Upper Quotes

386 quotes by 342 authors

One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as… — Matthew Arnold
My position as regards the monied interests can be put in a few words. In every civilized society property rights must be carefully safeguarded; ordinarily… — Theodore Roosevelt
There are so many responsible, nice, kind guys out there. Why marry a fixer-upper? — Laura Schlessinger
Like most lazy upper-middle-class kids, American Studies seemed like a fun way to use your knowledge of TV to get an A. — Nick Kroll
Smoking too much makes me nervous. Must lasso my natural tendency to acquire such habits. Holding heavy cigar constantly in my mouth has deformed my… — Thomas A. Edison
Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have… — Mahatma Gandhi
London is a huge shop, with a hotel on the upper storeys. — George Gissing
Marx's Kapital is not a treatise on socialism; it is a gerrymand against the bourgeoisie. It was supposed to be written for the working class,… — George Bernard Shaw
The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the… — Karl Marx
The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in… — Al Franken
I believe in the law. I think we have a great system of justice. But I do think that system of justice has been corrupted… — Henry Louis Gates
Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them. — Germaine Greer
I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper. — Simon Cowell
American businesses and upper incomes pay a larger portion of the federal taxes of our national taxes than any country in the world. — Jim DeMint
Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals. The game of thought is, on the appearance of one… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would find… — Bobby Flay
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. But if a man hasn't… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house. — Edward Hopper
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. — E. W. Howe
And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean? — Jessie J

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