Whim Quotes

201 Whim quotes by 180 unique authors

Conservatives in general, and even so called Tea Party conservatives, are not against transportation spending. Indeed, interstate commerce is one purpose of interstate highways and… — Unknown Author
As Americans, we want peace - we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will… — George W. Bush
But the whim we have of happiness is somewhat thus. By certain valuations, and averages, of our own striking, we come upon some sort of… — Thomas Carlyle
Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls. — Edward Abbey
Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment. — Stephen Breyer
And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit slavishly to an… — Galileo Galilei
But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls have perished in Darfur-when 11 million children are without health… — John F. Kerry
Let no-one define how you see yourself...save God alone. See yourself through His eyes and His strength, and you'll see who you can be despite… — Tamera Alexander
If Britney Spears can party it up in Vegas with one of her boys and go get married on a whim and annul her marriage… — Brendon Ayanbadejo
Change from the top down happens at the will and whim of those below. — Peter Block
Applause lavished at a whim and without discernment, often proves the ruin of young people training for a stage career. — Jean-Georges Noverre
Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out… — Clement Attlee
The photographer's intentions do not determine the meaning of a photograph, which will have its own career, blown by the whims and loyalties of the… — Susan Sontag
It is impossible to devise a scientific experiment to describe the creation process, or even to ascertain whether such a process can take place. The… — Henry M. Morris
Painting, it is true, was undergoing a series of -isms reminiscent of the whims of a pregnant woman. — M.F.K. Fisher
I was conscious all the time that I was following mad whims without being able to do anything about it … . Despite my alienation… — Knut Hamsun
Collective will supplants individual whim — Samuel P. Huntington
Negatives are the notebooks, the jottings, the false starts, the whims, the poor drafts, and the good draft but never the completed version of the… — W. Eugene Smith
Do not base your life on the likings and dislikings or whims of others. What you are in life - whether you enjoy or suffer… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
My paintings are about light, about the way things look in their environment and especially about how things look painted. Form, colour and space are… — Ralph Goings
Adoption is rewarding. But the process, as we have already detailed in some particulars, can be expensive, exhausting, and hard to sustain on a dream,… — Scott Simon
The Devil, having nothing else to do Went off to tempt my Lady Poltagrue. My Lady, tempted by a private whim, To his extreme annoyance,… — Hilaire Belloc
Societies in which most people depend for most of their goods and services on the personal whim, kindness, or skill of another are called underdeveloped,… — Ivan Illich
In practice [monetary management] is merely a high-sounding euphemism for continuous currency debasement. It consists of constant lying in order to support constant swindling. Instead… — Henry Hazlitt
War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if not impossible, thing… — Errol Morris

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