Readily Quotes

329 quotes by 287 authors

Do not do anything that anyone else can do readily. — Edwin Land
The more prosperous and settled a nation, the more readily it tends to think of war as a regrettable accident; to nations less fortunate the… — Lewis H. Lapham
One orbit, with a radius of 42,000 kilometers, has a period of exactly 24 hours. A body in such an orbit, if its plane coincided… — Arthur C. Clarke
In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to… — James Madison
Scientists themselves readily admit that they do not fully understand the consequences of our many-faceted assault upon the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and… — Prince Charles
We must not think of learning as only what happens in schools. It is an extended part of life. The most readily available resource for… — David McCullough
Cat lovers can readily be identified. Their clothes always look old and well used. Their sheets look like bath towels, and their bath towels look… — Eric Gurney
Generally speaking, geologists seem to have been much more intent on making little worlds of their own, than in examining the crust of that which… — Henry De la Beche
If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore, there must be continued… — Vladimir Lenin
The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is ready… — Alphonsus Liguori
It is a well-known fact that we see the faults in other's works more readily than we do in our own. — Pablo Picasso
My intent is to speak on behalf of those whose voices are less readily heard - children and women at risk — Susan Sarandon
There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is… — Arthur Schopenhauer
What about our refusal to look squarely at the degradation of the planet we inhabit? In the last election cycle many candidates refused even to… — David Remnick
There is perhaps, nothing more likely to disturb the tranquillity of nations, than their being bound to mutual contributions for any common object that does… — Alexander Hamilton
You acquire a language most readily in the country where it is spoken; you study mineralogy best among miners; and so with everything else. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The subconscious mind makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought impulses. It works with the material we feed it, through our thought impulses. The… — Napoleon Hill
...it would be a mistake...to ascribe to Roman legal conceptions an undivided sway over the development of law and institutions during the Middle Ages... The… — Woodrow Wilson
I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines. Nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation. — Harry Shearer
Action is a high road to self-confidence and esteem. Where it is open, all energies flow toward it. It comes readily to most people, and… — Bruce Lee

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