If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act. Robert Jackson American Statesman More Robert Jackson Quotes 1
Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Winston Churchill British Orator More Winston Churchill Quotes 1
Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man. Bryant H. McGill American Author More Bryant H. McGill Quotes 0
A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class. Jack Adams Canadian Athlete More Jack Adams Quotes 0
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Aesop Greek Author More Aesop Quotes 0
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. Walter Bagehot English Author More Walter Bagehot Quotes 0
What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre. Tahar Ben Jelloun French Poet More Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes 0
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Zhuangzi Chinese Philosopher More Zhuangzi Quotes 0
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuang Zi Chinese Philosopher More Zhuang Zi Quotes 0
The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. Xun Zi Chinese Philosopher More Xun Zi Quotes 0
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men. Xun Zi Chinese Philosopher More Xun Zi Quotes 0
Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same. Xun Zi Chinese Philosopher More Xun Zi Quotes 0
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. George Carlin American Comedian More George Carlin Quotes 0
At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior. John Carmack American Scientist More John Carmack Quotes 0
I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty. Walter Annenberg American Businessman More Walter Annenberg Quotes 0
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. Anton Chekhov Russian Dramatist More Anton Chekhov Quotes 0
In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws. Emile M. Cioran Romanian Philosopher More Emile M. Cioran Quotes 0
Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. Pierre Corneille French Dramatist More Pierre Corneille Quotes 0
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. Denis Diderot French Editor More Denis Diderot Quotes 0
To be able to always have a super sense of who I was and my own real identity and be petty and seem informed and always thinking in thoughts would be great. Jeff Goldblum American Actor More Jeff Goldblum Quotes 0
A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction. Graham Greene British Playwright More Graham Greene Quotes 0
The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, 'culture.' George Grosz German Artist More George Grosz Quotes 0
We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness. Katherine Harris American Politician More Katherine Harris Quotes 0
A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. Sydney J. Harris American Journalist More Sydney J. Harris Quotes 0
Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development. Alexander Herzen Russian Journalist More Alexander Herzen Quotes 0