Permit Quotes

614 quotes by 485 authors

We are not here concerned with hopes or fears, only with truth as far as our reason permits us to discover it. — Charles Darwin
Christ was crucified for preaching without a police permit — Robert A. Heinlein
Some communities don't permit open, honest inquiry about the things that matter most. Lots of people have voiced a concern, expressed a doubt, or raised… — Rob Bell
I have seen too many men go down, and I never permit myself to forget that one day, through accident or under the charge of… — John Steinbeck
Education may well be, as of right, the instrument whereby every individual, in a society like our own, can gain access to any kind of… — Michel Foucault
I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to… — E L Doctorow
If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has left off temptation.… — Charles Spurgeon
This good fellowship - camaraderie - usually occurring through the similarity of pursuits is unfortunately seldom super-added to love between the sexes, because men and… — Thomas Hardy
In my contact with people, I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read… — Booker T. Washington
The wise man will be as happy as circumstances permit, and if he finds the contemplation of the universe painful beyond a point, he will… — Bertrand Russell
To almost no one's surprise, Astrid said, "Dune, by Frank Herbert. 'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that… — Michael Grant
Civilization, after all, is defined by what we forbid, more than what we permit. — Gregory David Roberts
Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent,… — Og Mandino
Drop dead-but first get permit — Robert A. Heinlein
It's a lot to ask of one creature, it's a lot to ask, that he should first behave as if he were not, then as… — Samuel Beckett
Robert wanted to be loved. My brother Tyrion has the same disease. Do you want to be loved, Sansa?â€ â€œEveryone wants to be loved.â€ â€œI… — George R. R. Martin
Is it not enough that we cannot make one another happy, must we also rob one another of the pleasures that any heart may permit… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope. — Dean Koontz
He saw the cause of his unhappiness in the family--the family as a social institution, which does not permit the child to become an independent… — August Strindberg
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded â€” here and there, now and then â€”… — Robert A. Heinlein

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