Prevailing Quotes

154 quotes by 141 authors

Nevertheless, the consuming hunger of the uncritical mind for what it imagines to be certainty or finality impels it to feast upon shadows in the… — Eric Temple Bell
When you have found out the prevailing passion of any man, remember never to trust him where that passion is concerned. — Lord Chesterfield
A political movement must keep in touch with reality and the prevailing conditions. Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables, and strongly… — Nelson Mandela
In these times - where social appearance is more important than spiritual substance - what has become our longing to change is really the unconscious… — Guy Finley
The prevailing ideology of the modern west - which is political economy - is in the doghouse. Having failed to notice atmospheric pollution, the economists… — James Buchan
Human nature is not amenable to prediction based on the trends or tendencies prevailing at the time. It is amenable to startling creativity of the… — Maurice Saatchi
It is not that God is stingy and must be coaxed, for He "giveth liberally and upbraideth not." It is that we ourselves are so… — Vance Havner
Politics is the practical exercise of the art of self-government, and somebody must attend to it if we are to have self-government; somebody must study… — Elihu Root
Prayer is the key to unlocking God's prevailing power in your life. — David Jeremiah
When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to conform… — Hugo Black
I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have… — Ed Case
I think there are two prevailing views of the suburbs in the States: either they're this sort of tedious place, where everyone is the same,… — Megan Abbott
All we can thus far say about the duration of the units of [the business cycle] and each of [its] two phases is that it… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficulties [in science] rather than to attack them. — Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Many unions have contracts with employers that are based on a multiple of the prevailing minimum wage. If the minimum wage goes up, union salaries… — Neal Boortz
Prevailing prayer is prayer that pushes right through all difficulties and obstacles, drives back all the opposing forces of Satan, and secures the will of… — Wesley L Duewel
Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not… — Sun Tzu
Science does not give us absolute and final certainty. It only gives us assurance within the limits of our mental abilities and the prevailing state… — Ludwig von Mises
The prevailing legal and moral views of a time are held not only by those whom they benefit but by those, too, who appear to… — Ludwig von Mises
In most natural scenes there is a prevailing colour, which the landscape painter must learn to identify, and which must prevail also in a slightly… — Walter J. Phillips

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