Prerogative Quotes

83 quotes by 77 authors

Then again, you cannot stop the flood of desire as it moves through the world, inappropriate though it may sometimes be. It is the prerogative… — Elizabeth Gilbert
It is the prerogative of wizards to be grumpy. It is not, however, the prerogative of freelance consultants who are late on their rent, so… — Jim Butcher
Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dignity and eminence. . . and more than this, the invaluable prerogative of… — Irvin D. Yalom
Senseless violence is a prerogative of youth, which has much energy but little talent for the constructive. — Anthony Burgess
My prerogative right now is to just chill and let all the other overexposed blondes on the cover of Us Weekly (magazine) be your entertainment. — Britney Spears
In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the… — John James Ingalls
Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness. — John Dryden
There is no part of the executive branch that more exists on the outer edge of executive prerogative than the American intelligence community - the… — Michael Hayden
Some husbands regard it as their prerogative to compel their wives to fit their standards of what they think to be the ideal. — Gordon B. Hinckley
The detention of Japanese Americans during World War II would qualify as an example of majoritarian tyranny and misuse of executive prerogative, driven by fear… — Michael Ignatieff
States are free to modify the Common Core State Standards or adopt their own individual standards, because academic standards are the prerogative of the states. — Jeb Bush
There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave. — John James Ingalls
Though man a thinking being is defined, Few use the grand prerogative of mind. How few think justly of the thinking few! How many never… — Jane Taylor
Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure. — Felix Bloch
The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative. — Albert Bushnell Hart
For believe me, in this world which is ever slipping from under our feet, it is the prerogative of friendship to grow old with one's… — Arthur S Hardy
The forefathers, including James Madison, felt very strongly that the duties that we owe to God were outside of government's prerogative, that government had no… — Roy Moore
I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been at every living moment of culture a 'will to renewal'.… — Eugene Ionesco
She is said to be inclined to cough noisily when he goes on too long at the rostrum; but this is a traditional prerogative of… — George Hill
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Work is not a curse; it is… — Calvin Coolidge

Who Wrote These Prerogative Quotes

77 authors contributed a total of 83 Prerogative Quotes, led by these top contributors: