einstein

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