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Schemes Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- 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…
- Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.
- Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things
More Schemes Quotes
- I have no grand scheme. — Dave Attell
- I'm scared of actors with a scheme. — Cate Blanchett
- I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging… — Tony Campolo
- The clergy ... believe that any portion of power confided to me [as President] will be exerted in opposition to their schemes.… — Thomas Jefferson
- The gas-cylinders had by this time been put into position on the front line. A special order came round imposing severe penalties… — Robert Graves
- In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open,… — Winston Churchill
- In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office. — Grover Cleveland
- It is inconceivable that anyone will divulge a truly effective get-rich scheme for the price of a book. There is ample opportunity… — Victor Niederhoffer