Proper Quotes

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Oxygen plays a pivotal role in the proper functioning of the immune system. We can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of… — Stephen Levine
The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them in times… — Marlene Dietrich
Tea's proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use exercise, and will… — Samuel Johnson
Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard… — P T Barnum
It is difficult, almost impossible, to find the book from which something either valuable or amusing may not be found, if the proper alembic be… — John Hill Burton
You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must… — Grenville Kleiser
Asking the proper question is the central act of transformation! — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
It has been a fortunate fact in the modern history of physical science that the scientist constructing a new theoretical system has nearly always found… — R. B. Braithwaite
You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic. — Elias Canetti
The Bible is the proper book for men. There the truth is distinguished from error far more clearly than anywhere else, and one finds something… — Martin Luther
For the last month I have been a strict vegetarian. The moral effects of this regime are immense, owing to the voluntary subjugation of the… — Gustav Mahler
The proper role of government is exactly what John Stuart Mill said in the middle of the nineteenth century in On Liberty. The proper role… — Milton Friedman
The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the… — Ayn Rand
A performer may be taken in by his own act, convinced at the moment that the impression of reality which he fosters is the one… — Erving Goffman
I know that the right kind of leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine who must not in any way permit himself… — Aneurin Bevan
It appears to me that it [sin] is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a forbidden manner. You can understand… — Arthur Machen
The prisoners for better security against conversation shall have a canvas bag put over the head of each and tied around the neck, with a… — Edwin M. Stanton
It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted… — Paul von Hindenburg
Iâ€™d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. We live in a changing world, but we need to… — S. Truett Cathy
I like things in their proper places. — Alan Sugar

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