Substitute Quotes

661 Substitute quotes by 507 unique authors

Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasn’t done… — Ayn Rand
We don’t constrain our mental powers when we store new long-term memories. We strengthen them. With each expansion of our memory comes an enlargement of… — Nicholas G. Carr
For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will ignore… — Gene Roddenberry
Loving is almost a substitute for thinking. Love is a burning forgetfulness of all other things. How shall we ask passion to be logical? — Victor Hugo
I see this as the central issue of our time: how to find a substitute for war in human ingenuity, imagination, courage, sacrifice, patience... War… — Howard Zinn
A plate of apples, an open fire, and a jolly good book are a fair substitute for heaven. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
A fundamentalist is someone who wants to substitute what he believes for what you believe," Max said. "And someone who thinks he knows the will… — Robin Wasserman
She sits in her usual ample armchair, with piles of books and unopened magazines around her. She sips cautiously from the mug of weak herb… — Alice Munro
Weakness may excite tenderness, and gratify the arrogant pride of man; but the lordly caresses of a protector will not gratify a noble mind that… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Perhaps I fear him because I could love him again, and in loving him, I would come to need him, and in needing him, I… — Anne Rice
...aware, as always, that the truth isn't much of substitute for a good answer. — Richard Russo
You can’t just keep grabbing at me every time you see me. It’s not a substitute for actually talking. — Cassandra Clare
Friendship can only be addition to, not a substitute for true love — P. C. Cast
Physical intimacy isn’t and can never be an effective substitute for emotional intimacy. — John Green
Vulgarity is no substitute for wit — Julian Fellowes
There's no substitute for will. Sometimes you have to fake will when you don't feel it at all. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Library-denigrators, pay heed: suggesting that the Internet is a viable substitute for libraries is like saying porn could replace your wife. — Joanne Harris
There are some who say that sitting at home reading is the equivalent of travel, because the experiences described in the book are more or… — Daniel Handler
The art of not experiencing feelings. A child can experience her feelings only when there is somebody there who accepts her fully, understands her, and… — Alice Miller
Obedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other. — Mary Caroline Richards
In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality of health concerns… — Andrew Weil
For love of domination we must substitute equality; for love of victory we must substitute justice; for brutality we must substitute intelligence; for competition we… — Bertrand Russell
Imagination is a poor substitute for experience. — Havelock Ellis
Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing. — Walt Kelly

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