Predominating Quotes

#1. She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself.

Emile Zola

#2. It is in the nature of water ... to become transformed into earth through a predominating earthy virtue; ... it is in the nature of earth to become transformed into water through a predominating aqueous virtue.

Avicenna

#3. Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

O. Henry

#4. But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they read, some early conversation which they heard, or some accident which excited ardour and emulation.

Samuel Johnson

#5. We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do ... We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race.

Mahatma Gandhi

#6. In teaching, regard must be had to the faculties possessed by the pupil. In childhood, memory; in youth, the understanding; in mature life, the reason is the predominating faculty.

Joseph P. Bradley

#7. If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing.

Robin Williams

#8. A nation which has forgotten its past can have no future.

Winston Churchill

#9. Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a whole lot of other things for the living they make.

Norman Lear

#10. I want people to think that I'm a magical, weird-looking freak of nature, but they really see me as a sexy Amazon jungle cat. That makes sense - I'm a little bit of both, but I definitely lean toward the narwhal side of the equation.

Kesha

#11. In a bird's eye view you tend to survey everything and decide on a particular point, then you swoop down and pick it up. In a worms eye view you don't have that advantage of looking at everything.

Muhammad Yunus

#12. You have been imprinted by people in this world who take power from others. Most people drain each other. Or, what is worse, they are draining you right now, psychically!

Frederick Lenz

#13. Impatience is close to boredom but always results from one cause: an underestimation of the amount of time the job will take.

Robert M. Pirsig

#14. Instead I've built a house made of lies that have come crashing down around me.

Anna Bell

#15. Are you going to deliver whatever threat Avari sent you with, or are we going to have to start guessing?" Tod said. "I gotta warn you, I'm insanely good at charades.

Rachel Vincent

#16. It is incorrect to classify the revolt of the Negro as simply a radical conflict of black against white or as a purely American problem. Rather, we are today seeing a global rebellion of the oppressed against the oppressor, the exploited against the exploiter.

Malcolm X

#17. Still life is boring. Never stand still! Jumping bean life!

Catherynne M Valente