Ought Quotes

2904 Ought quotes by 1598 unique authors

How can you say one style is better than another? You ought to be able to be an Abstract Expressionist next week, or a Pop… — Andy Warhol
Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may… — William Penn
There ought to be only one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works and from which he could… — Ludwig van Beethoven
Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence. — Carl Hiaasen
If diversity is what is a central value in every selective university in the United States, then it ought to be seen as a compelling… — Eleanor Holmes Norton
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind. — Mortimer Adler
One ought not to be unkind to a woman merely on account of her plainness, any more than one had a right to take liberties… — Murasaki Shikibu
Let's forget about the mythical Jesus and look for encouragement, solace and inspiration from real women... Two thousand years of patriarchal rule under the shadow… — Annie Laurie Gaylor
...what I feel we ought to do at this juncture is to dash off somewhere where it's quiet and there aren't so many housesdancing the… — P.G. Wodehouse
The glory of a workman, still more of a master workman, that he does his work well, ought to be his most precious possession; like… — Thomas Carlyle
Life begins when we begin and each day we ought to be born again. — Sterling W Sill
When we design our national R&D programs, we ought to ensure a place for the small, the new, and the cutting-edge. — Jay Inslee
My dearest dearest dear Albert sat on a footstool by my side and his excessive love and affection gave me feelings of heavenly love and… — Queen Victoria
Sir, they are a race of convicts and ought to be grateful for anything we allow them short of hanging. — Samuel Johnson
If they think they are doing something new, they ought to do what I do every day - spend at least two hours every day… — Coleman Hawkins
Of course I constantly despair at my own incapacity, at the impossibility of ever accomplishing anything, of painting a valid, true picture or even knowing… — Gerhard Richter
However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more… — St. Vincent
It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in conformity with their… — St. Vincent
We ought to deal kindly with all, and to manifest those qualities which spring naturally from a heart tender and full of Christian charity; such… — St. Vincent
Women ought to feel a peculiar sympathy in the colored man's wrong, for, like him, she has been accused of mental inferiority, and denied the… — Angelina Grimke
We've not had one Republican president in 34 years balance the budget. You can't trust right-wing Republicans with your money. You ought to hire somebody… — Howard Dean
I intend to talk about race during this election in the South because the Republicans have been talking about it since 1968 in order to… — Howard Dean
Nobody knows whether our personalities pass on to another existence or sphere, but if we can evolve an instrument so delicate to be manipulated by… — Thomas A. Edison
Women, like men, ought to have their years so glutted with freedom that they hate the very idea of freedom. — Vita Sackville-West
As Our Predecessors have many times repeated, let no man think that he may for any reason whatsoever join the Masonic sect, if he values… — Pope Leo XIII

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