Momentous Quotes

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The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. — Francis Bacon
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Of all the achievements of the human mind, the birth of the alphabet is the most momentous. — Frederic Goudy
Through the skill and devotion to duty of their armed forces of all branches in the Midway area our citizens can now rejoice that a… — Chester W. Nimitz
The history of human conduct does not warrant that exalted opinion of human virtue which would make it wise in a nation to commit interests… — Alexander Hamilton
If anyone, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him - it means just what Concord and Lexington meant; what Bunker… — Henry Ward Beecher
Going to Europe, someone had written, was about as final as going to heaven. A mystical passage to another life, from which no-one returned the… — Shirley Hazzard
Anyone who claims that the debate is over and the conclusions are firm has a fundamentally unscientific approach to one of the most momentous issues… — Unknown Author
The business being thus closed . . . dined together and took a cordial leave of each other After which I returned to my lodgings,… — George Washington
Asked if he knew how important Stardust would be, Mitchell Parish said he did have a gut feeling that this was a momentous one. But… — Paul Zollo
But this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. — Thomas Jefferson
In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You… — Abraham Lincoln
Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether… — Unknown Author
These algorithms, which I'll call public relevance algorithms, are-by the very sameÂ mathematical procedures-producing and certifying knowledge.Â The algorithmic assessment of information, then, represents a… — Tarleton Gillespie
You're not useful to me until you've made three momentous mistakes. — Dan Wieden
I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance… — Benjamin Franklin
We have tried everything to get rid of suffering. We have gone everywhere to get rid of suffering. We have bought everything to get rid… — Gangaji
There is not a truth to be gathered from history more certain, or more momentous, than this: that civil liberty cannot long be separated from… — Joseph Story
To the patient, any operation is momentous. — Joseph Murray
In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous… — George S. Patton

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