Vague Quotes

416 Vague quotes by 357 unique authors

One of the worst features about worrying is that it destroys our ability to concentrate. When we worry, our minds jump here and there and… — Dale Carnegie
When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague… — Joe Strummer
We're teaching our kids that attributes as vague and relatively meaningless as a toothy smile or a fine head of hair make a fine statement… — Neil Cavuto
Autumn clouds, vague and obscure; The evening, lonely and chill. I felt the dampness on my garments, But saw no spot, and heard no sound… — Bai Juyi
In any case, his religious teaching consisted mostly in more or less vague ethical remarks, an obscure mixture of ideals of English gentlemanliness and his… — Thomas Merton
I had refused to pay any attention to the moral laws upon which all our vitality and sanity depend: and so now I was reduced… — Thomas Merton
The catch-all phrase "the war on terrorism", in all honesty, has no more meaning than if one wants to wage a war against "criminal gangsterism".… — Ron Paul
What gives value to travel is fear. It is a fact that, at a certain moment, when we are so far from our own country,… — Albert Camus
I never said it. Honest. Oh, I said there are maybe 100 billion galaxies and 10 billion trillion stars. It's hard to talk about the… — Carl Sagan
A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe… — Christopher Hitchens
Such are the mass of the supporters of either party. They derive their political opinions originally from some family tradition or some fanciful preference, but… — Hilaire Belloc
There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and people not thinking… — Jim Nussle
In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned into the vivid and particular:… — William Strunk, Jr.
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome. — Edward Carpenter
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted… — Hoagy Carmichael
Throughout the history of commercial life nobody has ever quite liked the commission man. His function is too vague, his presence always seems one too… — Raymond Chandler
Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three defects: it is… — Bertrand Russell
Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves. — Eric Hoffer
He sometimes felt that life was something that had already risen, and all of this, the Jackson Pollack of spring, summer, and fall, the vague… — Tao Lin
Religions are vague, of course. This means that they are easy to follow -you can interpret their prescriptions as you like. but it also means… — Fareed Zakaria

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