Primary Quotes

959 Primary quotes by 761 unique authors

Based on mixtures of the three primary colours, along with black and white, I come up with a certain number of possible colours and, by… — Gerhard Richter
I wish you would stop and seriously consider, as a broad and long-term feminist political strategy, the conversion of women to a woman-identified and woman-directed… — Marilyn Frye
Sex and race, because they are easy and visible differences, have been the primary ways of organizing human beings into superior and inferior groups and… — Gloria Steinem
My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period… — Walter Becker
One of the primary questions in a state-church arrangement is, 'which controls which?' . . . In Norway, for example, the liberal labor government has… — Dan Barker
The primary object of a student of literature is to be delighted. His duty is to enjoy himself, his efforts should be directed to developing… — Lord David Cecil
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were… — Larry Kramer
I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary… — John Grisham
Writing is my primary way of expressing myself. — Annie Baker
Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
I completed the first three years of primary school in one year and was admitted to the local school the age of six directly into… — Sydney Brenner
The material particle nature of primary cosmic radiation has been confirmed, although the processes turned out to be extraordinarily more complicated than we had assumed. — Walther Bothe
Just a few months ago in the Republican primary Mitt Romney said to his opponents, who he was crushing at the time, stop whining. And… — Stephanie Cutter
I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary. — Lincoln Chafee
The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions… — Morris Raphael Cohen
I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don't think we should underestimate the formative effect on a child… — Nick Clegg
We Americans can be rightly proud of the fact that the right to the free and unfettered exercise of religion is a primary principle in… — Salvatore J. Cordileone
The thing that cannot be defined is the first thing; the primary fact. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We should never lose sight of the underlying essence of a market-a place where buyers and sellers come together. Every other feature-whether crafted by tradition… — Arthur Levitt Jr
My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often… — Colin Firth
I didn't always want to act. My passion was writing, and it still is one of my primary passions to this day, but it wasn't… — Bryce Dallas Howard
You have safety and soundness as primary purpose of the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the other agencies which control banking regulation. — Judd Gregg
My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or… — Sue Grafton
I first started acting in primary school, just doing little plays. And from the moment I began, something just went 'click' inside me. Suddenly I… — Sally Hawkins
Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president with… — William Kristol

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