Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lewis B. Smedes

Nothing is more private than a woman's body; it is her physical, emotional, and moral citadel. She cannot be free at all if she is not free to decide for herself, in private, what to do with her body.

Leonardo da Vinci

There are four Powers: memory and intellect, desire and covetousness. The two first are mental and the others sensual. The three senses: sight, hearing and smell cannot well be prevented; touch and taste not at all.

Derek Jarman

Pain can be alleviated by morphine but the pain of social ostracism cannot be taken away.

William J. H. Boetcker

You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.

William J. H. Boetcker

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

William J. H. Boetcker

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

William J. H. Boetcker

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

Abraham Lincoln

He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.

My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.

My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it - that fellow grows, it grows wild.

Virginia Postrel

In Shakespeare's world, characters cannot trust their senses. Is the ghost in Hamlet true and truthful, or is it a demon, tempting young Hamlet into murderous sin? Is Juliet dead or merely sleeping? Does Lear really stand at the edge of a great cliff? Or has the Fool deceived him to save his life?

Virgil Goode

If the massive invasion is not stopped, we are going to be flooded to the extent that we will drift into third world status. For our children and for our grandchildren, we cannot fail on this issue.

Vincent Bugliosi

We can know that the Christian God cannot exist. If he is all-powerful and all-good, as Christians maintain, there would not have been, for instance, the Holocaust. This is an inherent self-contradiction. So if Christians insist on having a God, they can do so, but if they have any respect for logic they'll have to redefine who he is.

Valentina Tereshkova

One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

Vladimir Putin

At least in Russia, you cannot just go and tap into someone's phone conversation without a warrant issued by court. That's more or less the way a civilized society should go about fighting terrorism.

Wole Soyinka

All religions accept that there is something called 'criminality.' And criminality cannot be excused by religious fervour.

Bill Clinton

Nothing could be worse than this torment, and I cannot rid myself of it. I have been here all summer in a place where everyone else's children seem to be in the military.

Right now, I cannot find my car keys, but I have my chip.

People versed in politics need not be told that the devil is in the detail, and tough solutions implying the use of force cannot produce a lasting long-term settlement.

Pharmacy is a caring business, and that caring cannot occur through a 1-800 number. Last I heard, the postman wasn't equipped to consult on pharmaceutical issues.

Sathya Baba

Philosophy that cannot be understood, scriptures that are not practiced - it is a waste of time to talk of them.

Alejandro Toledo

Peru needs reconciliation, but it can't be done like this. Peru cannot be kidnapped by the military commanders and you cannot permit negotiations with a gun to your head.

Jim Knight

Police cannot do it alone, politicians can't do it alone. But if we're all collectively working we can get the job done.

Judith Jamison

One thing I cannot stand is when people say, 'Hi, how are you?' and they don't wait to hear how I am. They're just going through the motions. I say to people: 'Keep it human. Keep it alive. Don't turn into a robot.' You have to hear what the other person is saying clearly.

(Nick) does create negatives to go with his positives, ... because he's got positives. But he cannot be turning it over every other time down the floor. And as good as he is at penetrating, he's not as good a perimeter shooter, so he's got to pick his spots better.

Nearly 1,000 dead -- I cannot remember a time when so many were killed in such a short space of time.

On paper, we should be great. But the girls cannot get the concept of playing team basketball. I see some signs of it, but there hasn't been enough of it.

Susan Collins

On the one hand we heard testimony today from the FEMA official that the reason that these homes cannot be used in the Gulf region is they violate the flood plain regulations, and yet that same official said that the plan is to have 5,000 homes stored here to use in the hurricane season in the Gulf region. That seems inconsistent to me.

Robert Jensen

On Sept. 10 there was pain and suffering of a world manifested by power. There is nothing special about Sept. 11; there is nothing special about our pain in this country. It mattered no more or no less than the pain and suffering of the rest of the world that day. We cannot contribute to the lives lost by innocent civilians because of a corruption of power.

I was real pleased that when we got things going, we had a 17-play drive and an 18-play drive. The only problem was that we had four of those one- and two-play drives. You just cannot make those mistakes in this game.

Dave Freudenthal

Much emphasis has been placed on the delays imposed on industry as it works to comply with seasonal stipulations, ... Certainly, an element of delay cannot be denied, but they are rarely overly burdensome.