Schemes Quotes

418 Schemes quotes by 363 unique authors

When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances will fit in with them. — William Osler
If your life is in harmony, then your life is full and good, but not overcrowded. If it is overcrowded, you are doing more than… — Peace Pilgrim
But so many books thou readest, But so many schemes thou breedest, But so many wishes feedest, That thy poor head almost turns. — Matthew Arnold
In a scheme of policy which is devised for a nation, we should not limit our views to its operation during a single year, or… — Henry Clay
No scheme pays as well as legitimate business. — E. W. Howe
Los Angeles was a place after my own heart. The people were hospitable. The country had the same attraction for me that it had for… — William Mulholland
His hypothesis goes to this - to make the common run of his readers fancy they can do all that can be done by genius,… — William Hazlitt
It has been the resolution of mankind in all ages of the world. No people, no age, ever threw away the fruits of past wisdom,… — William Hazlitt
If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme… — Katharine Graham
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult… — Confucius
Young men preen. Old men scheme. — Mason Cooley
Therefore, in the course of the work I have followed this plan: I describe in the first book all the positions of the orbits together… — Nicolaus Copernicus
But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all… — Ellen DeGeneres
My only scheme was to be a rapper. — Eminem
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how… — Gerald R. Ford
The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they… — Zaha Hadid
The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes… — Samuel Johnson
Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment. — Samuel Johnson
Folks, the most insidious part of this whole health care scheme is that all of these vast medical expenditures will become nothing more than government… — Rush Limbaugh
In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law. — Eric Liu
We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price. — James Lovelock
It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just… — D. J. MacHale
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel… — H. L. Mencken
Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories… — Michael Morpurgo
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last… — Will Rogers

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