Primary Quotes

959 Primary quotes by 761 unique authors

I hope that my children, at least, if not I myself, will see the day when ignorance of the primary laws and facts of science… — Charles Kingsley
Our attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail. — John C. Maxwell
It's essential for us to develop an imagination that is participatory. Art is the primary way in which this happens. It's the primary way in… — Eugene H. Peterson
There has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutional law than that, in criminal cases, it is not only the power and duty… — Lysander Spooner
I saw one of my primary tasks was to do what I could to restore confidence, to ensure that people knew and cared about their… — Peter Cosgrove
You'd better discover a more important motive than publication for your work or else you'll go crazy. My sense is that you'll be writers only… — Unknown Author
I was very aggressive as a child. At primary school in London my attitude was 'If you don't do what I say, I'll knowk you… — Lennox Lewis
It's been just a year since the RNC committed to revamp the way they help our candidates with its 'Growth and Opportunity Project,' and already… — Karl Rove
Besides language and music, it [mathematics] is one of the primary manifestations of the free creative power of the human mind, and it is the… — Hermann Weyl
We teach what we like to learn and the reason many people go into teaching is vicariously to reexperience the primary joy experienced the first… — Stephen Brookfield
Our object is the economic freedom of the producing classes; this ultimate goal will be attained after a long and bitter struggle; therefore, our primary… — Unknown Author
The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a… — Thomas Paine
The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening,… — Michael Stean
At the 1894 ALA conference it was fairly well agreed that the primary goal of the public library must be to teach good citizenship. Libraries… — Kevin Mattson
We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves. — Jean Guitton
The same individuals who are doing primary research in the role of humans on the climate system are then permitted to lead the [IPCC] assessment!… — Unknown Author
Man is by definition the first and primary weed under whose influence all other weeds have evolved. — Unknown Author
Man is by definition the first and primary weed. Weeds are not the other. Weeds are us. — Michael Pollan
What distinguishes the historical social system we are calling historical capitalism is that in this historical system capital came to be used (invested) in a… — Immanuel Wallerstein
The primary ideology that operated to create, socialize, and reproduce them was not the ideology of racism. It was that of universalism. — Immanuel Wallerstein
The one weapon every man, soldier, sailor, or airman should be able to use effectively is the rifle. It is always his weapon of personal… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thought is the primary energy and vibration that emanated from God and is thus the creator of life, electrons, atoms, and all forms of energy. — Paramahansa Yogananda
The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source… — Alexander Hamilton
Throughout the history of the United States , war has been the primary impetus behind the growth and development of the central state. It has… — Bruce D. Porter
The aeroplane is the nearest thing to animate life that man has created. In the air a machine ceases indeed to be a mere piece… — Unknown Author

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