Rapids Quotes

269 quotes by 245 authors

Could we say that the short short is to other kinds of fiction somewhat as the lyric is to other kinds of poetry? The lyric… — Irving Howe
More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substantial deregulation. — Stephen L. Carter
Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they… — Betty Ford
As economic globalization gathers momentum, China and the United States have become highly interdependent economically. Such economic relations would not enjoy sustained, rapid growth if… — Xi Jinping
The rapid growth in many of our suburbs has spawned a booming construction industry eager to hire low wage immigrants who gladly fill these jobs,… — Spencer Bachus
It is not yet too late for the Indian people to decide on rapid, ordered progress. I can assure them that the British people are… — Stafford Cripps
There is no lasting glory in rapid weight loss. — Mireille Guiliano
These changes-the more rapid pulse, the deeper breathing, the increase of sugar in the blood, the secretion from the adrenal glands-were very diverse and seemed… — Walter Bradford Cannon
Thinking in terms of risk certainly has its unsettling aspects (...), but it is also a means of seeking to stabilise outcomes, a mode of… — Anthony Giddens
Her heart the damned thing had begun to race and she only hoped that the rapid inflation and deflation of her chest wasn't visible beneath… — Anna Godbersen
Satan will give you a little taste, then he'll move in with rapid speed. — Bob Dylan
I have a type of bipolar that swings up and down all day long. There are significant mood swings within a day, within a week,… — Marya Hornbacher
I don't think people would climb mountains or jump off bridges with parachutes or kayak Class V rapids if those things didn't offer the brief… — Sebastian Junger
I think that Africa has made quite rapid progress and a lot of the conflicts that we saw on the continent have abated. — John Dramani Mahama
Semantics, or the study of meaning, remained undeveloped, while phonetics made rapid progress and even came to occupy the central place in the scientific study… — Roman Jakobson
The thing that's changed the most has just been the rapid technology. — Jeffrey Katzenberg
The burgeoisie, by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all nations into civilization. — Karl Marx
The aging and decreasing population is a serious problem in many developed countries today. In Japan's case, these demographic changes are taking place at a… — Toshihiko Fukui
Sedimentation in the past has often been very rapid indeed and very spasmodic. This may be called the "Phenomenon of the Catastrophic Nature of the… — D. V. Ager
Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience. — Dalai Lama

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