Quotes with know-nothings

Quotes 1681 till 1700 of 2478.

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The power which resides in man is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
    - +
     0
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger The Premier League is a very strong league. Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a high quality. But those who know me also know that I always want to win titles. And I think that Manchester United are a club which can win titles.
    Bastian Schweinsteiger
    German professional footballer (1984 - )
    - +
     0
  • Arthur Koestler The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.
    Arthur Koestler
    Hungarian Born British Writer (1905 - 1983)
    - +
     0
  • Bruce Catton The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
    Bruce Catton
    American historian and journalist (1899 - 1978)
    - +
     0
  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can laugh at a puppet show, at the same time I know there is nothing in it worth my attention or regard.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
    - +
     0
  • Abraham Kaplan The price of training is always a certain trained incapacity: the more we know how to do something, the harder it is to learn to do it differently.
    The Conduct of Inquiry
    Abraham Kaplan
    American philosopher
    - +
     0
  • Bill Clinton The problem with ideology is, if you've got an ideology, you've already got your mind made up. You know all the answers and that makes evidence irrelevant and arguments a waste of time. You tend to govern by assertion and attacks.
    Bill Clinton
    President of the US (1946 - )
    - +
     0
  • Adam Sandler The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad.
    Adam Sandler
    American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1966 - )
    - +
     0
  • Bob Greene The professionalism of wire service reporters is constantly being tested because reporters know that if they're late or sloppy on a story, it will show up because the competition is likely to be not late and not sloppy.
    Bob Greene
    American journalist and author (1947 - )
    - +
     0
  • Bill Budge The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice.
    Bill Budge
    American video game programmer and designer (1954 - )
    - +
     0
  • Samuel Butler The public do not know enough to be experts, but know enough to decide between them.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
    - +
     0
  • Oscar Wilde The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
    - +
     0
  • Al Capp The public is like a piano. You just have to know what keys to poke.
    Al Capp
    American cartoonist and humorist (1909 - 1979)
    - +
     0
  • Barry Manilow The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.
    Barry Manilow
    American singer-songwriter, producer and actor (1943 - )
    - +
     0
  • Bud Grant The quarterback is the most vulnerable one on the field. He's in an awkward position a lot of times when he throws the ball. So he does have to be protected. You lose a quarterback, you're in trouble. I don't know if they can make it too safe. I think health becomes an issue.
    Bud Grant
    American football coach and player (1927 - )
    - +
     0
  • Marcelene Cox The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.
    Marcelene Cox
    American author
    - +
     0
  • Robert Alan The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I'm so gland that you're my friend. I know our friendship will never end.
    Robert Alan
    American singer/songwriter and comic book creator (1971 - )
    - +
     0
  • Ernest A. Fitzgerald The real winners are not those at the top but those who have come the farthest over the toughest roads. Your victory may never make the headlines. But you will know about it, and that's what counts.
    - +
     0
  • Doris Day The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it!''
    Doris Day
    American singer, actress and animal activist (1922 - 2019)
    - +
     0
  • Lenny Bruce The reason I'm in this business, I assume all performers are - it's ''Look at me, Ma!'' It's acceptance, you know - ''Look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma.'' And if your mother watches, you'll show off till you're exhausted; but if your mother goes, Ptshew!
    Lenny Bruce
    American Comedian (1925 - 1966)
    - +
     0
All know-nothings famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 85)