General Quotes
-
A scheme of which every part promises delight, can never be successful; and general disappointment is only warded off by the defence of some little peculiar vexation.
-
Of course, even the general designation 'religious' includes various basic ideas or convictions, for example, the indestructibility of the soul, the eternity of its existence, the existence of a higher being, etc. But all these ideas, regardless of how convincing they may be for the individual, are submitted to the critical examination of this individual and hence to a fluctuating affirmation or negation until emotional divination or knowledge assumes the binding force of apodictic faith.
-
In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.
-
I don't like to go out in general.
-
If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination, and bid him conquer.
-
Maybe General Groves was right. Maybe we should just banish thinking forever.
-
Fashion is general. Style is individual.
-
I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.
-
My work in general involves getting over my fears that are deeply embedded since childhood: Fear of darkness, fear of dangerous activities in general, and fear of dirt - I had a considerable obsessive compulsive disorder as a child.
-
Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.
-
General histories-there have been a few that have served as pioneering books.
-
A general must be a charlatan.
-
It is exceptional and difficult to find in one man all the qualities necessary for a great general.
-
His view of war - and he had seen a great deal of it - was that a general made as many blunders as he fought battles, but, by the grace of the gods, the opposing generals' blunders were sometimes worse.
-
Like a good general, I treated everyone who wasnt with me as against me.
-
A message to women in general is be happy with yourself first. Be sure that you take care of yourself and find yourself. Be comfortable! And you will be way more appealing. Do what's best for you, and everything will fall into place.
-
An English army led by an Irish general: that might be a match for a French army led by an Italian general.
-
A cherished cause and a general who inspires confidence by previous success are powerful means of electrifying an army.
-
I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.
-
A good general is ready for every option.
-
My general thing is, if you feel cute in your outfit, then your outfit is cute.
-
People bring up tweets that I don't even remember, and my general response is, 'I don't know if I said it. I probably said it.' It's just part of what I do.
-
Men, in general, are but great children.
-
New York is a great place to be fed in the arts. The arts in general are a large part of my life. The city was my postgraduate course.
