Ranked Quotes

55 quotes by 54 authors

Humility, which Burke ranked high among the virtues, is the only effectual restraint upon this congenital vanity; yet our world has nearly forgotten the nature… — Russell Kirk
I've fallen back on this periodically, although I must say that getting out of the grocery business ranked right up there with getting out of… — David Eddings
I am coming more and more to the conviction that the necessity of our geometry cannot be demonstrated, at least neither by, nor for, the… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
Ending torture and tyranny in Iraq was not a mistake. Supporting democracy in Iraq is not a mistake. Helping the long-suffering Muslims of Iraq who… — Michael Novak
There exists a kind of laughter which is worthy to be ranked with the higher lyric emotions and is infinitely different from the twitching of… — Nikolai Gogol
One of the most dangerously vicious circles menacing the continued existence of all mankind arises through that grim striving for the highest possible position within… — Konrad Lorenz
I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked. — Michael Pena
People think that there is so much money in tennis, but the reality is unless you're ranked in about the top 50 you don't earn… — Samantha Stosur
The payment made by a manufacturer to a patentee for the privilege of using the patent process, is usually termed, in commercial language, a rent;… — Nassau William Senior
I was ranked the second most conservative member in the House. — Jason Chaffetz
It is a long revisionist road up from the bottom for George W. Bush. He is ranked toward the bottom rung of presidents. — Douglas Brinkley
I was a very good tennis player in Ottawa, Canada - nationally ranked when I was, like, 13. Then I moved to Los Angeles when… — Matthew Perry
Public spending on infrastructure has fallen to its lowest level since 1947. And the U.S., which used to have the finest infrastructure in the world,… — Ray LaHood
Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would that happen? That makes too much sense. Maybe… — Andy Roddick
Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared to the value of another… — Starhawk
As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high — Franz Beckenbauer
No one likes doing chores. In happiness surveys, housework is ranked down there with commuting as activities that people enjoy the least. Maybe that's why… — Emily Oster
It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself… — Mike Krzyzewski
Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league.… — J C Watts
I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them. — Louisa May Alcott

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