They Extend Quotes
- Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and… — Pope Benedict XVI
- Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that is not what… — James Levine
- The greatest poets are those with memories so great that they extend beyond their strongest experiences to their minutest observations of people and things far… — Stephen Spender
- The preservation of friendship is seen as opportunism. You are required to be in one camp or the other. You are enjoined to cut your… — Jean Cocteau
- I saw in 'the wandering Jew' the personification of the Jewish people, exiled in the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, they are once again extremely rich, owing… — George Sand
- I’m going to lie this one right on the line, right here, right now: I’m pro big pants. Strident feminism NEEDS big pants. Really big.… — Caitlin Moran