Edmund Burke Quotes

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.

Edmund Burke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797

Topics

NatureJusticeLawLegalHumanity

What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election, and fight to stop Obamacare.

Jim DeMint

CourageFightPeopleStand UpStand

How valuable NBC Magazine was in my career is questionable.

Jessica Savitch

CareerMagazineValuableHowNBC

My favorite model of success is when people say, 'Nobody bought that first Velvet Underground album, but everyone who did started a band.'

John Cameron Mitchell

SuccessPeopleNobodySayFirst

Intellectual capital drives financial capital and growth.

Andrew Yang

GrowthFinancialIntellectualCapital

People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.

John Roberts

GoodPeopleSocietyOwnThingsFail

I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier?

John Steinbeck

LifeFeelMy LifeGuiltWhyNever

I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

Amanda Beard

PeopleMomBetterAlwaysTell

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

Stanley Kubrick

GreatSmallAlwaysLikeGangsters

I love 'Jungle Book' and all the classics growing up, but what I learned about this is that these Disney films are basically classic fables that have been told for thousands of years.

Roger Ross Williams

LoveGrowing UpBookJungleGrowing

Folk music - and what people are now perceiving as being folk music - is music that's quite close to the ground. The songs sound quite old, even if they're new. They sound like they've been sung by different people for years.

Johnny Flynn

MusicPeopleNewNowSoundOld

People ask me, 'Have you ever considered doing stand-up?' To me it would be less offensive if someone asked me, 'Have you ever considered dental implants?'

David Sedaris

PeopleMeSomeoneDoingYouAsk

It's funny how God will change your plans for you when he's ready.

Brett Young

FunnyChangeGodYouReadyPlans

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