Noble Quotes

1309 Noble quotes by 838 unique authors

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill him. What superiority he may have inherited from his race,… — Alexander Smith
Nurses quietly go about their work in a noble profession, uncelebrated soldiers toiling through the days and nights in service to the sick, the injured… — Steve Lopez
Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful. — John C. Maxwell
Deep, solemn optimism, it seems to me, should spring from this firm belief in the presence of God in the individual; not a remote, unapproachable… — Helen Keller
From yon blue heavens above us bent The gardener Adam and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent. Howe'er it be, it seems… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
As the war was just in its origin and necessary and noble in its objects, we can reflect with a proud satisfaction that in carrying… — James Madison
All I want to do is hit someone in the mouth. It's a whole lot easier than working for a living. Don't make anything noble… — Randall Cobb
I like cars that are ahead of their times, and that were noble failures because they were built to a higher standard than the consumer… — Jay Leno
Humans can be noble. The question is: Will we put forth what is necessary? — Keith Raniere
Most book things now (with a few exceptions) are just built around nice, safe books written for nice and safe book club readers. These are… — Scott McClanahan
Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you… — Neil Armstrong
Sometimes itâ€™s more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth. — Robin Williams
I would say that among my many huge emotional miscalculations was my taking a film career for granted. It is the most awesome privilege to… — Robert Downey, Jr.
Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which apparently does not suit them. — Max Ernst
Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone who is immortal,… — Hugo Weaving
I've been offered nymphomaniacs, kleptomaniacs, pyromaniacs, homicidal maniacs and just plain maniacs. I think producers felt that after playing a long series of noble and… — Greer Garson
In order to achieve the most noble accomplishments, the leader may have to 'enter into evil.' This is the chilling insight that has made Machiavelli… — Michael A. Ledeen
When we go to the movies, we identify with the characters we see. That's why we go to the movies; we have a voyeuristic experience;… — Roger Ebert
What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes... — Winston Churchill

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