Peculiar Quotes

555 Peculiar quotes by 448 unique authors

War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if not impossible, thing… — Errol Morris
To be a student required a peculiar kind of capitulation, a willingness not simply to do as one is told, but to surrendor the movements… — R. Scott Bakker
One may enter the literary parlor via just about any door, be it the prison door, the madhouse door, or the brothel door. There is… — Michael Ende
The peculiar value of geography lies in its fitness to nourish the mind with ideas and furnish the imagination with pictures. — Charlotte Mason
So overall, though my life is far from perfect, I'm contented with it. And in a peculiar way, I'm grateful for the troubling emotions I… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
True individualists are always at odds with the universe. Set adrift by their peculiar tastes and interests, they spend their lives searching for kindred spirits… — Rick Bayan
I am willing to admit that if the agriculturists are oppressed by peculiar burdens, they ought to be relieved from them, or be allowed a… — Joseph Hume
Human paleontology shares a peculiar trait with such disparate subjects as theology and extraterrestrial biology: it contains more practitioners than objects for study. — David Pilbeam
Among the minor, yet striking characteristics of mathematics, may be mentioned the fleshless and skeletal build of its propositions; the peculiar difficulty, complication, and stress… — Charles Sanders Peirce
Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar. — Joel Hodgson
While this may seem peculiar, the combo of work and distraction leads to levels of innovation not often generated by structured, focused thinking alone. — Robert Genn
We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host of consoling,… — Alain de Botton
Painting seems like some kind of peculiar miracle that I need to have again and again. — Philip Guston
You don't have to be peculiar to find God, — Evelyn Underhill
None of that is necessary. It's not as if we're in a situation where it is us or them.There's something peculiar about talking about the… — Gary L. Francione
Eternal life is not a peculiar feeling inside! It is not your ultimate destination, to which you will go when you are dead. If you… — W. Ian Thomas
'In his celebrated book, 'On Liberty', the English philosopher John Stuart Mill argued that silencing an opinion is "a peculiar evil." If the opinion is… — Carl Sagan
I conceive of the film as a modern art form particularly interesting to the sense of sight. Painting has its own peculiar problems and specific… — Hans Richter
Other relaxations are peculiar to certain times, places and stages of life, but the study of letters is the nourishment of our youth, and the… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The peculiar interest of magic squares and all lusus numerorum in general lies in the fact that they possess the charm of mystery. They appear… — Paul Carus
Although as a rule the absurd culminates, and it seems impossible for the voice of the individual ever to penetrate through the chorus of foolers… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Hung over her enamour'd, and beheld Beauty, which, whether waking or asleep, Shot forth peculiar graces. — John Milton
It is the peculiar beauty of this method, gentlemen, and one which endears it to the really scientific mind, that under no circumstance can it… — Henry John Stephen Smith
Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of… — Saint Francis de Sales
The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson. The mountain teaches stability and grandeur;… — Orison Swett Marden

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