Object Quotes

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The object of preaching is to constantly remind mankind of what they keep forgetting; not to supply the intellect, but to fortify the feebleness of… — Sydney Smith
Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. — Muhammad Iqbal
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man. — William Beveridge
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first... The first object of any good system must be… — Frederick W. Taylor
I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object… — Peter Cooper
Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own. — Peter Wright
I have entered the field to die, if need be, for this government, and never expect to return to peaceful pursuits until the object of… — John A. Logan
The system has for its object an increase of persons that are to intervene between the producer and the consumer, living on the product of… — Henry Charles Carey
Yes, I definitely believe that it has some good cross-platform properties. Object orientation was one of the techniques I used to make Python platform independent. — Guido van Rossum
I used to object to being called an Indian writer, and would always say I was a writer who happened to be an Indian, and… — James Welch
Both state and church have as their object actions as well as convictions, the former insofar as they are based on the relations between man… — Moses Mendelssohn
The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you… — Eric Clapton
On one hand, to be able to go from one direction in the sky to study such an object to another direction to study another… — Claude Nicollier
For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the… — Vitruvius
No one should be so naive as to think that wages among organized groups will not be increased, under pressure if necessary, to make up… — Charles E. Wilson
This is very similar to astronomy where different magnitudes are assigned to the brightness of an astronomical object, depending on the range of wavelengths being… — Charles Francis Richter
When the object that is produced, the photographic image has the ability to make tears come to your eyes; to inspire you to the point… — John Sexton
I wonder what it is that the people who criticize me for telling this story truly object to: is it that I have dared to… — Joyce Maynard
My object is to stop the guy with the ball before he gains another inch. — Dick Lane
Our object in these remarks has been not only to account for the slow progress which has as yet been made by Political Economy, and… — Nassau William Senior

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