Reigning Quotes
33 quotes by 33 authors
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The man of the future who will redeem us not only from the hitherto reigning ideal but also from that which was bound to grow…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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It is really laughable to see what different ideas are prominent in various naturalists' minds, when they speak of 'species'; in some, resemblance is everything…
— Charles Darwin
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...the statement, "The purpose of the law is to cause justice to reign," is not a rigorously accurate statement. It ought to be stated that…
— Frederic Bastiat
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I want to get back to my fighting weight of 98 pounds. I have the exact measurements of that guy from the movie, Powder. Right…
— David Spade
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I should be the reigning champion. I punch a guy 300 times, he punches me a couple and they call him the champion? In what…
— Chael Sonnen
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A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which…
— Samuel Johnson
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It feels intensely twisted to see reigning industry queen Jenna Jameson chilling out at the Vivid booth in Jordaches and a latex bustier and to…
— David Foster Wallace
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Judy Henske, who was the then reigning queen of folk music, said to me at The Troubadour, 'Honey, in this town there are four sexes.…
— Linda Ronstadt
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The kingdom is where the King reigns. If He is reigning in my heart, then the Kingdom of Heaven has come to me.
— Eric Liddell
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Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.
— Morris Raphael Cohen
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Markets are interested in profits and profits only; service, quality, and general affluence are different functions altogether. The universal, democratic prosperity that Americans now look…
— Thomas Frank
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A king there was once reigning, Who had a goodly flea, Him loved he without feigning, As his own son were he!
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion…
— Ambrose Bierce
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After a hundred years the son of the King then reigning, who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, was a-hunting on…
— Charles Perrault
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The immense step from the Babe at Bethlehem to the living, reigning triumphant Lord Jesus, returning to earth for His own people - that is…
— Alan Redpath
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I feel blessed that I managed to fight 46 fights undefeated, that I was a world champion for 11 years, one of the longest reigning…
— Joe Calzaghe
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It doesn't look great if you cancel the reigning Best Comedy Program, you know, you're gonna take a hit from a... from sort of a…
— Will Arnett
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Jesus is now the Lord; He is enthroned at the right hand of God; He is reigning in His kingdom. But this is a Lordship…
— George Eldon Ladd
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No benefit comes from a just man's prayer if he who asks for it finds more pleasure in sin than in virtue. For Samuel mourned…
— Maximus the Confessor
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My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard…
— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Who Wrote These Reigning Quotes
33 authors contributed a total of 33 Reigning Quotes, led by these top contributors: