Prevailing Quotes

154 quotes by 141 authors

What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far… — Louis D. Brandeis
Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of the prevailing breeze. — George Vancouver
But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and… — Lawrence Summers
The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions… — Henry Louis Mencken
If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their… — Lord Chesterfield
Nothing. We're all friends and friendly. So when the cameras go down, depending on the mood or the nature of the material we're dealing with,… — Richard Dean Anderson
In every situation you have ever been in, positive or negative, the one common thread is you. It is your responsibility, and yours alone, to… — Unkown
People will let you down in this life, promises will be broken, you should expect less of others and trust more in yourself. But be… — Kemmy Nola
In my opinion the prevailing systems of education are all wrong, from the first stage to the last stage. — William Duane
I am pleased to be considered a 'denier' in this cause if this puts me in the class with those who defied prevailing 'scientific consensus'… — William Lyons
I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using… — Danny DeVito
Modern sociology is virtually an attempt to take up the larger program of social analysis and interpretation which was implicit in Adam Smith's moral philosophy,… — Albion W Small
There was endless action - not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk - the ambassador at the head… — Charles Spalding
Soon I will fade away into the prevailing mist of love and regret.... soon, I will be the gold of the evening sun about the… — Kevin Knight

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