Overlooks Quotes

38 quotes by 33 authors

That is the way of the scientist. He will spend thirty years in building up a mountain range of facts with the intent to prove… — Mark Twain
The typical eye sees the ten per cent bad of an idea and overlooks the ninety per cent good. — Charles Kettering
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal from… — Samuel Johnson
I am surprised at three things: 1. [A] man runs from death while death is inevitable. 2. One sees minor faults in others, yet overlooks… — Umar
. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of… — Laozi
Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is… — Charles R. Swindoll
The President's budget pays for only six months of the war in Iraq and completely overlooks the transition costs of Social Security reform. The Administration… — Jim Cooper
That part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia. — C.S. Lewis
Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them. — Kin Hubbard
I see myself as a very successful entrepreneur. Maybe making films or else starting my own clothesline. I see myself as a corporate woman, sitting… — Sushmita Sen
Women are clearly the major consumers in far more than just female categories. It doesn't matter whether it is purchases of cars, cosmetics, or even… — Andrea Jung
To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs no logic for its mission. It roots in a bare… — Charles Lindbergh
Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and justifying their belief on an erroneous interpretation of… — Jimmy Carter
The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, neglected and even betrayed (through literal application of rules… — Tariq Ramadan
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Usually, to be sure, man considers only the stubble field of transitoriness and overlooks the full granaries of the past, wherein he had salvaged once… — Viktor E. Frankl
Love overlooks a personâ€™s faults. Thatâ€™s not always easy, but love believes the best in every person. Anybody can return evil for evil, but God… — Joel Osteen
It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits… — John Updike
In the deceitfulness of our hearts, we sometimes play with temptation by entertaining the thought that we can always confess and later ask forgiveness. Such… — Jerry Bridges
The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with… — Michael Parenti

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