Symptom Quotes

160 Symptom quotes by 142 unique authors

Snobbery is not merely a silly human weakness but something basic in the mentality of modern man-a symptom which reflects the general sickness, the dislocation… — Arthur Koestler
... it is a welcome symptom in an age which is commonly denounced as materialistic, that it makes heroes of men whose goals lie wholly… — Albert Einstein
It has always been cited as an irrepressible symptom of America's vitality that her people, in fair times and foul, believe in themselves and their… — Alistair Cooke
A cough is a symptom, not a disease. Take it to your doctor and he can give you something serious to worry about. — Robert Morley
Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem. — Claire McCaskill
I like Mitch Daniels on the fiscal conservative issues. You disagree with him on this idea that social issues, you takeoff the table. I do… — Mark Steyn
In passing I draw attention to another English expression which often occurs in Dutch texts: "the real world". In Dutch - and I am afraid… — Edsger Dijkstra
I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child. — Paloma Faith
Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force,… — Faith Prince
I think that ISIS is a problem and it's really a symptom of a much greater problem. — Jeh Johnson
Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling to what they have in… — Eric Hoffer
Self-contemplation is infallibly the symptom of disease. — Thomas Carlyle
A concern with the perfectibility of mankind is always a symptom of thwarted or perverted development. — Hugh Kingsmill
The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the… — Edward Thorndike
Tom DeLay himself has never been the issue. DeLay is a symptom of a larger disease?a sick Republican culture of corruption that touches everyone who… — Howard Dean
A healthy appetite for righteousness, kept in due control by good manners, is an excellent thing; but to hunger and thirst after it is often… — C. D. Broad
The neglect of the humanities in present-day education is doubtless not a cause but a symptom of an age. — Vincent Massey
Writing a novel is a very hard thing to do because it covers so long a space of time, and if you get discouraged it… — Maxwell Perkins
I enter a whorehouse with the same interest as I do the British museum or the Metropolitan - in the same spirit of curiosity. Here… — Errol Flynn
The current economic crisis...has numerous causes and sends a powerful message about the need for a profound revision of the model of global economic development.… — Pope Benedict XVI

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