C Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with C. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.”
“Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always want to have more, never satisfied. ‘Put on Christ’ in your life, place your trust in him, and you will never be disappointed!”
“Certainly, poverty and economic decline have a lot to do with the so-called rage of Islam. You've got all these young men in countries which are economically in bad shape. The idea that they might be able to make a good living and get married and have a family, a decent life, seems very remote to a lot of people in a lot of the world.”
“Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as keeping the peace in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia.”
“Certainly, the Bush Administration will rely in the first instance on its friends, since it would be both illogical and counterproductive to reward its adversaries.”
“Certainly, the church is not primarily a moral institution, but the bearer of a hope.”
“Certainly, the country can't have two presidents at once, so the tradition has been to hang back if you're the president-elect and wait for your time in office. [Donald] Trump is not a hang-back kind of guy.”
“Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.”
“Certainly, the history of my life and the works of art which have especially enriched it is precisely that: the depiction or incantation of a handful of metaphors whose spendour rests upon their intonation.”
Source: The Rudiments of Paradise: Various Essays on Various Arts
“Certainly, the Hollywood cinema, there's almost nothing of interest coming out of there.”
“Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn't be, because you have been the victims of this awful terrorist attack, and I think America deserves the sympathy of the world.”
“Certainly, the job of a U.S. senator is to create a climate conducive to creating jobs, which is lower taxes and less government regulation. What Harry Reid has been doing is putting forward those policies that actually put more regulation on business.”
“Certainly, the murder of civilians for political statement did not just begin on September 11, 2001.”
“Certainly, the poverty, the discrimination, the episodic unemployment could not but strike an inquiring youngster: why did these exist, and what could we do about them.”
“Certainly, the Windows share of servers is strong.”
“Certainly, to have a woman who waits at home for you, who will sleep with you, gives a warm feeling like having something you must say; it makes you glow, keeps you company, helps you to live.”
Source: This Business of Living
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”
“Certainly, truth should be strenuous and bold; but the strongest things are not always the noisiest, as any one may see who compares scolding with logic.”
“Certainly, until there is justice for the Palestinians, there will never be any kind of stability in the Middle East.”
“Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.”
“Certainly, we have entered into a new age on our planet.”
“Certainly, we shouldn't go about making a habit of taking generals and making them secretary of defense.”
“Certainly, we want to make sure that kids go to school full-bellied, but is that always the government's job to be there to serve people their breakfast? Is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? I don't think so.”
“Certainly, when I walk into an audition, a lot of people already know who I am.”
“Certainly, when it comes to my profession as a journalist, that allows the government to trace what you're reporting, who you're talking to, and where you've been. So no matter whether or not I have a commitment to protect my sources, the government may still have information that might allow them to identify whom I'm talking to.”
“Certainly, words can be as abusive as any blow. . . . When a three-year-old yells, "You're so stupid! What a dummy!" it doesn't carry the same weight as when a mother yells those words to a child. . . . Even if you don't physically abuse young children, you can still drive them nuts with your words.”
“Certainly, you know, you can always learn from some - from somebody else's - from some intelligence. I think. I hope.”
“Certainly, you may have been hurt beofre in love, but just because you get one bad apple doesn't mean they are all bad - and you can learn from the difficult ones.”
“Certainly, you want to be liked, but as you gain confidence and experience you're more concerned with expressing yourself and what matters to you.”
“Certainly, you're not going to able to go and pull a Mark Mulder out of your hat somewhere.”
“Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young children need to learn initiative, autonomy, industry, and competence before they learn that answers can be right or wrong.”
Source: Miseducation: preschoolers at risk
“Certainly," quoth Athelstane, "women are the least to be trusted of all animals, monks and abbots excepted.”
Source: The Complete Novels of Sir Walter Scott: Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian and many more (Illustrated): The Betrothed, The Talisman, Black Dwarf, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, Peveril of the Peak, A Legend of Montrose, The Fortunes of Nigel, Tales from Benedictine Sources…
“Certainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However, from time to time a great obstacle appears in our path, which was put there by God, and which is there for a reason. The reason is: to give us the opportunity to change everything, to move forwards.”
Source: Warrior of the Light -
“Certainly. My whole life has been decided by fate. I think something more powerful than we are decides our fates for us. I know one thing – I've never planned anything that ever happened to me.”
“Certains ont l’air honnête, mais quand ils te serrent la main, tu as intérêt à recompter tes doigts.
Some may look honest, but when you shake their hand, you had better count your fingers.”
“Certains penseurs qui ne sont pas tous de droite, soutiennent que, lorsque les inégalités économiques ont pour origine des choix judicieux, le talent naturel, l'effort ou le mérite personnel, elles ne sont pas moralement injustifiées.
Ils distinguent les personnes qui sont pauvres parce qu'elles sont victimes de la pure malchance, et celles qui le deviennent en raison de leurs choix de vie défectueux.
D'après eux, les secondes devraient, en toute justice, assumer personnellement les conséquences de leurs choix au lieu d'en faire porter le poids sur la «société».
Bref, ils glorifient la responsabilité individuelle quand ils s'attaquent aux prétendus «assistés».
Cependant, ce sont souvent les mêmes qui, à droite comme à gauche, refusent l'ouverture des frontières et contestent le droit de chacun d'aller s'installer là où les chances d'avoir une vie meilleure sont plus élevées.
Ces prises de position restrictives sont en contradiction totale avec les grands principes avancés pour blâmer les «assistés»: glorification de l'esprit d'initiative et du désir de s'en sortir, insistance sur la responsabilité individuelle dans la situation économique.”
Source: L'État nous rend-il meilleurs ?
“Certains se battent pour ne pas oublier, d'autres plus nombreux, pour ne pas être oubliés.”
Source: Egaré dans la Via Veneto
“Certains visages vous subjuguent, on s'en détourne avec le sentiment de renoncer même à respirer. Demain, j'aurai oublié tout ça, se dit-il. Le matin, tout est différent, les choses deviennent réelles.”
Source: Light Years
“Certainties are arrived at only on foot.”
“Certainty a strange Ferris wheel of a statement!”
“Certainty abolishes hope, and robs us of renewal.”
Source: Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
“Certainty always produces questions, uncertainty statements. It is a balancing law of nature.”
Source: New York
“Certainty and safety are both illusions, but certainty does the greater harm.”
“Certainty and similar states of ‘knowing what we know’ arise out of involuntary brain mechanisms that, like love or anger, function independently of reason.”
Source: On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not
“Certainty becomes you.”
Source: A Week to Be Wicked
“Certainty creates strength. Certainty gives one something upon which to learn. Uncertainty creates weakness. Uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful, and tentative steps, even when in the right direction, may not overcome significant obstacles.”
“Certainty enables perception.”
“Certainty ends inquiry.”
“Certainty feels like control, but it’s just dopamine whispering, ‘Stay where it’s safe.”
Source: Dopamine: The Silent Architect of Desire, Discipline, and Meaning
“Certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.”