Pointed Quotes

490 Pointed quotes by 378 unique authors

For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has been, and may… — John F. Kennedy
Any one who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin. For, as has been pointed out several… — John von Neumann
Media reporters have pointed out that the paragraphs in my Time column this week bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the… — Fareed Zakaria
Apparently Brooklyn needn't always push itself to be something else, something conscious and anxious, something pointed toward Manhattan.... Brooklyn might sometimes also be pleased, as… — Jonathan Lethem
Isn't Hollywood a dump-in the human sense of the word. A hideous town, pointed up by the insulting gardens of its rich, full of the… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead… — Alan Dean Foster
The star of Bethlehem was a star of hope that led the wise men to the fulfillment of their expectations, the success of their expedition.… — D. James Kennedy
C. S. Lewis pointed out that some people are angry with God for His not existing, and others for His existing but for failing to… — Neal A. Maxwell
In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash'd palings, Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, with many a pointed… — Walt Whitman
Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as… — Gautama Buddha
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish… — Gautama Buddha
And once we have given our community a good start,' I pointed out, ' the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of… — Plato
As many people have pointed out, the scene in ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ where the Landlady was chasing after me resembled the Roadrunner, … I loved… — Stephen Chow
Climate scientists have long pointed to the Southwest as one of the places in the U.S. that is most vulnerable to global warming impacts, especially… — Jeff Goodell
Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all… — Aeschylus
During my first press conference as president, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that, as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly… — Ronald Reagan
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet… — Jung Chang
If the way which I have pointed out as leading to this result (i.e., power over the emotions by which the wise man surpasses the… — Baruch Spinoza
Ultimately, however, as the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter pointed out, a powerful bureaucratic class is in the same relation to commerce as was the scorpion… — John Derbyshire
It has been pointed out already that no knowledge of probabilities, less in degree than certainty, helps us to know what conclusions are true, and… — John Maynard Keynes
The purely emotional form of Pietism is, as Ritschl has pointed out, a religious dilettantism for the leisure class. — Max Weber
. . . my pilot pointed to his left front and above, and looking in the direction he pointed, I saw a long dark brown… — James McCudden
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not… — Christopher Dawson
Empress of the Universe would be way too much work. I'd have to wear fancy clothes, probably including lady shoes with pointed toes, and could… — Elizabeth Moon
Three Scotsmen of the clan McKay were looking for a fourth member to fight four members of the Irish clan Magee ... 'I'm not one… — Winsor McCay

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