Fisher Ames Quotes

A large portion of our citizens, who will not believe, even on the evidence of facts, that any public evils exist, or are impending. They deride the apprehensions of those who foresee, that licentiousness will prove, as it ever has proved, fatal to liberty.

Fisher Ames

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• I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.

  

  Taslima Nasrin
  • Believe
  • Freedom
  • Expression

• If anything, I'm the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked to success. They're absolutely not that.

  

  Verite
  • People
  • Believe
  • Success

• I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?

  

  Quentin Bryce
  • Up
  • Believe
  • Power

• Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.

  

  Babe Ruth
  • Up
  • Believe
  • You

• If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it.

  

  Kajol
  • Up
  • Good
  • Believe

• Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.

  

  Tabatha Coffey
  • Up
  • Believe
  • Moral

• It's amazing to think how powerful of a force optimism and hope can be. It's the thing that saves me. I believed that I lived in the greatest country in the world. I still believe that, and consequently, I believed that I had a chance, even though things around me were absolutely crazy and difficult.

  

  J. D. Vance
  • World
  • Believe
  • Country

• I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma.

  

  Kapil Sibal
  • Believe
  • True
  • I Believe

• I don't believe in categorising a gender, as it makes for discord. People always say, 'That's what men are like' or, 'That's what women do'; I don't really feel that at all. I think that's because I have two fathers, three brothers, a husband and two sons. I'm surrounded by maleness, and I couldn't possibly summarise them into a type.

  

  Natascha McElhone
  • People
  • Believe
  • Men

• I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

  

  Patricia Cornwell
  • Believe
  • Power
  • Evil

• Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

  

  Adam Hamilton
  • God
  • Believe
  • Moment

• I don't believe in ghosts.

  

  Rachel Hurd-Wood
  • Believe
  • Ghosts

• If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

  

  Edie Brickell
  • Good
  • Music
  • Believe

• The right to communicate is a basic human right, and I believe that putting that on every national agenda is very important.

  

  Hamadoun Toure
  • Believe
  • Important
  • Human

• I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love.

  

  Yayoi Kusama
  • Believe
  • Important
  • Peace

• When you start off acting, it does seem very romantic, and the make-believe part of it all seems very exciting. It's only later that you begin to realize how fascinating the work is - that it's a bottomless pit, and you never get to the end of it.

  

  Sada Thompson
  • Work
  • Believe
  • End

• Religious liberty should be a bipartisan issue.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Religious
  • Should
  • Liberty

• I believe with a lot of support shows, people are very much there to see the headliner. You don't necessarily have their full attention, and some of what we do requires a lot of silence.

  

  Oliver Sim The xx
  • People
  • Believe
  • Support

• It's such a crass idea - you're either in love or out of love.

  

  Damien Hirst
  • Love
  • Idea
  • Crass

• To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph.

  

  John Mortimer
  • Daily

• The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do.

  

  Anthony Stafford Beer
  • Purpose
  • System
  • To Do

• All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be someplace else.

  

  Carrie Jones
  • Scared
  • Battles
  • Fought

• A large portion of our citizens, who will not believe, even on the evidence of facts, that any public evils exist, or are impending. They deride the apprehensions of those who foresee, that licentiousness will prove, as it ever has proved, fatal to liberty.

  

  Fisher Ames
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  • Liberty
  • Evidence