Preceded Quotes

123 quotes by 113 authors

No one was responsible for the great Wall Street crash. No one engineered the speculation that preceded it. Both were the product of free choice… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the… — Sylvia Earle
As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to receive… — Murray Gell-Mann
The future battle on the ground will be preceded by battle in the air. This will determine which of the contestants has to suffer operational… — Erwin Rommel
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. — Robert H. Schuller
Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short… — Roger Staubach
I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young… — Meryl Streep
Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high… — Henry David Thoreau
I cannot improve on those spoken for many years by a true legend who preceded me at CBS News. He would say, simply, 'good night,… — Mike Wallace
Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any story springs. The threads can always be… — Clive Barker
we are continually overflowing toward those who preceded us, toward our origin, and toward those who seemingly come after us. ... It is our task… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Reality prior to my language exists as an unthinkable thought. . . . life precedes love, bodily matter precedes the body, and one day in… — Clarice Lispector
And wasn't my mind also like another crib in the depths of which I felt I remained ensconced, even in order to watch what was… — Marcel Proust
It was then that she realized that the yellow butterflies preceded the appearances of Mauricio Babilonia. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
We feel that our actions are voluntary when they follow a decision and involuntary when they happen without decision. But if a decision itself were… — Alan Watts
It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property. The existence of persons and property preceded the existence of… — Frederic Bastiat
although she went home that night feeling happier than she had ever been in her short life, she did not confuse the golf course party… — E. Lockhart
See?â€ Iâ€™d whispered to Bones, nudging him with a grin. â€œHe never argues with her. Isnâ€™t that sweet?â€ A snort preceded his response. â€œKeep dreaming,… — Jeaniene Frost
What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach. Many of the ancient cultures practiced careful rituals… — John O'Donohue
Today's Gypsies, who have lived in Prague for only two generations, light a ritual fire wherever they work, a nomads' fire crackling only for the… — Bohumil Hrabal

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