All Quotes

Among the many problems which beset the novelist, not the least weighty is the choice of the moment at which to begin his novel.
‐‐ Vita Sackville-West

Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to simple - even simplistic - terms. Yes, scripture speaks of fire and damnation and eternal bliss, but the Bible is the product of human hands and hearts, and much of the imagery is allegorical, not meteorological.
‐‐ Jon Meacham

Among the many reasons assignable for the sad decay of true Christianity, perhaps the neglecting to assemble ourselves together, in religious societies, may not be one of the least.
‐‐ George Whitefield

Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
‐‐ Saint Ignatius

Among the many things that have slipped up on me while my back was turned are all of these challenging and well-manicured public courses that have sprung up across America with elegant bars and restaurants.
‐‐ Dan Jenkins

Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
‐‐ Haruki Murakami

Among the mysteries of the creative ego is how the transcendence of what artists do is their own response to the darkness of who they are, and the same personal darkness that is at odds with the art is what propels artists to the light of what they create.
‐‐ Steve Erickson

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.
‐‐ Samuel Adams

Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
‐‐ Otto Weininger

Among the old Norse, it was the custom for certain warriors to dress in the skins of the beasts they had slain, and thus to give themselves an air of ferocity, calculated to strike terror into the hearts of their foes.
‐‐ Sabine Baring-Gould

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.
‐‐ James E. Faust

Among the qualities most needed among those who aspire to true leadership in the fostering of peace and goodwill among the nations and in overcoming racial and religious antagonism is the cooperative spirit and objective.
‐‐ John Mott

Among the questions we have in mind: dark matter, antimatter, and matter symmetry.
‐‐ Fabiola Gianotti

Among the reasons for this was the fact that the U.S.A. is one mass market. It is only when you have a mass market that large-scale manufacturing which involves very substantial expenditures can be justified.
‐‐ Paul Hoffman

Among the reasons people keep sad stories to themselves is that they do not want anyone to feel sorry for them. I don't. I don't want you to feel sorry for me.
‐‐ Judith Moore

Among the rednecks of America, which there are many more than people seem to realize, it was terribly damaging. I got blamed for O.J.'s acquittal.
‐‐ F. Lee Bailey

Among the remedies which it has pleased Almighty God to give to man to relieve his sufferings, none is so universal and so efficacious as opium.
‐‐ Thomas Sydenham

Among the roles I've played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace and both Roosevelts.
‐‐ Bob Gunton

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due.
‐‐ Sydney Smith

Among the social media - I've tried them all - Facebook is a bit of a game, but Twitter is a productivity tool. I use it regularly and I'm addicted to it.
‐‐ Nouriel Roubini

Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine.
‐‐ James Mooney

Among the thousand-and-one faces whereby form chooses to reveal itself to us, the one that fascinates me more than any other, and continues to fascinate me, is the structure hidden in mathematical things.
‐‐ Alexander Grothendieck

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 is most widely known. It is Hindi. A man who knows Hindi can travel over India and find everywhere Hindi-speaking people.
‐‐ Annie Besant

Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.
‐‐ Mitch Daniels

Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.
‐‐ Maurice Greene

Among them, there were Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together. But then violent organizations came, bringing with them many large groups of people from various parts of the world to Palestine.
‐‐ Hassan Nasrallah

Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families.
‐‐ Hernan Cortes

Among those best known, their highest ambition is to build American homes, possess American furniture, dress in American clothes, adopt the American style of living and be American citizens.
‐‐ Sheldon Jackson

Among those people lucky enough, if you will, to have actually been brought to trial as a political prisoner, several historians have said there has not been one acquittal since the Bolshevik Revolution.
‐‐ Barbara Amiel

Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
‐‐ Talcott Parsons

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
‐‐ Napoleon Bonaparte

Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.
‐‐ Marcus Annaeus Lucan

Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as conscious of their divinity.
‐‐ Charles Eastman

Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another.
‐‐ Pope Francis

Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.
‐‐ Zebulon Pike

Among young people, often a key factor in them committing suicide is the trauma of transient relationships. They throw themselves into a friendship or network of friendships, then it collapses and they're desolate.
‐‐ Vincent Nichols

Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up.
‐‐ Spike Lee

Amongst high unemployment rates, a competitive job market and a shrinking global economy, the emerging social media industry only continues to grow.
‐‐ Ryan Holmes

Amongst Indian celebrities, Shah Rukh is a great one to interview. He's a brilliant T.V. anchor, a people person, and enjoys talking.
‐‐ Cyrus Broacha

Amongst my friends, I am known as the most cynical person they know - I'm incredibly cynical. I don't believe in God, I don't believe in the supernatural, I don't believe in anything! And I'm terribly cynical, and somehow or other, all three of my films and much of my television work has been rather sentimental, and 'heartwarming'.
‐‐ Nigel Cole

Amongst other our secular businesses and cures, our principal intent and fervent desire is to see virtue and cleanness of living to be advanced, increased, and multiplied, and vices and all other things repugnant to virtue, provoking the high indignation and fearful displeasure of God, to be repressed and annulled.
‐‐ Richard III of England

Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term to describe portfolios that have been assembled for purposes other than serving the clients' best interests.
‐‐ Barry Ritholtz

Amongst the minds of animals that of man leads, not as a demigod from another planet, but as a king from the same race.
‐‐ Edward Thorndike

Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.
‐‐ Ricky Martin

Amongst Women concentrated on the family, and the new book concentrates on a small community. The dominant units in Irish society are the family and the locality. The idea was that the whole world would grow out from that small space.
‐‐ John McGahern

'Amores Perros' and 'Once Were Warriors' had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me.
‐‐ Brendan Fletcher

'Amores Perros' is rock, '21 Grams' is jazz, 'Babel' is an opera, and 'Biutiful' is a requiem.
‐‐ Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

'Amores Perros' is three stories that interconnect in one moment, which is the car accident.
‐‐ Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate, if ever so slightly, over misery and pain.
‐‐ Aldous Huxley

Ampeg made incredible guitar heads in the early Nineties and then stopped. And I don't know why. The one we used had a nice clean, warm sound, and it blended well with the other amps that were in the studio.
‐‐ Kirk Hammett