Proper Quotes

1575 Proper quotes by 1191 unique authors

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The… — Bertrand Russell
The tendency to gather and to breed philosophers in universities does not belong to ages of free and humane reflection: it is scholastic and proper… — George Santayana
Though I had come into the world on 16 November 1922, my official documents show that I was born two days later, on the 18th.… — Jose Saramago
If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place. — Robert Schumann
The only proper suit-and-tie job I've had in my life was the two years in the late 1980s when I ran a small corporate publishing… — Will Self
I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them. — Maurice Sendak
But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science. — Michael Shermer
The proper study of mankind is the science of design. — Herbert Simon
The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style. — Jonathan Swift
Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper… — Thomas Szasz
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage. — Tertullian
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what… — Harry S. Truman
A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind. — Morihei Ueshiba
Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting… — Tom Vilsack
The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children. — Tom Vilsack
You play a certain way for so long, and change is good. So I look forward to change, and I look forward to playing with… — Dwyane Wade
The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon. — Horace Walpole
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without… — Booker T. Washington
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. — Thomas J. Watson
It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was… — Adam Weishaupt

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