Merely Quotes

3319 Merely quotes by 1909 unique authors

I am a non Zionist because the Jew, in seeking a homeland of his own, seems to me to be giving up something of infinitely… — Arthur Hays Sulzberger
The Western musical canon came about not merely by accumulation, but by opposition and subversion, both to the ruling powers on whom composers depended for… — Brian Ferneyhough
There are few things more disturbing than to find, in somebody we detest, a moral quality which seems to us demonstrably superior to anything we… — Pamela Hansford Johnson
Museums have no political power, but they do have the possibility of influencing the political process. This is a complete change from their role in… — Richard Fortey
Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action. Their acquisition obligates each man… — Midge Decter
It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions. — Adrian Tan
Workable solutions for Earth are urgently needed. Saving seals and tigers, or fighting yet another oil pipeline through a wilderness area, while laudable, is merely… — Lawrence Anthony
Christians in community must again show the world, not merely family values, but the bond of the love of Christ. — Edmund Clowney
Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. — Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not… — Albert Payson Terhune
If I’d been talking about black trash, I might be lynched. If I was talking about white trash, I’d merely be another torchbearer in an… — Jim Goad
There is one thing more serious than merely to not believe, and that is to not care. — Sterling W Sill
The Emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle! — James Finn Garner
Textbooks should show that neither morality nor immorality can simply be conferred upon us by history. Merely being part of the United States, without regard… — James W. Loewen
For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance,… — Fanny Burney
We might as well expect to grow trees from leaves as hope to build up a civilization or a manhood without taking into consideration our… — Anna Julia Cooper
I am not good. I am not virtuous. I am not sympathetic. I am not generous. I am merely and above all a creature of… — Mary MacLane
Five minutes in an old book quickly reveals that most of what is being sold today as new insights into human behavior is merely the… — Roy H. Williams
A visual image in the hand of an artist is merely a tool to trigger a mental image. — Roy H. Williams
The state is concerned with the promotion of outward righteousness arising from the individual being constrained to keep the law. The Gospel alters human nature,… — Alister E. McGrath
Unjust social orders do no fall merely by appeals to the consciences of the oppressor, though such appeals may be an important element; history teaches… — Timothy B. Tyson
Evil doesn’t have to be an overt act; it can be merely the absence of good. If you have the ability, the resources, and the… — Yvon Chouinard
Lending books to other people is merely a shrewd form of housecleaning. — Joe Queenan
If I am asked If I am asked, then, what Zen teaches, I would answer, Zen teaches nothing. Whatever teachings there are in Zen, they… — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Catching something is merely a byproduct of our fishing. It is the act of fishing that wipes away all grief, lightens all worry, dissolves all… — Gladys Taber

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