Settlement Quotes

144 quotes by 123 authors

The only treaties that ought to count are those which would effect a settlement between ulterior motives. — Paul Valery
The settlement of America had its origins in the unsettlement of Europe. America came into existence when the European was already so distant from the… — Lewis Mumford
For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare. — Nelson A. Miles
The Israelis object to an imposed settlement I don't know what they mean by an imposed settlement. It's quite obvious, without the all out support… — J. William Fulbright
Most men either compromise or drop their greatest talents and start running after, what they perceive to be, a more reasonable success, and somewhere in… — Criss Jami
They've (Israel) lost the battle for public opinion. They claim it's because American Jews know too little.. I claim it's because they know too much… — Norman Finkelstein
In small settlements everyone knows your affairs. In the city everyone does not-only those you choose to tell will know about you. This is one… — Jane Jacobs
Most people hugely underestimate the amount of 'empty space' we have in our country. Fly over the U.K., and you see that human settlement does… — Evan Davis
People go to restaurants for so many different reasons. To court a girl, to make some deal. Maybe to talk to some lawyer about how… — Gay Talese
I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do. — Richard Armitage
There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the… — Dennis Hastert
That Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong[. . . .] We pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear research and development… — Ali Larijani
All the way through, we have been willing to take risks, provided at the end of it we can get a decent lasting settlement in… — Tony Blair
Realizing that we can not live unto ourselves alone, we have contributed of our resources and our counsel to the relief of the suffering and… — Calvin Coolidge
I might say that when the settlement was made the Nixon administration issued what they called a second inflation alert in which the General Motors… — Leonard Woodcock
GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. By most writers the invention… — Ambrose Bierce
A return to the 1967 lines and the abandonment of the settlements near Jerusalem would be such a psychological trauma for Israel as to endanger… — Henry A. Kissinger
Rules of conduct which govern men in their relations to one another are being applied in an ever-increasing degree to nations. The battlefield as a… — William Howard Taft
Country' and 'city' are very powerful words, and this is not surprising when we remember how much they seem to stand for in the experience… — Raymond Williams
The natural barriers between England and Scotland were not sufficient to prevent the extension of the Saxon settlements and kingdoms across the border. — Goldwin Smith

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