Quotes about century
century commit half material moral stain themselves
The unwillingness after half a century to commit themselves to moral and material restitution ... is a moral stain on Switzerland.
century chief court led president principled supreme victory
This confirmation is also a victory for the nominee, President Bush, and, most of all, the U.S. Senate. Finally, it is a victory for the U.S. Supreme Court which will be led into the 21st century by a brilliant, principled Chief Justice. Spencer Abraham
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It's a real showcase of how older historical homes can be transformed into 21st century livable homes. It shows that you don't have to tear down what we value from the past.
century enjoy tolerate
I tolerate this century but I don't enjoy it.
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It is unbelievable that in the 21st century this kind of thing can be happening. It is a complete reversal of the democratic gains Kenya has made in the last 15 years. Raila Odinga
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It is unbelievable in the 21st century that we have to have this type of situation to get kids to school. Gerry Kelly
century history social
After all, the history of the 20th century is the history of social revolutions. Ernest Mandel
century half historic nearly relations
After nearly half a century of acrimony and tensions, Pakistan-India relations are now at a historic crossroads, Shaukat Aziz
century conditions country quarter rebuild refugees remains return safety
After more than a quarter of a century of misrule, much still remains to be done to rebuild the country. Overall, the conditions are in place for refugees to return to their country in safety and dignity.
century connection creates digital electronic formed kinds listener satisfying
The most satisfying thing about storytelling, and the most important thing that can come from it, is the connection that is formed between the storyteller and the listener, and between the listener and the other listeners. In the 21st century there are all kinds of electronic and digital connections. Storytelling creates an in-person connection.
century president
the most intellectually accomplished president of the 20th century and also the worst. Charles Krauthammer
century information nation online sure
Once you're online and you see its power, you never go back. What we want to make sure of is that the nation has 21st century infrastructure for information for low-income people. Ben Hecht
century ghosts great half
Boy, can't you feel the ghosts of a century and a half of great thinkers, especially Twain? Mark Twain
century evolution half introduce literary readers sphere work
During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms.
century collected data fingers global happened oceans previous pulse time year
Essentially what happened was that quantitatively we had our fingers on the pulse of the global oceans for the first time in history. We collected more data in the first year than they had in the previous century of data.
century dominance french german literary prestige uphold writers
German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature. Pankaj Mishra
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The rise of China as a new power is another great challenge for the US. Our failure to properly handle Germany and Japan earlier in the 20th century cost us and the world dearly. We must not make this same mistake with China. Steve Forbes
century completed exactly hope local looking sort
The big thing is that we are looking to having this thing completed exactly a century after it was built. I hope we have some sort of local celebration.
century equivalent landing man
This was the 19th Century equivalent of man landing on the moon.
century marriage takes tv written
TV does a thing that film can never do. It takes you to a place that no novel written after the late 19th century can. You can just go through people's lives; it's like a marriage. Joss Whedon
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The wonderful 17th Century poet, Robert Herrick, wrote a poem entitled, 'To Live Merrily and to Trust to Good Verses.' Easy to say, Robert Herrick; not always easy to do. But it's a good slogan, I think. Robert Pinsky
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I've put up a timeline that covers the first century of Snohomish County, that goes from 1855 to 1955, ... We talk about the changing history of the county, as well as the nation and the world. J. Taylor
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Islam is not just for the seventh century AD. Times have changed. Whether we like it or not, we have to change, Mahathir Mohamad
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I know that the only reason American landscapes sometimes disappoint me is that, just a century before I was born, the great rivers and prairies and wild forests still existed. And they were sublime. John Burnside
century 21st-century illiteracy
Monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21st century!
century 19th-century 18th-century
I would say I'm a 19th-century liberal, possibly even an 18th-century one. Niall Ferguson
century christians plausible study
I read a study a while ago that made the argument, and it is a plausible argument, that there has been more persecution of Christians in the 20th century than in any of the preceding 19 centuries,
century components continued education growth investing providing skills students
Investing in education and providing 21st century skills for students are fundamental components to the nation's continued growth and prosperity.
century classes compete global graduate neighbors
In today's world, we are all neighbors. The graduate classes of the new century will have to compete in the global marketplace, one that is not only large, but also crowded.
century dead god man problem twentieth
In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead; in the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead Erich Fromm
century discussion encouraged face finally government history industries industry last media paper reforming released respond technology
But I am encouraged that the Government has finally released a discussion paper for the industry to respond to. This Government is one of the most reforming governments in history but the media industry is one of the last industries to face up to the 21st century technology now available.
century instinct past scale small survival
Hey, this has been said before over the past century or so. But there's a survival instinct going on that is demonstrated on a small scale here.
century compared good india middle nine opening order played players playing recent
I don't think so! I have played better than many players who have played for India in the recent past. I have only one century while playing in the middle order as compared to nine as an opening batsman. By any standard, it's a good performance. Virender Sehwag