Propose Quotes
291 quotes by 260 authors
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I propose to put forward an apology for mathematics; and I may be told that it needs none, since there are now few studies more…
— G. H. Hardy
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The task is not so much to solve problems as to propose questions.
— Donald Barthelme
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If genius has any common denominator, I would propose breadth of interest and the ability to construct fruitful analogies between fields.
— Stephen Jay Gould
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My dear fellow citizens: For forty years you have heard from my predecessors on this day different variations of the same theme: how our country…
— Vaclav Havel
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Tonight, I propose a 21st Century Crime Bill to deploy the latest technologies and tactics to make our communities even safer. Our balanced budget will…
— William J. Clinton
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Always follow these two rules: first, act only on what your reasoning mind proposes for the good of humanity, and second, change your opinion if…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Fear is so fundamental to the human condition that all the great spiritual traditions originate in an effort to overcome its effects on our lives.…
— Parker J. Palmer
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Man proposes, God disposes.
— Plautus
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Designers are optimistic people who are trained to be courageous about the future—and making the future happen. They aren’t always aware of the intricacies of…
— Nathan Shedroff
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The most important question of the 21st century is not what or how much, it is 'How?' How do you propose to turn your good…
— William J. Clinton
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Conditions in the [movie] industry somehow propose the paradox: "We brought you here for your individuality but while you're here we insist that you do…
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
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What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
— William Shakespeare
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Tis hard to find a whole age to imitate, or what century to propose for example.
— Thomas Browne
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It's hard to propose a $100 laptop for a world community of kids and then not say in the same breath that you're going to…
— Nicholas Negroponte
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Psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express -- verbally, by means of the written word, or in any other manner…
— Andre Breton
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A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward.
— Theodore White
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The new painters do not propose, any more than did their predecessors, to be geometers. But it may be said that geometry is to the…
— Guillaume Apollinaire
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I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to…
— Rob Portman
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The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be…
— Charles Sturt
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I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.
— Johann Lamont
Who Wrote These Propose Quotes
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