Various Quotes

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In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various… — Aristotle
Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and… — Johann Arndt
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are… — Saint Augustine
American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it. — James A. Baldwin
The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the distinctions of the… — William Bartram
We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities. — Arnold Bennett
Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others. — Warren G. Bennis
Among the various vernaculars that are spoken in different parts of India, there is one that stands out strongly from the rest, as that which… — Annie Besant
I have learned to interface - what I think would be the contemporary term - with various different lexicons, and people speak very different languages.… — Bono
In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a… — Edward de Bono
Direction coupling between the various radiations generated in a nuclear reaction both with one another and with the initiating radiation can also be detected and… — Walther Bothe
I do not have a merchandise line. I don't sell knives or apparel. Though I have been approached to endorse various products from liquor to… — Anthony Bourdain
You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of… — Alton Brown
Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in… — Madeleine Albright
I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists… — David Byrne
Playing nuts is a game like any other, neither better than tops, nor worse than cards. The game is played in various ways. There are… — Sholom Aleichem
My errors will point to thinking men the various roads, and will teach them the great art of treading on the brink of the precipice… — Giacomo Casanova
Delaware State has established itself as an institution of excellence in its own right and attracts a diversity of students from various races, socio-economic status… — Michael N. Castle
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men,… — Lord Chesterfield
Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told… — Maya Angelou

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