Quotes with adopt

  • A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.
  • The south produced statesmen and soldiers, planters and doctors and lawyers and poets, but certainly no engineers and mechanics. Let Yankees adopt such low callings. [Gone With The Wind]

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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Robert Henri A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.
    Robert Henri
    American painter (born Robert Henri Cozad) (1865 - 1929)
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  • Benjamin Rush Christianity is the only true and perfect religion, and in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy. And a better knowledge of this religion is to be acquired by reading the Bible than in any other way.
    Benjamin Rush
    American politician (1745 - 1813)
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  • Alfred Marshall Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
    Alfred Marshall
    British economist (1842 - 1924)
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  • Alfred Marshall Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
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  • Raymond Holliwell Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.
    Raymond Holliwell
    American author
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  • Quentin Crisp Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.
    Quentin Crisp
    English writer and actor (1908 - 1999)
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  • Bob Ney Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and the Federal Government agreed to provide insurance coverage to policyholders after a disaster.
    Bob Ney
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • Alberto Sordi I adopt a very simple approach. I observe and reflect real life and ordinary people and sooner or later that raises a laugh.
    Alberto Sordi
    Italian actor, film director and singer (1920 - 2003)
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  • Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.
    Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
    Iranian politician and writer (1934 - 2017)
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  • Alfred Rosenberg I would adopt a standpoint, irrespective of whether someone was for or against it, if I felt deeply that it was right for the movement.
    Alfred Rosenberg
    German Nazi theorist and ideologue (1893 - 1946)
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  • Antonin Scalia If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade your fellow citizens to adopt it. You want a right to abortion? Persuade your fellow citizens and enact it. That's flexibility.
    Antonin Scalia
    American jurist (1936 - 2016)
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  • Benazir Bhutto In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the aid and assistance to Pakistan was cut, we had to adopt harsh economic policies. So in a way, it showed that democracy doesn't pay, and the military was able to reassert itself.
    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • Oscar Wilde Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Oscar Wilde Morality is the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • William Cowper Once more I would adopt the graver style - a teacher should be sparing of his smile.
    William Cowper
    English poet (1731 - 1800)
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  • Bertrand Russell Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Margaret Mitchell The south produced statesmen and soldiers, planters and doctors and lawyers and poets, but certainly no engineers and mechanics. Let Yankees adopt such low callings. [Gone With The Wind]
    Margaret Mitchell
    American writer (1900 - 1949)
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  • P. T. Barnum Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done.
    P. T. Barnum
    American showman and circus operator (1810 - 1891)
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