Famous Quotes & Sayings

Emma Goldman

Atheism ... in its philosophic aspect refuses allegiance not merely to a definite concept of God, but it refuses all servitude to the God idea, and opposes the theistic principle as such. Gods in their individual function are not half as pernicious as the principle of theism which represents the belief in a supernatural, or even omnipotent, power to rule the earth and man upon it. It is the absolutism of theism, its pernicious influence upon humanity, its paralyzing effect upon thought and action, which Atheism is fighting with all its power.

Emma Goldman

It is the absolutism of theism, its pernicious influence upon humanity, its paralyzing effect upon thought and action, which Atheism is fighting with all its power.

John Mellencamp

I fight authority and authority always wins.

John McCain

Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.

John McCain

We have many advantages in the fight against global warming, but time is not one of them. Instead of idly debating the precise extent of global warming, or the precise timeline of global warming, we need to deal with the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters, and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring. We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time is short and the dangers are great. The most relevant question now is whether our own government is equal to the challenge.

John McCain

Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.

The first thing you have to do is figure how to price your services.

The first period and a half, we looked like we never put skates on before. The next period and a half, we just turned it on. From here on, we need to figure out how to settle down the first period and a half and play good hockey so we can play three good periods.

The figures we've posted speak for themselves so I'm not going to say anything about Belinda, no,

The figures were fine, but didn't sparkle like Exxon's.

The figures were broadly in line with our expectations.

Chris Leonard

The figures speak for themselves. If African-Americans are three times more likely to receive a high-cost loan then there's a serious problem.

Jacques Rogge

The figures demonstrate that worldwide interest in the Olympic Winter Games is high.

The figures being thrown around are just fanciful. They are absolutely, categorically wrong.

The figures are solid, but what is striking is the rise in investment management.

The figures are lousy, but they are no surprise overall,

The figures are a notch better, but valuation is stretched. Therefore, we still prefer other private banks.

The figure is higher than we had hoped for from the jury.

The fight that we have for hyperbaric therapy is well worth it because it saved her life. And now she's walking.

Arlen Specter

the fight that people have been anticipating for some time.

Gaylord Nelson

The fights in future will not be over whether we ought to do something, but over how we ought to do it, and that's a reasonable debate.

The fight is not over yet. We've got a long way to go.

Brad Pitt

The fighting isn't necessarily 'take your aggressions out on someone else,'

The fighting has just begun. We are going to do what we have to do.

Jennifer Granholm

the fight for jobs is with Indiana, not India.

The fight for Internet freedom is now being waged in earnest.

David Healy

The fight between Delphi and the union is scaring people about a strike shutting down GM. There's been a lot of piling on GM in the media, too.

Kyle Busch

The final restart, after that pit stop, I figured we were in pretty good shape,

Neal Boortz

If you walk through life in a fighting pose with your fists balled up and ready to strike, someone, someday, somewhere, is going to want to test your mettle.

Ralph Nader

It's not a cost of doing business when the corporation executives go to jail, and that's why they fight so hard to make sure the prosecutors' budget are very limited and that the campaign cash-greased lawmakers keep defending them against being held accountable.

Procrastinating, fighting and avoiding will only make it more difficult. The way out is to get it done.

Ralph Abernathy

I went to jail 44 times. I've been beaten and left for dead on the side of the road fighting for freedom. . . . Yet Rosa Parks is better known in history than Ralph David Abernathy. Why is that?

Ralph Abernathy

If you see a good fight, get in it and fight to win it!