Quotes:The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still (Epistles to
Several Persons)
View quotes by Alexander PopeBrass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and
several miles away
View quotes by Thomas BeechamSeveral tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people
View quotes by James AgeeSeveral excuses are always less convincing than one. (Point Counter Point)
View quotes by Aldous HuxleyIt is now
several months since I promised to give you my reasons for preferring the Bible as a schoolbook to all other compositions. Before I state my arguments, I shall assume the five following propositions:
1 . That Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and that in proportion as mankind adopts its principles and obeys its precepts they will be wise and happy.
2. That a better knowledge of this religion is to be acquired by reading the Bible than in any other way.
3. That the Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
4. That knowledge is most durable, and religious instruction most useful, when imparted in early life.
5. That the Bible, when not read in schools, is seldom read in any subsequent period of life.
- Benjamin Rush, Essays, pp. 93-113, 'A Defence of the Use of the Bible as a School Book'.
View quotes by Benjamin RushIt was not until
several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Dr Birkleigh took any active steps in the matter. Murder is a serious business (Malice Aforethought)
View quotes by Francis IlesIn crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone, and were asked how the stone came to be there: I might possibly answer, that for any thing I know to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place; I should hardly think of the answer which I had before given, that for any thing I knew, the watch might have always been there. Yet why should not this answer serve for the watch, as well as for the stone? why is it not as admissable in the second case as in the first? For this reason, and for no other, viz., that when we come to inspect the watch, we perceive (what we could not discover in the stone) that its
several parts are framed and put together for a purpose . . . This mechanism being observed . . . the inference, we think, is inevitable, that the watch must have had a maker; that there must have existed, at some time, and at some place of other, an artificer or artificers, who formed it for the purpose which we find it actually to answer; who comprehended its construction, and designed its use.
View quotes by William PaleyHas there ever been a society which has died of dissent?
Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.
View quotes by Jacob BronowskiThere are quantities of human faces, but there are many more faces, for each person has
several.
View quotes by Rainer Maria RilkeI have never been aware before how many faces there are. There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has
several.
View quotes by Rainer Maria RilkeI've always defended Shania [Twain]. She not only opened doors; she knocked
several down.
View quotes by Faith HillFor years I was an undiagnosed anorexic, suffering from a little-known variant of the disease, where, freakishly, the appetite turns in on itself and demands more and more food, forcing the sufferer to gain
several stones in weight and wear men's V-necked pullovers. My condition has stabilised now, but I can never stray too far from cocoa-based products and I keep a small cracknel-type candy in my brassiere at all times. Fortunately, I wear a 'D' cup so there is plenty of room for sweetmeats...
View quotes by Victoria WoodThere were thousands of them, apparently attracted by the colour. Not everybody had their dark blue uniform with them, so we had
several players wearing the same name and number. [on insects!]
View quotes by David ByasSeveral of the actors I've had the good fortune of working with stand out in my mind as 'ultimate'. I guess the obvious would be Tom Hanks, because he really is as fun and as genuine as he comes across in his films and interviews.
View quotes by Barry PepperIt no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found
several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
View quotes by Alice WalkerThere's no business like show business, but there are
several businesses like accounting.
View quotes by David LettermanI heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of
several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
View quotes by Walt WhitmanDad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why
several of us died of tuberculosis.
View quotes by Jack HandyIt's a hot night at Madison Square Gardens, and at ringside I see
several ladies in gownless evening straps.
View quotes by Jimmy PowersHe could dismiss
several schools of philosophy by shifting slightly in his chair or toting his whisky glass. [on Dave Allen]
View quotes by Dylan MoranThere is grandeur in this view of life, with its
several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
View quotes by Charles DarwinIt was the heaviest costume I've ever work - it was like carrying
several small children around with me all the time [Queen Victoria costume]
View quotes by Pauline CollinsA different type of education came when as a member of a medical corps in the National Guard I spent
several weeks in a military camp in California.
View quotes by Paul D BoyerI did
several personal pictures. One was called High Yellow.
View quotes by Larry BuchananWhat happens is you come in and you think you're just coming into a house... then there are
several flats and there's about 250 or 300 people that work here [on living at number 10]
View quotes by Tony BlairHe's done something that, at worst, is a little bit childish. At best, it's a bit of comedy that everyone should laugh off, but I still have to deal with it
several days later [on Joey Barton dropping his shorts]
View quotes by Stuart PearceI had an extraordinary response with messages of support including from
several people in the media [on being egged on getting an honorary degree]
View quotes by Jeremy ClarksonLittle did I know that I would be fortunate enough to develop
several operating systems in my lifetime; developing one is a rare opportunity for anyone.
View quotes by Dave CutlerI've been teaching people on the set of the Sound of Music for
several weeks and they can't dance like that! [complicating Peter Schmeichel]
View quotes by Arlene PhillipsAfter realising my natural affinity towards surrealism
several years ago I decided to study it's origins and definitions.
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