Ranks Quotes

254 Ranks quotes by 226 unique authors

In Europe the various ranks of society are, like the strata of the earth, fixed and fossilized. There can be no great change without a… — Josiah Strong
If you go back 150 years you are a reactionary; but if you go back 1000 years, you are in the foremost ranks of progress. — Isabel Paterson
As each brigade emerged from the woods, from 50 to 100 guns opened upon it, tearing great gaps in its ranks; but the heroes pressed… — Daniel Harvey Hill
I have heard of 'the dead lying in heaps', but never saw it till this battle. Whole ranks fell together. — Unknown Author
Be not afraid , for all great power throughout the history of humanity has been with the people. From out of their ranks have come… — Swami Vivekananda
With so much protection, wouldn't one be able to wander among the undead ranks, taunting them at will with no danger of repercussion? — Max Brooks
In the heart of every lawyer, worthy of the name, there burns a deep ambition so to bear himself that the profession may be stronger… — John W. Davis
Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or from cowardice fall behind. — Plato
Those whose upper and lower ranks have the same desire are victorious. — Sun Tzu
If we do not defend ourselves none will defend us; if we yield we will be more and more pressed as we recede; and if… — John C. Calhoun
Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural to him). He… — Zhuangzi
Shouldn't I join the ranks of philosophers and merely make unsubstantiated claims about the wonders of human consciousness? Shouldn't I stop trying to do some… — Kevin Warwick
Republicans ought to propose conservative answers to the concerns that are uppermost on most voters’ minds. The libertarian-populist method seems to be to start with… — Unknown Author
Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation. — Bob Schaffer
In the end, no single group will mean defeat for the Democrat and victory for the Republican in 2016. But President Obama's troubling legacy -… — Byron York
Our souls as well as our bodies are composed of individual elements which were all already present in the ranks of our ancestors. The "newness"… — Carl Jung
Men who stand in the highest ranks of society seldom hear of their faults; if by any accident an opprobrious clamour reaches their ears, flattery… — Samuel Johnson
[M]y first published book had just appeared in stores. The last year of my life-the year of finishing it, editing it, and seeing it through… — Tom Bissell
Increasingly, stars are recruited from the ranks of professional models, with the result that today`s starlets are better dressed and better groomed than ever before,… — Rita Hayworth
There wouldn't be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more… — Kurt Busch
All angels bring revelations and tidings of their superiors. The first bring word of God who is their inspiration, while the others, according to where… — Pope Dionysius
The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor of… — Polly Toynbee
Fatherhood is not an easy assignment, but it ranks among the most imperative ever given, in time or eternity. — Jeffrey R. Holland
To blame the poor for subsisting on welfare has no justice unless we are also willing to judge every rich member of society by how… — Norman Mailer
I've always watched actors on the red carpet getting drunk and making idiots of themselves and now I'm happy to join their ranks — Ethan Hawke

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