Quotes with confined

  • This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible.

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  • Joseph Addison Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Jeremy Taylor A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.
    Jeremy Taylor
    British churchman and writer (1613 - 1667)
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  • Gloria Steinem A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
    Gloria Steinem
    American feminist writer (1934 - )
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  • Cardinal De Richelieu Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.
    As quoted in The Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
    Cardinal De Richelieu
    French clergyman and nobleman (1585 - 1642)
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  • Joseph De Maistre In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.
    Joseph De Maistre
    French diplomat and philosopher (1753 - 1821)
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  • Desiderius Erasmus Jupiter, not wanting man's life to be wholly gloomy and grim, has bestowed far more passion than reason - you could reckon the ration as twenty-four to one. Moreover, he confined reason to a cramped corner of the head and left all the rest of the body to the passions.
    Desiderius Erasmus
    Dutch humanist and philosopher (1469 - 1536)
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  • Harry Emerson Fosdick No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
    Harry Emerson Fosdick
    American minister (1878 - 1969)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so much in retrospect, that the amount of each person's genius is confined to a very few hours.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Ben Stiller Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I've decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies.
    Ben Stiller
    American actor, comedian, film producer, film director, and writer (1965 - )
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  • Kate Millet The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with sexual outlet and exercising the animal functions of reproduction and care of the young.
    Kate Millet
    American writer (1934 - 2017)
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  • Adam Ferguson The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning.
    An Essay on the History of Civil Society
    Adam Ferguson
    Scottish philosopher and historian (1723 - 1816)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe The human mind will not be confined to any limits.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • William Hazlitt The thing is plain. All that men really understand, is confined to a very small compass; to their daily affairs and experience; to what they have an opportunity to know, and motives to study or practice. The rest is affectation and imposture.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer swing and play to the confined powers.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • A. Bartlett Giamatti There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.
    A. Bartlett Giamatti
    American professor and president of Yale University (1938 - 1989)
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  • Carter G. Woodson This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible.
    Carter G. Woodson
    American historian, author and journalist (1875 - 1950)
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  • William Shakespeare This is the monstrosity in love, lady, that the will is infinite and the execution confined; that the desire is boundless, and the act a slave to limit.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Bill Bruford We all lived in the same house, or most of us did. And as far as I can make out we were confined to the property, because at twenty-four hours' notice we'd have to do a gig somewhere. So you couldn't leave the building for more than twelve hours in case a gig came through.
    Bill Bruford
    English drummer, composer and producer (1949 - )
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