Ranks Quotes

254 Ranks quotes by 226 unique authors

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. — Sydney Smith
My sense is if the Episcopal Church can't stand challenge within its own ranks, then it is not a church I would want to be… — John Shelby Spong
In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful; and the beautiful things that God makes are his gift to all alike. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history. — Lawrence Summers
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things. — Leonardo da Vinci
When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value,… — Simone Weil
Winter then in its early and clear stages, was a purifying engine that ran unhindered over city and country, alerting the stars to sparkle violently… — Mark Helprin
They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did. — Jean Rhys
From tender youth we are told by father and teacher that betrayal is the most heinous offence imaginable. But what is betrayal?Â…Betrayal means breaking ranks… — Milan Kundera
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. — Alexandre Dumas
Do not forget that a traitor within our ranks, known to us, can do more harm to the enemy than a loyal man can do… — Isaac Asimov
When messengers are sent to minister to the inhabitants of this earth, they are not strangers, but from the ranks of our kindred, friends, and… — Joseph Fielding Smith
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale… — Winston Churchill
The college idealists who fill the ranks of the environmental movement seem willing to do absolutely anything to save the biosphere, except take science courses… — P.J. O'Rourke
Judge: And what is your occupation in general? Brodsky: Poet, poet-translator. Judge: And who recognized you to be a poet? Who put you in the… — Joseph Brodsky
They wanted to carry her, but she jumped to the stones of the plaza and strode away from the building, toward her ranks, which parted… — Neal Stephenson
How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it and why was I not informed of the rules and regulations… — Soren Kierkegaard
The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us to fulfill defined… — Daisaku Ikeda
The ill-informed masses included her own family among their ranks, a family that specialized in being both inconvenient and asinine. — Gail Carriger
A hero called Adin rose from the ranks of the people. He was an ordinary man, a blacksmith who made swords and armor and shoes… — Emily Rodda
It requires courage not to surrender oneself to the ingenious or compassionate counsels of despair that would induce a man to eliminate himself from the… — Soren Kierkegaard
Across town, over in the East Village, the graffiti was calling for the rich to be eaten, imprisoned, or taxed out of existence. Though it… — David Sedaris
If you have ever seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realize that this was only poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even to… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility. — Anna Quindlen
I've been a soldier all my life. I've fought from the ranks on up, you know my service. But sir, I must tell you now,… — Michael Shaara

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