Vague Quotes

416 Vague quotes by 357 unique authors

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
As human beings, we can encompass a vague feeling of what the universe is, and all in this funny little brain here - so there… — Jane Goodall
I'm a little vague on the details but aren't doughnuts just the most marvellous thing to ever come out of organised religion? — Catherine Webb
Puberty was very vague. I literally locked myself in a room and played guitar. — Johnny Depp
The love of God is not something vague or generic; the love of God has a name and a face: Jesus Christ. — Pope Francis
We live in a vague world. And it gets vaguer all the time. In this environment, the power of the specific, measurable and useful promise… — Seth Godin
In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of its use, which… — Mark Twain
A goal that is not in writing is like cigarette smoke: It drifts away and disappears. It is vague and insubstantial. It has no force,… — Brian Tracy
Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. — C.S. Lewis
Melody and harmony are like lines and colors in pictures. A simple linear picture may be completely beautiful; the introduction of color may make it… — Rabindranath Tagore
The hypothesis of the supernatural and/or a supreme being is vague, unfounded, and inapplicable in any practical fashion — PZ Myers

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