Undue Quotes

64 Undue quotes by 59 unique authors

A Halloween-haired, Sachsgate-enacting, estuary-whining, glitter-lacquered, priapic berk How dare I, from my velvet chaise longue, in my Hollywood home like Kubla Khan, drag my limbs… — Russell Brand
That this privilege of giving or of withholding our monies is an important barrier against the undue exertion of prerogative, which if left altogether without… — Thomas Jefferson
Nothing cools so fast as undue enthusiasm. Water that has boiled freezes sooner than any other. — George Iles
Why, of all places in Johannesburg, the Indian location should be chosen for dumping down all kaffirs of the town, passes my comprehension. Of course,… — Mahatma Gandhi
I have ... spoken to the heads of various Wall Street equity derivatives trading desks and every single one of the senior managers I spoke… — Harry Markopolos
I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I am engrossing an undue amount of the labor of my… — Albert Einstein
Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste,… — Augustine Birrell
When money is controlled by a few it gives that few an undue power and control over labor and the resources of the country. Labor… — Leland Stanford
Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status… — Laozi
Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
There are as many attitudes to cooking as there are people cooking, of course, but I do think that cooking guys tend - I am… — Adam Gopnik
Avoid trivial pursuits. You are a child of God, destined for glory, and called to do great things in His Name. Do not waste your… — Paul Washer
Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything.… — Laozi
Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the… — Hanan Ashrawi
We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the… — Carter G. Woodson
Whatever requires an undue amount of thought or trouble or involves a large expenditure of effort and causes our whole life to revolve, as it… — Saint Basil
The duke contents himself mainly with attempting to rule the world and other suchlike nonsense. When one is guiding the patterns of the social universe,… — Gail Carriger
America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. — Sylvia Earle
Here's an idea: How about just 'Americans?' That has a nice ring to it, if you ask me. Placing undue emphasis on our 'separateness' is… — Bobby Jindal
My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal… — Fran Lebowitz
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from… — Quintilian
If we have never had the experience of taking our commonplace religious shoes off our commonplace religious feet, and getting rid of all the undue… — Oswald Chambers
I have a similar affection for the parenthesis (but I always take most of my parentheses out, so as not to call undue attention to… — Sarah Vowell
Harassment is about power---the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate. — Michael Crichton
Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought… — Fred Rogers

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