Ought Quotes

2904 Ought quotes by 1598 unique authors

Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method and speed toward that goal, the standard for the expected… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany those in their… — Pope Francis
The conduct and manners of women, in fact, evidently prove that their minds are not in a healthy state; for, like the flowers which are… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Women becoming, consequently, weakerthan they ought to behave not sufficient strength to discharge the first duty of a mother; and sacrificing to lasciviousness the parental… — Mary Wollstonecraft
I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to… — Mary Wortley Montagu
To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject. — Eliza Haywood
A man ought to be able to be fond of his wife without making a fool of himself about her. — George Bernard Shaw
I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the… — Doris Lessing
We ought to approach this challenge [of global warming] with a sense of profound joy and gratitude: that we are the generation about which, a… — Al Gore
We ought not to endeavor to revise history according to our latter day notions of what things ought to have been, or upon the theory… — Russell Kirk
The microspeed of the tongue ought to be always slightly less than the microspeed of the thoughts and certainly not ever the reverse. — Yevgeny Zamyatin
I will gladly give lessons as a favor, particularly when I see that my student has talent, inclination, and anxiety to learn; but to be… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The only thing I can be sure of at any given time is what I am thinking myself. I have no idea what the others… — Erlend Loe
When it is said that an object occupies a large space in the soul or even that it fills it entirely, we ought to understand… — Henri Bergson
In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing… — Christopher Darden
You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if [President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela] thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think… — Pat Robertson
It is interesting, that termites don't build things, and the great builders of our nation almost to a man have been Christians, because Christians have… — Pat Robertson
I think we ought to close Halloween down. Do you want your children to dress up as witches? The Druids used to dress up like… — Pat Robertson
You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may… — Warren Buffett
My life is actually very boring. The life of a bestselling novelist sounds like it ought to be spectacularly glamorous and fun, but in fact… — Jane Green
I am saying that out of a spirit of appreciation and gratitude, and a sense of duty, you ought to make whatever adjustment is necessary… — Gordon B. Hinckley
People don't want children to know what they need to know. They want their kids to know what they ought to need to know. If… — Nick Harkaway
I believe in the soul ... the small of a woman's back, the hanging curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag… — Kevin Costner
Desires to which we cling closely can easily prevent us from being what we ought to be and can be; and on the other hand,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I think people have had too much to think and ought to flex their magic muscles. It takes awhile to get oriented to what I… — Don Van Vliet

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