Upper Quotes

386 quotes by 342 authors

Most of the locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system are over 60 years old and many are in serious need of repair… — Ron Kind
I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches. — Harry Mathews
Typhoons are a sort of violent whirlwinds. Before these whirlwinds come on... there appears a heavy cloud to the northeast which is very black near… — William Dampier
Lights of ships moved in the fairway-a great stir of lights going up and going down. And farther west on the upper reaches the place… — Joseph Conrad
I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it… — Jermaine Dupri
If you are on the side whence the wind is blowing you will see the trees looking much lighter than you would see them on… — Leonardo da Vinci
An iron rod being placed on the outside of a building from the highest part continued down into the moist earth, in any direction strait… — Benjamin Franklin
Abstraction and luxury are the guard dogs of the upper class. — Jeff Koons
The liberal wing of the feminist movement may have improved the lives of its middle- and upper-class constituency--indeed, 1992 was the Year of the White… — Ishmael Reed
Potluck Supper with Meeting to FollowÂ is a marvel, deftly examining the connections between art and everyday life. Andy Sturdevant's lively, unique inquiries into trust fund… — Joe Meno
We are born for cooperation, as are the feet, the hands, the eyelids, and the upper and lower jaws. — Marcus Aurelius
Though we are perpetually bragging of it [the middle class] as our safety, it is nothing but a poor fringe on the mantle of the… — Charles Dickens
I've often reflected on the rather obvious thought that when his disciples were about to have the world collapse in on them, our Lord spent… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
The decisive moment in the defeat of upper class, capital-S, Society may have come when, in newspapers all over the nation, what used to be… — Joseph Epstein
Everyone detected with AIDS should be tattooed in the upper forearm, to protect common needle users, and on the buttock, to prevent the victimization of… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
A few more days, and this essay will follow the Defensio Populi to the dust and silence of the upper shelf... For a month or… — Thomas B. Macaulay
I'm a big John Steinbeck fan. Cormac McCarthy. I've always loved the stories of regular people. Mark Twain, too. When you look back at some… — Lucas Neff
A democracy is a state in which the poor, gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among the… — Plato
It's a very valuable function and requirement that you're performing, so have a great day and keep a stiff upper lip. — Dan Quayle
The lips on my upper right bicep are my girlfriend's lips. She has the most amazing lips, and I wanted to carry them around with… — Jake Owen

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