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549 We Ought quotes by 387 unique authors

As Lucretius says: 'Thus ever from himself doth each man flee.' But what does he gain if he does not escape from himself? He ever… — Seneca the Younger
We ought to be ten times as hungry for knowledge as for food for the body. — Henry Ward Beecher
The early Christians made it a part of their religion to look for his return. They looked backward to the cross and the atonement for… — J C Ryle
I don't think the government (of El Salvador) was responsible. The nuns were not just nuns; the nuns were political activists. We ought to be… — Jeane Kirkpatrick
We’re Bible-thumpers who just happened to end up on television. You put in your article that the Robertson family really believes strongly that if the… — Phil Robertson
We ought to change the legend on our money from "In God We Trust" to "In Money We Trust." Because, as a nation, we've got… — Art Hoppe
We ought to be opening up our borders to skilled labour from all parts of the world because [the state of the world is as… — Alan Greenspan
I think it’s time to open the books, on questions that have remained in the dark on the question of government investigations of UFOs, it’s… — John Podesta
I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care — James Q. Wilson
Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world which,… — William McKinley
Is beauty a reminder of something we once knew, with poetry one of its vehicles? Does it give us a brief vision of that 'rarely… — Patricia K Page
We ought to hate very rarely, as it is too fatiguing; remain indifferent to a great deal, forgive often and never forget. — Sarah Bernhardt
The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a machine. Mind… — James Jeans
You're going to end up with a government in Egypt that is concerned about the precious Palestinians, the same way we ought to be concerned… — Cornel West
Whoever would do good in the world, ought not to deal in censure. We ought not to destroy, but rather construct. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We recognize a tree by its fruit, and we ought to be able to recognize a Christian by his action. The fruit of faith should… — Ignatius of Antioch
Well, I think that we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble… — Laura Bush
We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will… — Les Aspin
I think that we ought to be a tolerant nation. I think we ought to be tolerant people. But we shouldn't set up special categories… — Fred Thompson
We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner. — Cyrus the Great
The question shouldn't be what we ought to do, but what we can do. — Rory Stewart
We ought not to have to wait for sorrow before we can appreciate the sweetness of joy. — J.R. Miller
I think most of us look at personal delights as somewhere between minimally important and borderline immoral. We like them, but we're not sure we… — Victoria Moran
If you go out to dinner with someone, you find out what they prefer in food. We ought to be able to have a conversation… — Betty Dodson
Focusing on what we ought to do for God creates only frustration and exhaustion; focusing on what Jesus has done for us produces abundant fruit.… — J. D. Greear

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