Presents Quotes

514 Presents quotes by 444 unique authors

But, the truth is and we can argue about whether this is right or not as long as we want to, but the fact is… — Cokie Roberts
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. Your children need your presence more… — Jesse Jackson
When we trace the part of which this terrestrial system is composed, and when we view the general connection of those several parts, the whole… — James Hutton
It is hard to hide our genes completely. However devoted someone may be to the privacy of his genotype, others with enough curiosity and knowledge… — Unknown Author
Science gains from it [the pendulum] more than one can expect. With its huge dimensions, the apparatus presents qualities that one would try in vain… — Leon Foucault
The investigation of causal relations between economic phenomena presents many problems of peculiar difficulty, and offers many opportunities for fallacious conclusions. Since the statistician can… — Unknown Author
Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time. — Douglas Coupland
The image that fiction presents is purged of the distractions, confusions and accidents of ordinary life. — Robert Penn Warren
The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction. — Oscar Wilde
God help the teacher, if a man of sensibility and genius, when a booby father presents him with his booby son, and insists on lighting… — Robert Burns
The intellectual's hostility to the businessman presents no mystery, as the two have, by function, wholly different standards. While the businessman's motto is the customer… — Bertrand de Jouvenel
The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response — Nicholas Stern
Widen your shriveled heart, make the interests of others your own and serve them as much as you can by sympathy, kindness, presents and so… — Anandamayi Ma
Every new regulation concerning commerce or revenue; or in any manner affecting the value of the different species of property, presents a new harvest to… — James Madison
Translation presents not merely a paradigm but the utmost case of engaged literary interpretation — Unknown Author
Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one's dog, dress or duck-shooting hat, but a… — Lewis H. Lapham
His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as… — Evelyn Waugh
Optimism is not only a false but also a pernicious doctrine, for it presents life as a desirable state and man's happiness as its aim… — Arthur Schopenhauer
I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of… — Brit Marling
Every role presents a new opportunity for me to do something different and to explore something different. — Paul Wesley
Before Santa and presents and shopping and all the attendant Christmas (stuff) got involved, this holiday was enshrined to commemorate a guy who got nailed… — William Rivers Pitt
When I went to the Oscars - the only time I've ever been to the Oscars - a few years ago, I wore this Prada… — Carey Mulligan
A play presents a self-enclosed little world for the audience to examine. It's an opportunity to look objectively at a group of people, to assess… — Wallace Shawn
How can anyone expect to be understood unless he presents his thoughts with complete honesty? This situation is unfair because it asks too much of… — Duke Ellington
Witchcraft offers the model of a religion of poetry, not theology. It presents metaphors, not doctrines, and leaves open the possibility of reconciliation of science… — Starhawk

Who Wrote These Presents Quotes

444 authors contributed a total of 514 Presents Quotes, led by these top contributors: