Performed Quotes
457 Performed quotes by 406 unique authors
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...impregnation will be regarded in an entirely different manner, more in the light of a surgical operation, so that it will be thought not ladylike…
— Bertrand Russell
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The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the States are independent as to everything within themselves, and united as…
— Thomas Jefferson
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It is an in, a grave evil and a disturbance of the right order, for a larger and higher organisation, to arrogate to itself functions…
— Pope Leo XIII
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But responsibility likewise falls on the legislators who have promoted and approved abortion laws, and, to the extent that they have a say in the…
— Pope John Paul II
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The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not…
— Ethan Coen
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There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with…
— Douglas Hurd
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We've never performed the song live outside of recording it in the studio. That was a dream come true because Whitney, she's an icon and…
— Deborah Cox
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Rock music was never written for or performed for conservative tastes.
— Frank Zappa
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The physicist, in his study of natural phenomena, has two methods of making progress: (1) the method of experiment and observation, and (2) the method…
— Paul Dirac
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A willingness to vocalize feelings. How important it is to be willing to voice one's thoughts and feelings. Yes, how important it is to be…
— Marvin J. Ashton
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Coaches should realize that the only way to conquer drudgery is by getting through it as efficiently as they can. A dull job slackly done…
— Harold Nicolson
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We should pray and seek for knowledge which would enable us to portray and project the things we love in music, in a way that…
— John Coltrane
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If we state the function of man to be a certain kind of life, and this to be an activity or actions of the soul…
— Aristotle
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Your grades are not your destiny: they're just letters and numbers which rate how well you performed in one artificial arena, once.
— Charlie Brooker
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The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for…
— Quentin Bryce
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Love is found when you don't have to give it. It is the emotion of generosity and kindness that is compelled by no one. It…
— James Michael
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In China, I witnessed forced abortions and forced sterilizations performed on women who were told that the children they were carrying were 'illegal'. I went…
— Steven W. Mosher
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I preume there are far too many abortions performed in this country. And I also believe that at the end of the day, as much…
— Dennis Miller
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A spontaneous act of generosity, performed with unselfish grace is an example of moral beauty, as are certain acts of courage; genuine modesty is a…
— Yi-Fu Tuan
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It's so tiring. Even though I've worn heels and performed the choreography for four years now, I'm still not used to it. When will I…
— Kim Hyo-yeon
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It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and…
— Edward Everett
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Education in our family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre ... In this family of accomplished scholars, I was to become the…
— Steven Chu
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I learned little save that most of the deeds, good and bad both, incurring opprobrium or plaudits or reward either, within the scope of man's…
— William Faulkner
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Zen opens a man's eyes to the greatest mystery as it is daily and hourly performed; it enlarges the heart to embrace eternity of time…
— Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
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The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth…
— Rupert Holmes
Who Wrote These Performed Quotes
406 authors contributed a total of 457 Performed Quotes, led by these top contributors: