Quotes with not-so-funny

Quotes 3721 till 3740 of 10331.

  • William Penn If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.
    William Penn
    English religious leader, founder of Pennsylvania (1644 - 1718)
    - +
     0
  • Thomas Carlyle If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated reading deserves to be read at all.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
    - +
     0
  • C. Wright Mills If we accept the Greek's definition of the idiot as an altogether private man, then we must conclude that many American citizens are now idiots. And I should not be surprised, although I don't know, if there were some such idiots even in Germany.
    The British Journal of Sociology Structure of Power in America, Vol. 9 (March 1958)
    C. Wright Mills
    American sociologist (1916 - 1962)
    - +
     0
  • Malcolm X If we are extremists, then we are not ashamed of it, for the conditions that our people suffer are extreme, and extreme illness can not be cured with moderate medicine
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
    - +
     0
  • Ben Stein If we are just specks of dust hit by lightning, if we have no spark of God in us, why not just take whatever we can and devil take the hindmost? I mean, we are fools not to do that if there is no right or wrong.
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
    - +
     0
  • Marcus Tullius Cicero If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
    - +
     0
  • Assata Shakur If we are not committed to saving this earth we will be buying designer air filters and gas masks with little Nike swishes on them.
    Assata Shakur
    American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) (1947 - )
    - +
     0
  • Abdul Kalam If we are not free, no one will respect us.
    Abdul Kalam
    11th President of India (1931 - 2015)
    - +
     0
  • Bruce Kent If we are really anxious not to have nuclear weapons in Iran, the first thing is to call an international conference on abolishing all nuclear weapons, including Israeli nuclear weapons.
    - +
     0
  • Simone Weil If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else.
    Simone Weil
    French philosopher (1909 - 1943)
    - +
     0
  • David Hockney If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed.
    David Hockney
    English painter and printmaker (1937 - )
    - +
     0
  • Arthur Capper If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens - men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls.
    Arthur Capper
    American politician (1865 - 1951)
    - +
     0
  • Hippocrates If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.
    Hippocrates
    Greek physician (460 - 377)
    - +
     0
  • H. Ross Perot If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.
    H. Ross Perot
    American businessman & politician, founder EDS (1930 - 2019)
    - +
     0
  • William Feather If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.
    William Feather
    American writer, businessman (1889 - 1981)
    - +
     0
  • Voltaire If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
    - +
     0
  • Benjamin Franklin If we do not hang together, we will all hang separately.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
    - +
     0
  • John Adams If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
    John Adams
    President of the USA (2nd) (1735 - 1826)
    - +
     0
  • Dan Quayle If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure.
    Dan Quayle
    American politician (1947 - )
    - +
     0
  • Al Unser If we get in an accident that's strong enough to break bones, it's going to break bones. What makes me a little bit higher risk is that if I break my right ankle again, I've got a bunch of screws and plates in there, and that would not be good.
    Al Unser
    American automobile racing driver (1939 - )
    - +
     0
All not-so-funny famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 187)