Primary Quotes

959 Primary quotes by 761 unique authors

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from… — Milton Friedman
Sheer scholarship alone cannot reveal to us the gospel of grace. We must never allow the authority of books, institutions, or leaders to replace the… — Brennan Manning
I believe that the most urgent need of parents today is to instill in our children a moral vision: what does it mean to be… — Marianne Williamson
Emma Willard told the legislature that the education of women "has been too exclusively directed to fit them for displaying to advantage the charms of… — Howard Zinn
Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives, than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart… — Edgar Allan Poe
Eating, drinking, dying - three primary manifestations of the universal and impersonal life. Animals live that impersonal and universal life without knowing its nature. Ordinary… — Aldous Huxley
This girl has the spark of life. This is my primary filter for new friends (girl- and otherwise) and the highest compliment I can pay.… — Robin Sloan
To have faith requires courage, the ability to take a risk, the readiness even to accept pain and disappointment. Whoever insists on safety and security… — Erich Fromm
self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue. — Baruch Spinoza
Her primary reason for living and my primary reason for living were awfully entangled. — John Green
Love can be expressed and received in all five languages. However, if you don't speak a person's primary love language, that person will not feel… — Gary Chapman
The primary purpose of going to college isn't to get a great job. The primary purpose of college is to build a strong mind, which… — Sean Covey
Good marriages are built upon a combination of emotional love and a common commitment to a core of beliefs about what is important in life… — Gary Chapman
The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Victor Faust did much more than help me escape a life of abuse and servitude. He changed me. He changed the landscape of my dreams,… — J.A. Redmerski
I thought Alchemists avoided alcohol the same way they do primary colors. — Richelle Mead
Aren't you failing English?" I asked. Angeline flushed. "It's not my fault." "Even I know you can't write an article on Wikipedia and then use… — Richelle Mead
America must always lead on the world stage. If we don't, no one else will. The military that you have joined is, and always will… — Barack Obama
It has been said that the primary function of schools is to impart enough facts to make children stop asking questions. Some, with whom the… — Unknown Author
The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,but determined to judge for himself.He should not be a respector of persons,but of… — Michael Faraday
The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone. — James A. Baldwin
In every well-written play the battle rages between the primary powers of Good and Evil, and it is this battle which constitutes the life impulse… — Michael Chekhov
My primary relationship is with myself- all others are mirrors of it. As I learn to love myself, I automatically receive the love and appreciation… — Shakti Gawain
The aesthetic pleasure of dance is a secondary reflection of the primary, vital joy of courtship. — Havelock Ellis
I imagine a future where many of us will call ourselves dancers and collaborate to make an art which concerns itself with primary areas of… — Anna Halprin

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