Representing Quotes

171 quotes by 162 authors

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible. — Woodrow Wilson
The virtue of binary is that it's the simplest possible way of representing numbers. Anything else is more complicated. You can catch errors with it,… — George M. Whitesides
Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show… — Kurt Vonnegut
No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct… — Amy Tan
Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life. — Aristotle
the number 108 is held to be the most auspicious, a perfect three-digit multiple of three, its components adding up to 9, which is three… — Elizabeth Gilbert
You may not think you eat a lot of corn and soybeans, but you do: 75 percent of the vegetable oils in your diet come… — Michael Pollan
We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed . . .… — Gustavo GutiÃ©rrez
...to look at the stars always makes me dream, as simply as I dream over the black dots of a map representing towns and villages.… — Vincent Van Gogh
There were hundreds of them spread across the floor, each telling its own tale of triumph or sadness, each letter representing a phase in her… — Cecelia Ahern
Thus in this oneness Jesus Christ is the Mediator, the Reconciler, between God and man. Thus He comes forward to MAN on behalf of GOD… — Karl Barth
But I understand now what Tori said about her tattoo representing a fear she overcame-a reminder of where she was, as well as a reminder… — Veronica Roth
It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people. — Gore Vidal
Never be discouraged from being an activist because people tell you that you'll not succeed. You have already succeeded if you're out there representing truth… — Doris "Granny D" Haddock
We are men and women from many lands, representing a rich variety of cultures. And we have been brought together to work in a great… — Kurt Waldheim
You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth - that means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow… — Babe Ruth
I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot onstage. On the… — Al Pacino
The Senate was an odd compromise between the founders and the early leaders of the republic who wanted a single house which was based on… — George Packer
I simply want to do what I can to have the best Congress possible representing the American people. — Jim Moran
What I feel most strongly here being in Congress is kind of the burden - the good burden - of representing all of our military. — Duncan Hunter

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