Ezra Stiles Quotes

In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.

Ezra Stiles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 10, 1727 - May 12, 1795

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WisdomJusticeWorldSocietySaid

If I was president, of course I'd want an amendment banning boy bands, but it just wouldn't be right, and I wouldn't do it. Then again... I don't want to paint myself into a corner on this one. Let me think about it.

Jessi Klein

MyselfMeThinkWantBoyRight

A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together.

John Maeda

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When you do what you're supposed to do and don't complain much, I think the fans, media, players and front office appreciate and respect that.

Torii Hunter

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I originally welcomed the mobile phone, as it seemed to me that it would enable you to work from anywhere. On the mobile, who was to know if you were sitting on the branch of a tree or sitting in an office? But it instead had the opposite effect: instead of freeing us from the office, it allowed the office to take away our freedom.

Tom Hodgkinson

WorkFreedomTreeMeYouPhone

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape.

Mary Schmich

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Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.

Mary Astell

TruthTruth IsStrongWillPrevail

Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals.

Lois Capps

StrongNursesMortalityBetweenOur

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.

Douglas Horton

FreedomDeathDoorWindowFlyOpen

I just kind of went into the blue-collar workforce at a really young age and discovered music, in terms of being a musician, around the same time. The good news is, I was probably 17 when I knew that's what I was going to do with the rest of my life, no matter what that meant.

Chris Cornell

LifeGoodMusicAgeTimeRest

Cubism is still the most important art movement for the same reason that John D. is still the most important Rockefeller.

Brad Holland

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I love to sew. But when it's something that's being repetitive over and over and over again, it takes a toll.

Ashley Nell Tipton

LoveOverBeingSomethingAgainSew

Doctors are human animals. They want to be loved, they are tribal, they instinctually favor stories over scientific evidence, they make mistakes, and even small gifts make them susceptible to being biased. If we took doctors seriously as human animals, we might hurt them - and they might hurt us - a lot less.

Alice Dreger

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