Proper Quotes

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This will result in wells that will make a substantial improvement in the recovery factor just because they are absolutely in the proper place within… — Andrew Gould
Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being… — Vitruvius
Oh yes, after the war, and we were all starving - we had no proper food or anything - no proper shoes. — Ninette de Valois
We were not treated by our own government as proper human beings and consequently, some outsiders did not regard us as the same kind of… — Jung Chang
It is altogether proper for people to recognize a sovereign God. — Roy Moore
There was nothing then but the revelation of the spirit-of God that could make any of the Israelites understand and believe that he was their… — Elias Hicks
To morrow, I believe, is to be an eclipse of the sun, and I think it perfectly meet and proper that the sun in the… — Benjamin F. Wade
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments. — Jim Evans
So I remember both medicine, because I frequently sick, particularly with asthma for which there was no proper treatment then, and in religion I had… — Thomas Keneally
Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for his active spirit to work upon. — Flavius Josephus
Therefore God is one, if that which admits of so great power can be nothing else: and yet those who deem that there are many… — Lactantius
These are busy times for the Border Patrol, the customs agents, immigration folks; but if we are going to send these agencies to fight a… — Bob Filner
In trials of fact, by oral testimony, the proper inquiry is not whether is it possible that the testimony may be false, but whether there… — Simon Greenleaf
We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power could be expected. The completion of the motor according to… — Orville Wright
In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper… — J. William Fulbright
As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful and proper burial… — Jon Porter
While port security remains one of our single greatest vulnerabilities, it makes little sense to give operational control of our ports to a foreign nation… — Dave Reichert
IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It… — Charles Inglis
It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think… — Christopher Gadsden
If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who the real troublemakers are. — Al Sharpton
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the… — George Washington
He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the… — Sallust
It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina. — Mel Martinez
We are making a little portion of their brains be sprinters; they are 100 percent football players, but for these purposes, they must learn the… — Ato Boldon
Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good. — Emile Hirsch

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