Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in. Aesop Greek Author More Aesop Quotes 1
I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject. Charles Babbage English Mathematician More Charles Babbage Quotes 0
But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war. Fredrik Bajer Danish Writer More Fredrik Bajer Quotes 0
After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones. Lion Feuchtwanger German Novelist More Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes 0
Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves. Dean Inge English Author More Dean Inge Quotes 0
Creativity seems to emerge from multiple experiences, coupled with a well-supported development of personal resources, including a sense of freedom to venture beyond the known. Loris Malaguzzi More Loris Malaguzzi Quotes 0
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down. Allen Neuharth American Businessman More Allen Neuharth Quotes 0
Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. Carl Sandburg American Poet More Carl Sandburg Quotes 0
Art owes its origin to Nature herself... this beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it. Giorgio Vasari Italian Artist More Giorgio Vasari Quotes 0
I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous. Queen Victoria British Royalty More Queen Victoria Quotes 0
When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. Charlotte Mary Yonge English Novelist More Charlotte Mary Yonge Quotes 0
First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense. Vinton Cerf American Inventor More Vinton Cerf Quotes 0
Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture. Lydia M. Child American Activist More Lydia M. Child Quotes 0
To venture upon an undertaking of any kind, even the most insignificant, is to sacrifice to envy. Emile M. Cioran Romanian Philosopher More Emile M. Cioran Quotes 0
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends. Charles Caleb Colton English Writer More Charles Caleb Colton Quotes 0
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. Edmund Burke Irish Statesman More Edmund Burke Quotes 0
When you - when you - and this is still going on today - are making your money by pushing paper around, when you should be making your money by investing venture capital in various job-creating things, that makes it much harder to recover. Howard Dean American Politician More Howard Dean Quotes 0
Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge. Some of us have ventured out nevertheless, and so far we have not fallen off. It is my faith, my feminist faith, that we will not. Andrea Dworkin American Critic More Andrea Dworkin Quotes 0
I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention. Michael Graves American Architect More Michael Graves Quotes 0
Businesses who are members of Businesses for Social Responsibility or the Social Venture Network are internalizing costs on a voluntary basis and therefore raising their costs of doing business, but their competitors are not required to. Paul Hawken Environmentalist More Paul Hawken Quotes 0
I venture to prophesy that there lies before us a bitter and an evil time. Auberon Herbert More Auberon Herbert Quotes 0
Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war. William Lyon Mackenzie King Canadian Politician More William Lyon Mackenzie King Quotes 0
As I've said, basketball has been, I think, a real cooperative venture. There have been a lot of people that have been involved in it: coaches, administrators - not recently - fans and nobody, nobody any more so than students over the years. Bobby Knight American Coach More Bobby Knight Quotes 0