Passed Quotes

1736 quotes by 1369 authors

The day of individual happiness has passed. — Adolf Hitler
A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference, nor does he attempt to transform it into a victory. The… — Paulo Coelho
It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of slavery. My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its… — Frederick Douglass
A very intimate sense of the expressiveness of outward things, which ponders, listens, penetrates, where the earlier, less developed consciousness passed lightly by, is an… — Walter Pater
The healthcare bill not only is a monstrosity in terms of growing the government and cutting out the private sector, the way it was passed… — Lindsey Graham
Youths are passed through schools that donâ€™t teach, then forced to search for jobs that donâ€™t exist and finally left stranded in the street to… — Huey Newton
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up. — Kabir
Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify,… — Baruch Spinoza
Usurpers always bring about or select troublous times to get passed, under cover of the public terror, destructive laws, which the people would never adopt… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The old world order changed when this war-storm broke. The old international order passed away as suddenly, as unexpectedly, and as completely as if it… — Nicholas Murray Butler
Unfair trade agreements, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, have sent millions of jobs to other countries. We need to stop this hemorrhaging and find… — Russ Feingold
The day of small nations has passed away; the day of Empires has come. — Joseph Chamberlain
I realized about 10 years ago that my wealth has to go back to society. A fortune, the size of which is hard to imagine,… — Bill Gates
Joe Bonomo has written a fine book: a book not only about a band or times passed, but also about the rare virtue of endurance. — Nick Tosches
You could never teach other people anything that mattered. The important things they had to learn for themselves, almost always by making mistakes, so that… — Kim Stanley Robinson
I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out. — John Brown
To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special… — Emil Zatopek
My favorite optimist was an American who jumped off the Empire State Building, and as he passed the 42nd floor, the window washers heard him… — John McGahern
Highly complementary airline alliances and mergers can bring important benefits to passengers by connecting networks, offering new services and generating efficiencies across the aviation value… — Neelie Kroes
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance… — Ieyasu Tokugawa

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