Named Quotes

817 Named quotes by 669 unique authors

America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else; when discovered it was not wanted; and most of the exploration… — Samuel Eliot Morison
I will not go so far as to say that to construct a history of thought without profound study of the mathematical ideas of successive… — Alfred North Whitehead
Nothing will motivate conservative evangelical Christians to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election more than a Democratic nominee named Hillary Rodham Clinton - not… — Jerry Falwell
And I know, that I know, that I know, we are about to see the greatest manifestations of God's presence ever! A prophetess named Ruth… — Benny Hinn
It is often very illuminating...to ask yourself how you got at the facts on which you base your opinion. Who actually saw, heard, felt, counted,… — Walter Lippmann
You little know what you have done, when you have first broke the bounds of modesty; you have set open the door of your fancy… — Richard Baxter
In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility… — Hector Berlioz
I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late. — Hoagy Carmichael
There was a climber named Bridwell On grade I's he did well. But on grade VI, he got into a fix and rappelled to the… — Eric Jay Beck
... when I heard Apache by the Shadows, that was it ! ...then there was a guitar player named Steve Gordon, he was "the player"… — Unknown Author
I was the greenest rookie that ever was. One evening I was standing out on the sidewalk when a stranger approached and said, 'You're famous… — Walter Johnson
You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up. — Gene Mauch
Any effect, constant, theorem or equation named after Professor X was first discovered by Professor Y , for some value of Y not equal to… — John C. Baez
No one can tell time except approximately, time never stands still to be named. — Fredric Brown
When launching a product called an Energy Drink and named Red Bull, a product that stimulates body and mind, it is a short step to… — Dietrich Mateschitz
These are the folk who may pass into the kingdom of heaven: the grief-stricken, lovers, scholars of a certain obsessive disposition. Brute beasts. Women who… — Catherynne M. Valente
I've always found it difficult to start with a definite idea, but if I start with a pond that's being drained because of a diesel… — Bobbie Ann Mason
As a ballplayer, (Dizzy) Dean was a natural phenomenon, like the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef. Nobody ever taught him baseball and he… — Red Smith
Like a ship, a car should be named after a girl as it's sexy. My original car was called Kate. But then it got smashed… — Sebastian Vettel
If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flipper, which one would you think liked dolphins the most? I'd say Flipper, wouldn't you? You'd be… — Jack Handey
As the evening sky faded from a salmon color to a sort of flint gray, I thought back to the salmon I caught that morning,… — Jack Handey
I had brought up from Chile a contract agent whose cover was that of a newspaper publisher in Santiago, a young, very talented man, named… — E. Howard Hunt
As for monkeys, I would have five, and they would be named: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Do Pretty Much Whatever… — Tad Williams
I created 'Dinner: Impossible' with a guy named Bryan O'Reilly and I shot the pilot as a 30 minute show and we sold it. — Robert Irvine
Today I know that all things are watching, that nothing goes unseen, that even wallpaper has a better memory than human beings. It's not God… — Gunter Grass

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