Permanent Quotes

1073 Permanent quotes by 810 unique authors

You can drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, on every continental shelf and atop every hill in America for that matter, and you still… — Roscoe Bartlett
It may be observed in general that the future is purchased by the present. It is not possible to secure distant or permanent happiness but… — Samuel Johnson
Afghans think the burqa is a permanent part of culture. But, if you bring it to Europe, how would people react? Afghanistan doesn't want to… — Malina Suliman
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is a continuation of other disastrous trade agreements, like NAFTA, CAFTA, and permanent normal trade relations with China. — Bernie Sanders
Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secrecy. Too often we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
An understanding is perhaps better than an alliance, which may stereotype arrangements which cannot be regarded as permanent in view of the changing circumstances from… — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
A great poet ought to a certain degree to rectify men's feelings... to render their feelings more sane, pure and permanent, in short, more consonant… — William Wordsworth
Plant consciousness, insect consciousness, fish consciousness, all are related by one permanent element, which we may call the religious element inherent in all life, even… — D. H. Lawrence
There is no permanent place in this universe for evil... Evil may hide behind this fallacy and that, but it will be hunted from fallacy… — Thomas Carlyle
Am I too old, perhaps, ever to take in another's life to share with mine on a permanent basis? If so, I must make do… — May Sarton
The children of warriors in our country learn the grace and caution that come from a permanent sense of estrangement. — Pat Conroy
Virtue is the nursing-mother of all human pleasures, who, in rendering them just, renders them also pure and permanent; in moderating them, keeps them in… — Socrates
I believe that happiness consists in having a destiny in keeping with our abilities. Our desires are things of the moment, often harmful even to… — Madame de Stael
I believe that the problem of how you depict something is a formal problem. It's an interesting one and it's a permanent one; there's no… — David Hockney
The avowed aim of all utopian movements is to put an end to history and to establish a final and permanent calm. — Ludwig von Mises
We will not rest until we reach a permanent agreement [with the Palestinians] that would secure a safe future for our children and that would… — Yitzhak Rabin
Finding permanent and universal causes for misfortune is the practice of despair... — Martin Seligman
On the other hand, permanent causes produce helplessness far into the future, and universal causes spread helplessness through all your endeavors. — Martin Seligman
We plant our roots in trembling earth, we live where mountains rose and fell and prehistoric seas burned away in mist. We and the towns… — Robert R. McCammon
Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in… — Egon Friedell
Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles. — Walter Cronkite
Everything is perfect and nothing is permanent. — Dharma Mittra
There is no such thing as a permanent advertising success. — Leo Burnett
World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous… — Gifford Pinchot
A fan is someone who, if you have made an idiot of yourself on the pitch, doesn't think you've done a permanent job. — Jack Lynch

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