Extent Quotes
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Men pay most attention to what is their own: they care less for what is common; or, at any rate, they care for it only to the extent to which each is individually concerned.
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Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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I dont think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didnt achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world.
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It's surprising that the world is understandable to the extent that it is.
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I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
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Everybody is xenophobic to an extent.
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I'm not keen on history being tampered with... to any extent.
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I've studied classical singing, but not to a great extent.
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I always dreamed of being an entertainer. So, my whole life to some extent, or from the age that I can remember onwards, I knew I was going to have to make some sort of attempt at being noticed for being funny.
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I believe all state fairs are subsidized to some extent. How far do you go, I guess, is the question you ask.
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Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed.
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You are emerging from the cocoon of your former self. There are no limits to the extent of the transformation that's possible for you.
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To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality.
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While it is true that science, to the extent of its grasp of causative connections, may reach important conclusions as to the compatibility and incompatibility of goals and evaluations, the independent and fundamental definitions regarding goals and values remain beyond science's reach.
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To the broadest extent that the Supreme Court has ... authorized.
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Anecdote: The extent of Michael Jackson's fame at its height, and his eagerness to exploit it is shown by an incident in 1984 when invited to a White House reception hosted by then President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Jackson had been assured that the only people there, besides the presidential couple, would be a few staff members' children. Aghast to find around 75 adults and no children, Jackson locked himself in an upstairs bathroom, refusing to emerge until assured that all non-essential adults had been replaced by a number of children.
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To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia.
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To the extent to which we believe in this world, we are heir to the laws which rule this place.
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I believe in the essential unity of all that lives. Therefore, I believe that if one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains, and that if one person falls, the whole world falls to that extent.
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God is like us to this extent, that whatever in us is good is like God.
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It is doubtless wise, when a reform is introduced, to try to persuade the British public that it is not a reform at all; but appearances must be kept up to some extent at least.
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All journalism is investigative to a greater or lesser extent, but investigative journalism – though it is a bit of a tautology – is that because it requires more, it's where the investigative element is more pronounced.
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Radio allowed me to be a creator, and TV stole that creation from me by literalizing - and to some extent limiting - my vision.
