Borrowed Quote by John Adams Download Open image “Borrowed eloquence, if it contains as good stuff, is as good as own eloquence” — John Adams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Borrowed Borrowing Eloquence Ifs Stuff
In the long run an opinion often borrows credit from the forbearance of its patrons. — Henry James Copy Share Image
Shame on all eloquence which leaves us with a taste for itself and not for its substance. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“To borrow means to take and use something belonging to someone else and then eventually return it.” — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
Credit worthiness is like virginity, it can be preserved but not restored very easily, so it is crazy to play around with it. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“There is no enjoying the possession of anything valuable unless one has someone to share it with” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca Copy Share Image
I always credit; I never just steal something. I'm very much a product of everything that I've read and seen and heard or listened… — Moyra Davey Copy Share Image
“As Pablo Picasso (no slouch at theft himself) put it, “Good artists borrow. Great artists steal.” — Daniel Coyle Copy Share Image
Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I say, 'If somebody steals something of yours, then it's good; he loves what you do.' — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
Many people trade in something they know is good...for something they think is better, appreciate what you have. — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
“Certain material possessions make my life more enjoyable, many others do not…. All too often, a vast collection of possessions end up possessing their… — Bernardo Kliksberg Copy Share Image
Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Daughter! Get you an honest Man for a Husband, and keep him honest. No matter whether he is rich, provided he be independent. Regard… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity — John Adams Copy Share Image
We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way, then, of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to… — John Adams Copy Share Image
But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage… — John Adams Copy Share Image
There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or… — John Adams Copy Share Image
During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together. — John Adams Copy Share Image
I love awards, especially if I get them. It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business.… — Ben Gazzara Copy Share Image
The creation of George Smiley, the retired spy recalled to hunt for just such a high-ranking mole in 'Tinker, Tailor,' was extremely personal. I… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
The combination of such characters, some, as the sacral ones, altogether peculiar among Reptiles, others borrowed, as it were, from groups now distinct from… — Richard Owen Copy Share Image
I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
Any sizeable Portuguese town looks like a superstitious bride's finery - something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Investors, of course, can, by their own behavior make stock ownership highly risky. And many do. Active trading, attempts to "time" market movements, inadequate… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose. — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
There is a word Kristos in the Greek dictionary, and this word is supposed to be borrowed from the Sanskrit word "Krishna," and Christ… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Copy Share Image
In 1981, I borrowed 2,000 pounds - a lot of money back then - paid 50 quid for a seat, packed my own sandwich,… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
I think when Tom Ford was there I borrowed a Gucci tux one time, and they were very nice and he was very kind. — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
There is a big problem. The problem is the country borrowed too much. We went on a borrowing binge, there was a housing boom.… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
I toyed with making portraits based on people's discarded shopping lists found on the street, or old diaries bought on eBay, or other forms… — Sophie Blackall Copy Share Image
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