Substitutes Quotes

647 quotes by 488 authors

The words that come direct from the people are the greatest.If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes. — Dorothea Lange
To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself. — Georges Braque
Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a lot of imagination to make it work. — Karl Kraus
Though I like the various forms of football in the world, I don't think they begin to compare with these two great Anglo-Saxon ball games… — John Fowles
This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against… — Alexander Hamilton
The self is the modern substitute for the soul. — Allan Bloom
The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to… — Will Durant
If an offender has committed murder, he must die. In this case, no possible substitute can satisfy justice. For there is no parallel between death… — Immanuel Kant
James Hardie(R) siding is a sustainable and marvelous substitute for wood. It's available pre-colored and the finish truly looks like high-grade wood siding. I've used… — Sarah Susanka
The art of living has no history: it does not evolve: the pleasure which vanishes vanishes for good, there is no substitute for it. Other… — Roland Barthes
Thought is the work of the intellect, reverie is its self-indulgence. To substitute day-dreaming for thought is to confuse a poison with a source of… — Victor Hugo
Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as… — Bernard Baruch
My father taught me how to substitute realities. — Mira Sorvino
In dreams the mind is constantly giving you substitutes just to protect sleep. And the same is happening while you are awake. The mind is… — Rajneesh
The idea that a reporter has to be 'fair and balanced' is ridiculous. The fact is, the truth usually is not fair and it's not… — Lou Dobbs
Someone once remarked that in adolescence pornography is a substitute for sex, whereas in adulthood sex is a substitute for pornography. — Edmund White
Blind obedience is itself an abuse of human morality. It is a misuse of the human soul in the name of religious commitment. It is… — Joan D. Chittister
Talk about the flag or drugs or crime (never about race or class or justice) and follow the yellow brick road to the wonderful land… — Lewis H. Lapham
Belief is no substitute for arithmetic. — Henry Spencer
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. — Unknown Author

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