Home / Topics / Settlement Quotes

Settlement Quotes

Browse 257 quotes about Settlement.

Settlement Quotes

“The settlement of America had its origins in the unsettlement of Europe. America came into existence when the European was already so distant from the ancient ideas and ways of his birthplace that the whole span of the Atlantic did not widen the gulf.”

Way Ideas Whole America Existence Discovery Europe Ancient Settlement Birthplace Birth Place

Book:The golden day: a study in American literature and culture

Source: The golden day: a study in American literature and culture

“They've (Israel) lost the battle for public opinion. They claim it's because American Jews know too little.. I claim it's because they know too much about the conflict, and young liberal Jews have difficulty defending the use of cluster bombs in Lebanon or supporting the Israeli settlements.”

Knows Littles Use Young Lost Opinion Knowledge Too Much Battle Conflict Claims Difficulty Jew Israel Bombs Public Opinion Israeli Settlement Lebanon Clusters Israeli Settlements

Author:Norman Finkelstein

“In small settlements everyone knows your affairs. In the city everyone does not-only those you choose to tell will know about you. This is one of the attributes of cities that is precious to most city people.”

People Knows Doe Cities Affair Attributes You Choose Settlement

Book:The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Source: The Death and Life of Great American Cities

“Most people hugely underestimate the amount of 'empty space' we have in our country. Fly over the U.K., and you see that human settlement does not fill up the U.K. at all. It accounts for something of the order of 15 per cent of the landmass.”

People Humans Doe Country Order Space Amount Empty Accounts Our Country Cents Underestimate Settlement Empty Space

Author:Evan Davis

“People go to restaurants for so many different reasons. To court a girl, to make some deal. Maybe to talk to some lawyer about how to get an alimony settlement better than they got last week.”

People Different Reason Lasts Girl Deals Week Court Lawyer Restaurants Settlement Alimony

Author:Gay Talese

“I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.”

Thinking Ends Conflict Settlement

Author:Richard Armitage

“There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps.”

Littles Ends Share Limits Victim Lawyer Lions Clients Attorney Scrap Settlement

Author:Dennis Hastert