Proper Quotes

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Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother — Patricia Highsmith
Value judgments are destructive to our proper business, which is curiosity and awareness. — John Cage
Maybe some people need to believe in a proper and omnipotent God to pray, but I don't. — John Green
I want the great masses of my people to take a greater pride in their personal appearance and to give their hair proper attention. — Madam C. J. Walker
It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge of his own… — Samuel Johnson
A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves… — Confucius
Bridges would not be safer if only people who knew the proper definition of a real number were allowed to design them. — H. L. Mencken
Had the white settlers in North America called the natives 'Americans' instead of 'Indians', the early Americans could not have said that the 'only good… — Thomas Szasz
In Spain in the meantime, Aristotelian scholar Juan Gines de Sepulveda was putting the impolitic moralizing of Las Casas into proper perspective for posterity: "Compare… — Juan Gines de Sepulveda
The accumulation of facts, even if interesting in themselves, should not constitute the main part of education; these facts, whether they be of classical learning… — Arthur Lynch
A well balanced, inclusive approach, is essential for the proper government of any country. — Laisenia Qarase
Proper preparation prevents poor performance. — Charlie Batch
Hobgoblins know the proper way to dance: Arms akimbo, loopy legs askew, Leaping into darkness with delight, Lusting for the ecstasy of fright, Open to… — Nick Gordon
Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy,… — Unknown Author
Well, he's got a much bigger circus to play with, and he has a lot more financing available, and he has a lot more time… — Michael Madsen
Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting… — Jack Kerouac
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece… — Gautama Buddha
The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery. — Plato
I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all… — Dalai Lama
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him,… — Saint Peter
Know you that Allah has made Islam the most sublime path for attainment of His supreme pleasure and the highest standards of his worship and… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
The world still awaits a proper inquiry into climategate: one that is not stacked with global warming advocates and one that is prepared to cross-examine… — Ross McKitrick
We need a proper understanding of the past to correctly judge the present if we ever are to foretell the future. — Craig D. Idso
The proper response toward what we occasionally imagine to be democracy, methinks, is to retain one's self-respect by not participating in it. — Fred Reed
Voting in particular is an embarrassment, being a public display of weak character and low intelligence. Let us face the truth: Democracy, like spitting in… — Fred Reed

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