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83 Operative quotes by 66 unique authors

And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative. — Mike Curb
I can remember the moment when I suddenly felt that the camera was a living partner. I suddenly felt this is art, and the camera… — Erland Josephson
To discover the laws of operative power in material productions, whether formed by man or brought into being by Nature herself, is the work of… — William Whewell
There are no solids. There are no things. There are only interfering and non-interfering patterns operative in pure principle, and principles are eternal. — R. Buckminster Fuller
It is to aid in making the arts operative rather than only positively or negatively pleasurable... it is to paint a record, in so far… — Morris Graves
We are driven by self-interest, it’s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking others’ interests into account. Co-operation… — Dalai Lama
WHATEVER Life may really be, it is to us an abstraction: for the word is a generalised term to signify that which is common to… — Bill Vaughan
I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least… — Harvey Cushing
Assange is not a 'journalist' any more than the 'editor' of al-Qaeda's new English-language magazine 'Inspire' is a 'journalist.' He is an anti-American operative with… — Sarah Palin
Brokenness is the operative issue of our time - broken souls, broken hearts, broken places. — Samantha Power
The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account. — Leland Stanford
Labor can and will become its own employer through co-operative association. — Leland Stanford
This is the operative statement. The others are inoperative. — Ron Ziegler
Death is the operative device that sets us free in Christ - when we die, we truly live. — Tullian Tchividjian
I think this co-operative scheme is an uncommonly good one. It's much easier to work on someone else's job than one's own - gives one… — Dorothy L. Sayers
When faith in our freedom gives way to fear of our freedom, silencing the minority view becomes the operative protocol. — Joel Salatin
People know, or dimly feel, that if thinking is not kept pure and keen, and if respect for the world of mind is no longer… — Hermann Hesse
I know in the spy movies it always looks really cool when the operative goes from a maid's uniform to a slinky, sexy, ballgown in… — Ally Carter
Most people believe me when I lie. I've learned how to say the words just right. I have a trusting kind of face. But the… — Ally Carter
The Operative tried to implement the Purusey breathing technique, which has been proven effective at fooling polygraphs. There is no conclusive evidence as to whether… — Ally Carter
The gospel of grace nullifies our adulation of televangelists, charismatic superstars, and local church heroes. It obliterates the two-class citizenship theory operative in many American… — Brennan Manning
Even if they were willing to let you remove your Pride from the council's collective influence—and they won't be—there's a reason the council exists. We… — Rachel Vincent
We’re not dead yet.” – Sundown “Yet is the operative word. If that’s all that’s in the way, I’ll kill you and end it. Ren?… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Covert Operations Report At approximately 0900 hours on Saturday, October 14, Operative Morgan was given a stern lecture by Agent Townsend, a tracking device by… — Ally Carter
When Zach said, "Im going to kill Dr. Steve." It wasn't the angered threat of a worried boy; it was the calm, cool statement of… — Ally Carter

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