Famous Quotes & Sayings

Confucius

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Confucius

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

Confucius

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

Confucius

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

Mark White

Tone on jazz guitars is a real tough issue.

Sun Tzu

There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

Xun Zi

A person is born with a liking for profit.

Xun Zi

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.

Xun Zi

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

Carol Moseley Braun

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

Carol Moseley Braun

I am determined to try to rebuild and renew this country in ways that will build community and level the playing field. ... To me, that means making certain that the fight to preserve our civil liberties is waged, making certain the fight against discrimination is waged, making certain that women have opportunity in this country.

Carlos Mesa

Bolivia is not yet a country of equals.

Carlos Mencia

America is such a great country, we have fat poor people.

Carlos Mencia

I'm not white, I don't apologize for what my country did to become great

Carl Andre

People are always trading their excess for somebody else's excess. One country has a lot of aluminum so they trade aluminum for sugar. It's the law of supply and demand.

C. S. Lewis

Why should your majesty think it? My own plans are made. While I may, I sail East in Dawn Treader. When she fails me, I row East in my coracle. When that sinks, shall I paddle East with my four paws. Then, when I can swim no longer, if I have not yet reached Aslan's Country, there shall I sink with my nose to the sunrise... and Peepiceek will be head of Talking Mice in Narnia

C. S. Lewis

He'll be coming and going" he had said. "One day you'll see him and another you won't. He doesn't like being tied down--and of course he has other countries to attend to. It's quite all right. He'll often drop in. Only you mustn't press him. He's wild, you know. Not like a tame lion.

Chamlong Srimuang

We have said for a long time that if the premier made this announcement we would stop. We are not stubborn, we have the interest of the country in mind.

Craig Nesbit

We have never in any instance violated any reporting requirement.

Richard Preece

One of the species on the Azores returned to Europe. It seems that having got there in the first instance a very long time ago, it relatively recently migrated back to Europe.

Steve Moore

We have the responsibility and legal obligation to protect the university's trademarks, which in this instance is the 12th Man.

Charlie Smith

We'll be the first in this instance and that in itself is a rarity. I think we can be quite proud if we do it.

Seth Shostak

The limitless content of our universe might be only one instance of a large (and possibly infinite) number of other universes.

Garrett Hardin

The National Parks present another instance of the working out of the tragedy of the commons. At present, they are open to all, without limit.

Regina Lewis

A site like John Kerry's for instance is very well organized, very straight forward, and that could be paying off for him. It is not as sexy, and it is not talked about as much, but it's awfully practical.

P. G. Wodehouse

everything is relative. you, for instance, are my relative.

Helen Bolling

In that instance I realized that I was going to live or die. It's kind of like your experience, Susan.

Steven Wood

Manufacturing is mired in a deep, prolonged recession.