Official Quotes

431 Official quotes by 384 unique authors

Law is any application for the official use of coercion that succeeds. — Bob Black
The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. They come to be accepted by degrees, by dint of constant pressure on one… — Ayn Rand
I tend to discourage people from calling me 'Sir Ian,' because I don't like being separated out from the rest of the population. Of course,… — Ian Mckellen
What if the American people woke up and understood that the official reasons for going to war are almost always based on lies and promoted… — Ron Paul
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. — George Washington
I am totally for gun control in the U.S. The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this… — Liam Neeson
I just got my work visa to shoot 'American Horror Story,' and my official status is 'alien with extraordinary abilities.' — Lizzie Brochere
I believe that they were brave people. One should be of courageous character to do what they had done, not only this, one should be… — Vladimir Semichastny
If, for instance, they have heard something from the postman, they attribute it to a semi-official statement; if they have fallen into conversation with a… — Evelyn Waugh
Of course, we knew that the official reports were sketchy, if not falsified. But, in terms of information theory, this is precisely where the problem… — Konrad Zuse
Should we not have respect enough to God to make a record of those blessings which He pours out upon us and our official acts… — Wilford Woodruff
At the current $5.15 an hour, the federal minimum wage has become a poverty wage. A full-time worker with one child lives below the official… — Bernie Sanders
WEATHER, n. The climate of an hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency… — Ambrose Bierce
The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to comply with international… — Jimmy Carter
As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states… — Dick Thornburgh
Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts… — Gregory Bateson
According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan,… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's say that what… — Sonny Rollins
I must have made a good impression because a club official to us into his office and asked me if I would sign on for… — Harold Larwood
I wanted all my visits to be official. When I sent the pass back with a note, I had no idea it would antagonize the… — Louis J. Freeh
I have no intention of resigning, and confidently expect to resume official duties within three months. — Frederick William Borden
When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention. — Mark Shields
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd been writing since… — Harrison Birtwistle
The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to… — Roger Milla
The message here is you cannot, under any circumstances, throw an object at an official. You just cannot do it. — Stu Jackson

Who Wrote These Official Quotes

384 authors contributed a total of 431 Official Quotes, led by these top contributors: