Peculiar Quotes

555 Peculiar quotes by 448 unique authors

In the long run wives are to be paid in a peculiar coin — consideration for their feelings. As it usually turns out this is… — Elizabeth Hardwick
Orthodoxy: That peculiar condition where the patient can neither eliminate an old idea nor absorb a new one. — Elbert Hubbard
Just as in habiliments it is a sign of weakness to wish to make oneself noticeable by some peculiar and unaccustomed fashion, so, in language,… — Michel de Montaigne
Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited reliance upon human… — Mark Twain
When all men were of one language, some of them built a high tower, as if they would thereby ascend up to heaven, but the… — Josephus
A refrigerator runs by converting the dust behind it into a peculiar mutant, reptilian substance. — Colin McEnroe
... the weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him, and which, worthily used, will be a gift also… — John Ruskin
The truth is that no horizon is especially interesting by itself, by virtue of its peculiar content, and that any horizon, wide or narrow, brilliant… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Every Age has its own peculiar faith. Any attempt to translate into facts the mission of one Age with the machinery of another, can only… — Giuseppe Mazzini
In the domain of Political Economy, free scientific inquiry meets not merely the same enemies as in all other domains. The peculiar nature of the… — Karl Marx
The good must merit God's peculiar care; But who but God can tell us who they are? — Alexander Pope
All other goods by Fortune's hands are given; A wife is the peculiar gift of heaven. — Alexander Pope
I think it absolutely necessary that the President should have the power of removing his subordinates from office; it will make him, in a peculiar… — James Madison
A person's taste is as much his own peculiar concern as his opinion or his purse. — John Stuart Mill
The strength of even the strongest individual can always be overpowered by the many, who often will combine for no other purpose than to ruin… — Hannah Arendt
If a man made himself an expert in any particular branch of human activity, there would result the strong tendency that a peculiar aptitude towards… — Sidney Lanier
Living in cities is an art, and we need the vocabulary of art, of style, to describe the peculiar relationship between man and material that… — Jonathan Raban
To me, the whole idea of fame and I think it can be a real test of somebody, of who they are. You know, 'cause… — Tobey Maguire
I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so. — Kevin Powers
The will to originality is not the will to be peculiar and unlike anybody else; it means the desire to derive one's consciousness from its… — Nikolai Berdyaev
You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense? — Imelda Staunton
There are countless dimensions filled with beings of other orders. Now this may sound peculiar to some people, but it was only several hundred years… — Frederick Lenz
The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to… — Maggie Smith
Belief is a very peculiar thing: we tend to put more store in a belief we like than a fact we hate. — Stephen Tobolowsky
What I do believe is theatre is a medium with a peculiar ability to air vital issues. — Samuel West

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