Quotes with right-about-face

Quotes 681 till 700 of 1609.

  • John Maynard Keynes It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.
    John Maynard Keynes
    British economist (1883 - 1946)
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  • Norman Tebbit It is certainly safe, in view of the movement to the right of intellectuals and political thinkers, to pronounce the brain death of socialism.
    Norman Tebbit
    British politician (1931 - )
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  • C. S. Lewis It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true Word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers, will bring us to Him.
    Letter (8 November 1952)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • C. S. Lewis It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers, will bring us to Him. We must not use the Bible as a sort of encyclopedia out of which texts can be taken for use as weapons.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • George Orwell It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level.
    Down and Out in Paris and London Ch. 33
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Barack Obama It is easier to start wars than to end them. It is easier to blame others than to look inward; to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path.
    Speech Cairo, 04-06-2009
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Aristotle It is easy to fly into a passion... anybody can do that, but to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time and in the right way… that is not easy.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Boris Yeltsin It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.
    Boris Yeltsin
    Russian politician (1931 - 2007)
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  • Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse It is good rule in life to never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.
    Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
    English author and humorists (1881 - 1975)
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  • Ajay Naidu It is important to keep your head up and follow what you believe is right.
    Ajay Naidu
    American actor (1972 - )
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  • Caleb Cushing It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the denial of the right of petition.
    Caleb Cushing
    American Democratic politician and diplomat (1800 - 1879)
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  • Barbara Boxer It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
    Barbara Boxer
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect for right.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Abraham Joshua Heschel It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
    Abraham Joshua Heschel
    Polish-American rabbi (1907 - 1972)
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  • St. Francis of Assisi It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
    St. Francis of Assisi
    Italian saint, founder of the Franciscan monastic order (1182 - 1226)
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  • Bill Bryson It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect. I don't wish to denigrate a sport that is enjoyed by millions, some of them awake and facing the right way, but it is an odd game.
    In a Sunburned Country (US) / Down Under (UK) (2000)
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Thomas Henry Huxley It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.
    Thomas Henry Huxley
    English biologist (1825 - 1895)
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  • Salman Rushdie It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Amelia Barr It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.
    Amelia Barr
    British novelist and teacher (1831 - 1919)
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