Pedigree Quotes

37 quotes by 35 authors

Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality. — Charles Darwin
Passion, not pedigree, will win in the end. — Jon Bon Jovi
More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied… — Samuel Johnson
I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations. — Samuel Johnson
Englishmen hate Liberty and Equality too much to understand them. But every Englishman loves a pedigree. — George Bernard Shaw
You are a child of God. He is father of your spirit. Spiritually you are of noble birth, the offspring of the King of Heaven.… — Boyd K. Packer
We ... tend to evaluate others on the basis of physical, outward appearance: their "good looks," their social status, their family pedigrees, their degrees, or… — Marvin J. Ashton
We must, if we are to be consistent, and if we re to have a real pedigree herd, mate the best of our men with… — Plato
The pedigree's pretty high. For people who are really scary movie fans, this is nirvana. If you're in the mood to get scared, just watch… — John Landis
Say not that thou hast royal blood in thy veins; say not that thou art born of God if thou canst not prove thy pedigree… — William Gurnall
Science asks no questions about the ontological pedigree or a priori character of a theory, but is content to judge it by its performance; and… — Chauncey Wright
We love it because it is self dependent, self derived, and therefore of an old immaculate pedigree, even if shown in a young person. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every schoolchild knows that Columbus set out across the sea to prove that the world was round. But the belief in a spherical earth had… — Ferdinand Columbus
I'd rather have an inch of a dog than miles of pedigree. — Dana Burnet
We've had a problem finding a vocalist. We have not been lucky yet to find the one. I think the problem is that the three… — Peter Hook
Philosophy does not regard pedigree, she received Plato not as a noble, but she made him one. — Seneca the Younger
I am no herald to inquire into men's pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues. — Philip Sidney
Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought you had to… — James Rollins
The big guys choose who they want to fight and they think about history: 'how many times I defended my title.' They try to break… — Evander Holyfield
I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio. — Rita Coolidge

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