Securing Quotes

107 quotes by 94 authors

Existence is not itself a good thing, that we should spend a lifetime securing its necessaries: a life spent, however victoriously, in securing the necessaries… — A. E. Housman
You, and those like you, take your fill of pleasure on earth by making the life of such as me bitter and black with sorrow;… — Thomas Hardy
These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you asked twenty good men to-day what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked… — C.S. Lewis
Alex grabbed our things from the bike and bought them inside; then he fastened the tent closed, securing us in. "Come here, babe, I'll keep… — L.A. Weatherly
Leo Tolstoy's life has been devoted to replacing the method of violence for removing tyranny or securing reform by the method of nonÂresistance to evil.… — Mahatma Gandhi
In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide… — Bob Brown
A constitutional state is like daily bread, like water to drink and air to breath, and the best thing about democracy is that it is… — Gustav Radbruch
There are two ways of avoiding fear: one is by persuading ourselves that we are immune from disaster, and the other is by the practice… — Bertrand Russell
The business of America is not business. Neither is it war. The business of america is justice and securing the blessings of liberty. — George Will
Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But… — Hafsat Abiola
We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way… — Mark Twain
The U.S. has strategic and economic interests in Southeast Asia that must be secured. Holding Indochina is essential to securing these interests. Therefore, we must… — Noam Chomsky
We need better options for securing the Internet. Instead of looking primarily for top-down government intervention, we can enlist the operators and users themselves. — Jonathan Zittrain
Securing for gays and lesbians the basic right to have their relationships and families recognized as part of a community makes all of our communities… — Paul Singer
We are feeble, weak and impoverished because of our failure to pray. God is restrained in doing because we are restrained by reason of our… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling sites and providing security - that… — John M. McHugh
My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion… — Allyson Schwartz
Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national… — Randy Neugebauer
Religious ideas about good and evil tend to focus on how to achieve well-being in the next life, and this makes them terrible guides to… — Sam Harris

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