Propose Quotes

291 quotes by 261 authors

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose. — Alcuin
The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero. — Herman Cain
I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions. — Tony Campolo
For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose… — Winston Churchill
Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a… — Seneca the Younger
Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all. When people suggest… — Tim Ferriss
A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did. — E. W. Howe
God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I? — Samuel Johnson
Reason must approach nature with the view, indeed, of receiving information from it, not, however, in the character of a pupil, who listens to all… — Immanuel Kant
There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force,… — Ayn Rand
The diversity of mankind is a basic postulate of our knowledge of human beings. But if mankind is diverse and individuated, then how can anyone… — Murray Rothbard
Chemistry is yet, indeed, a mere embryon. Its principles are contested; experiments seem contradictory; their subjects are so minute as to escape our senses; and… — Thomas Jefferson
It is not that we propose a theory and Nature may shout NO; rather, we propose a maze of theories, and Nature may shout INCONSISTENT. — Imre Lakatos
Propose theories which can be criticized. Think about possible decisive falsifying experiments-crucial experiments. But do not give up your theories too easily-not, at any rate,… — Karl Popper
I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth. — Henrik Ibsen
My Design in this Book is not to explain the Properties of Light by Hypotheses, but to propose and prove them by Reason and Experiments:… — Isaac Newton
The various reasons which we have enumerated lead us to believe that the new radio-active substance contains a new element which we propose to give… — Marie Curie
I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not… — Abraham Lincoln
The scheme, my dear Marqs. which you propose as a precedent, to encourage the emancipation of the black people of this Country from that state… — George Washington
I wish to propose for the reader's favourable consideration a doctrine which may, I fear, appear wildly paradoxical and subversive. The doctrine in question is… — Bertrand Russell

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