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922 Unable quotes by 723 unique authors

... superstitions, which, being unable to defend themselves on fair ground, raise these intangling brambles to cover and protect their weakness. Chased from the open… — David Hume
I learned to knit in 2002, six months after my 5-year-old daughter, Grace, died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. I was unable to… — Ann Hood
Whether the authorities be invaders or merely local tyrants, the effect of such [gun control] laws is to place the individual at the mercy of… — Robert A. Heinlein
They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be… — Patrick Henry
... I must say this concerning the great controversy over rifles and shotguns. The only thing I've ever said is that in areas where the… — Malcolm X
Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other obligations,… — John F. Kennedy
My mind is very clear, but my heart is unable to understand. — Kim A-joong
That got me a look so intense I was unable to interpret it - like the way cats sometimes fix on you. What they mean… — Donald James
To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern. — Nigel Lawson
I am unable to accept the idea that I should be an obedient subject of a gang of corrupt, unprincipled thugs who pontificate about freedom… — John Pugsley
A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
More and more people are becoming unable to accept traditional [religious] beliefs. If they think that, apart from these beliefs, there is no reason for… — Bertrand Russell
The inclusion of consequences in the conception of what we have done is an acknowledgement that we are parts of the world, but the paradoxical… — Thomas Nagel
I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most… — Emil Zatopek
...every day we should stand in awe of Him, as He is with us, and do what is pleasing before Him. If we are unable… — Gregory Palamas
Although God is all powerful, He is unable to give more; though supremely wise, He knows not how to give more; though vastly rich, He… — Saint Augustine
Penguins are an indicator of the health of our watery planet, and if they are unable to survive, we had better take notice or we… — Roger Tory Peterson
Science now finds itself in paradoxical strife with society: admired but mistrusted; offering hope for the future but creating ambiguous choice; richly supported yet unable… — J. Michael Bishop
They call them fools, who are unable to resist the slightest chance love might exist. — Garth Brooks
Write what haunts you. What keeps you up at night. What you are unable to get out of your mind. Sometimes they are the hardest… — Edwidge Danticat
A diet of violence or pornography dulls the senses, and future exposures need to be rougher and more extreme. Soon the person is desensitized and… — Marvin J. Ashton
If you do not have an alert and curious interest in character and dramatic situation, if you have no visual imagination and are unable to… — Unknown Author
The solution to a problem - a story that you are unable to finish - is the problem. It isn't as if the problem is… — Susan Sontag
Give half a dozen men the same camera, lenses and plates, and send them to the same place to do the same thing, and all… — Frederick H. Evans
The statement "I am in pain" may be one piece of evidence for the conclusion that the speaker is in pain, but it is not… — Peter Singer

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