Cease Quote by Cyril Connolly

“When even despair ceases to serve any creative purpose, then surely we are justified in suicide. For what better grounds for suicide can there…

— Cyril Connolly

It serves the purpose of not serving a purpose, surely quite a valid one.

— Peter Greenaway

When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely,…

— Wilma Rudolph

“The management theorist Tom Peters said, "Purpose rarely comes from sitting down and contemplating purpose. Mostly, surely in my case, one accidentally trips over…

— Michael D. Watkins

I think violence can never be justified. At the same time, nobody’s culture or beliefs should be insulted, that’s not something I can accept…

— Abbas Kiarostami

Yet only the atrocities of the conquered are referred to as criminal acts; those of the conqueror are justified as necessary, heroic, and even…

— Jim Fergus

The forces of immorality and Marxism and evil count on one thing: Us not showing up. And often, they're justified in that. And I…

— Matt Shea

Capitalism has created a situation called scarcity. And that scarcity is not natural, it's socially induced. Along with that sense of scarcity, or feeling…

— Murray Bookchin

The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity.…

— Calvin Coolidge

“There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them.They can't be justified.You just do them.Then…

— Mario Puzo

In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed…

— Madeleine Albright

Moses became America's true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty.

— Bruce Feiler