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He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about purpose

In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.

Quote by Derek Bailey about use, being, people

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about press, purpose, nothing

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.

Quote by Scott Adams about obstacles, purpose, failure, success

At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means.

Quote by Gerry Adams about army, leadership, time

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

Quote by Russell Baker about defeat, objects, purpose, man

Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.

Quote by Gerry Adams

The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals internationally.

Quote by Gerry Adams about purpose

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.

Quote by Joseph Addison about miracle, admiration

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Quote by Joseph Addison about admiration

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

Quote by James Lane Allen about purpose, failure

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Quote by Aristotel about rightness, purpose, power, people, time

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Quote by Aristotel about cowardice, problems, death

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.

Quote by George W. Bush about stability, patience, judges, purpose, religion, common sense, sense, contentment

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about purpose, education, work

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about life

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about life

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

Quote by Albert Camus about lie, light, truth

Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about purpose, wealth, mother, good, good luck, man

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

Quote by Bette Davis about purpose, eternity, success, work