Primary Quotes

959 Primary quotes by 761 unique authors

It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most of… — J. William Fulbright
Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war... It means having primary schools nearby that educate… — Carol Bellamy
Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. The progress of science is far… — Charlie Chaplin
Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder, is the people's lack of religious faith and… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount,… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized. — William James
You must give soldiers reasons to have confidence and pride in themselves, in their leaders, and in their units. Only then will you have loyalty.… — George W. Dunaway
The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow. — Kurt Vonnegut
Everything was curved to fit the walls: the stove, the sink and the cupboards, and all of it had been painted with flowers, insects and… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Ultimately what you do is secondary. But how you do it is primary. — Eckhart Tolle
A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship. — Emanuel Swedenborg
Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact balance beween spirit and… — Gary Snyder
In our early struggles for liberty, religious freedom could not fail to become a primary object. — Thomas Jefferson
It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish the distance which the viewer, the consumer, the audience maintain… — Hans-Georg Gadamer
Imagination is the primary gift of human consciousness. — Ken Robinson
Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery… — John Boehner
If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I… — Bobby Knight
How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of… — Bill Bradley
The primary skill of a manager consists of knowing how to make assignments and picking the right people to carry out those assignments — Lee Iacocca
This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness — Charles R. Swindoll
Very few people really see things unless they've had someone in early life who made them look at things. And name them too. But the… — Denise Levertov
There are also two kinds of truths, those of reasoning and those of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible: truths… — Gottfried Leibniz
The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The primary cause of unhappiness in the world today is... lack of faith. — Carl Jung
One of the primary tests of the mood of a society at any given time is whether its comfortable people tend to identify, psychologically, with… — Richard Hofstadter

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