Proposition Quotes

273 quotes by 242 authors

God is intelligent; but in what manner? Man is intelligent by the act of reasoning, but the supreme intelligence lies under no necessity to reason.… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Successful democratic politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle, or otherwise manage to manipulate the… — Walter Lippmann
But if men would give heed to the nature of substance they would doubt less concerning the Proposition that Existence appertains to the nature of… — Baruch Spinoza
The proposition of an established classification of states as slave states and free states, as insisted on by some, and into northern and southern, as… — William H. Seward
Looking out of my window this lovely spring morning I see an azalea in full bloom. No, no! I do not see that; though that… — Charles Sanders Peirce
Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition. — Itzhak Perlman
One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose… — Nassau William Senior
At the age of eleven, I began Euclid, with my brother as my tutor. ... I had not imagined that there was anything so delicious… — Bertrand Russell
Proposition VIII. When two Undulations, from different Origins, coincide either perfectly or very nearly in Direction, their joint effect is a Combination of the Motions… — Thomas Young
Transportation spending is a win-win proposition. — Tim Bishop
When you exist in the centre of a debate, as a topic, a hypothesis - otherised and stigmatised - you become the prop in a… — Randa Abdel-Fattah
Administering another country is always a very tricky proposition. — Juan Cole
Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at. — Maggie Grace
As a general proposition, campaigns do not linger on the vice presidential nominee. When they have, it's always meant very bad news for the ticket.… — Jeff Greenfield
It's a losing proposition, but one you can't refuse. It's the politics of contraband, it's the smuggler's blues. — Glenn Frey
Masters of the bluff and masters of the proposition, but the enemy I see wears a cloak of decency. — Bob Dylan
Branding adds spirit and a soul to what would otherwise be a robotic, automated, generic price-value proposition. If branding is ultimately about the creation of… — David A. Aaker
To read a character I'm not sympathizing with is generally quite a good, attractive proposition because I've got somewhere to go, I've got work to… — Rebecca Hall
In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is effectively outlawed, and implicitly negated. — Phillip E. Johnson
At the end of the day, the true value proposition of education is employment, — Sebastian Thrun

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