Numerous Quotes
358 Numerous quotes by 306 unique authors
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Why is acquiescence to the numerous viewed as better servitude than bowing to might?
— William J. Murray
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The incomparable James Walvin has done it again: he has crafted a beautifully written and deeply informed single volume history of the Atlantic slave trade…
— David W. Blight
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Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes. It is said…
— Herodotus
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I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite…
— Herbert Hoover
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In numerous years following the war, the Federal Government ran a heavy surplus. It could not (however) pay off its debt, retire its securities, because…
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Freedom only for supporters of the government, only for the members of one party - however numerous they may be - is no freedom at…
— Rosa Luxemburg
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The several difficulties here discussed, namely our not finding in the successive formations infinitely numerous transitional links between the many species which now exist or…
— Charles Darwin
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I have written on numerous occasions that there is no distinction in the American Muslim community between peaceful Muslims and jihadists. While Americans prefer to imagine…
— Robert Spencer
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Do not say that! How few are the Romans and how numerous are we ! 'An army's strength lies not in numbers of men but…
— Khalid ibn al-Walid
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The public is composed of numerous groups whose cry to us writers is: 'Comfort me.' 'Amuse me.' 'Touch my sympathies.' 'Make me sad.' 'Make me…
— Guy de Maupassant
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Besides it is an error to believe that rigour is the enemy of simplicity. On the contrary we find it confirmed by numerous examples that…
— David Hilbert
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The 'tide in the affairs of men' does not remain at the flood; it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Unless we redesign our civilization in numerous ways, all of the science in the world won't save us.
— William H. Calvin
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Unlike scandal-monger Ed Klein’s fantastical No. 1 best-selling narrative about the supposed Blood Feud between the Clintons and the Obamas, Halper’s study is juicy and…
— Lloyd Grove
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Talk of world peace is heard today only among the white peoples, and not among the much more numerous coloured races. This is a perilous…
— Oswald Spengler
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Operation Northern Star with Canada has made significant progress in battling meth from the north, and we are engaged in numerous training opportunities in Mexico…
— Greg Walden
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It may well be said that the answer to the question: Of what do the cosmic rays in fact consist before they produce their familiar…
— Victor Francis Hess
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I've been looking for answers all of my life. Yes I realize now these are not what I needed. No, in fact, all I need…
— Stefanie Schneider
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During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're about…
— Molly Ivins
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It constantly remains a source of disappointment to me that my drawings are not yet what I want them to be. The difficulties are indeed…
— Vincent Van Gogh
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A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a…
— Antoine Lavoisier
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The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders…
— George Combe
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Western societies from ancient Athens to imperial Rome to the French republic rarely collapsed because of a shortage of resources or because foreign enemies proved…
— Victor Davis Hanson
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As the president has said, if the United Nations will not disarm Saddam Hussein, it will be another international organization, a coalition of the willing…
— Ari Fleischer
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E-learning as we know it has been around for ten years or so. During that time, it has emerged from being a radical idea---the effectiveness…
— Stephen Downes
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