Partial Quotes

214 quotes by 194 authors

I don't want to be either partial or impartial. — Frank McLintock
[T]he delegation of the government, in [a republic], to a small number of citizens elected by the rest . . . [is] to refine and… — James Madison
The local interest of a State ought in every case to give way to the interests of the Union. For when a sacrifice of one… — Alexander Hamilton
Communication across the revolutionary divide is inevitably partial. — Thomas Kuhn
Translations are a partial and precious documentation of the changes the text suffers. — Jorge Luis Borges
We do not for example say that the person has a perfect knowledge of some language L similar to English but still different from it.… — Noam Chomsky
But as the plan of the convention aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the State governments would clearly retain all the rights of… — Alexander Hamilton
The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing. — Confucius
It all made sense - terrible sense. The panic she had experienced in the warehouse district because of not knowing what had happened had been… — Flora Rheta Schreiber
They never tell a lie, not a small fabrication, not a partial truth, nor any gross unreal statement. No lies at all, so they have… — Marlo Morgan
My intention was to create a work of art which would transcend the visible, which cannot be perceived except in stages, with the understanding that… — Yaacov Agam
The key to solving the social problems of our age is to abolish the white race. Until that task is accomplished, even partial reform will… — Noel Ignatiev
Good evening and welcome to Have I Got News for You, the show that's done for Friday and Saturday nights what ten pints of lager… — Angus Deayton
Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac. — Bela Lugosi
Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep. — Benjamin Rush
Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty,… — George Boole
It wasn't a deception: all lovers live on partial knowledge. — Teju Cole
We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all… — Will Durant
And last, it may be worthwhile trying to hang something beyond the partial wall because some of the pictures do very well in a confined… — Mark Rothko
When we are children, we have a tranquil acceptance of mystery which is driven out of us later on, by curiosity and education and experience.… — Susan Cooper

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