Top 1200 General Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.

I'm a big admirer of S21, and I really also like Rithy Panh's work in general.

At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.

I think love lyrics have contributed to the general aura of bad mental health in America.

There is no point in asking me general questions because I am always changing my mind.

The role of Jews who write in both the Jewish and [American] general press is to defend Israel.

I would very much like to direct, star, perform, and just be a general auteur.

I've watched 'General Hospital' for 35 years. I grew up with it. It holds such a place in my heart.

There's a deeper level of healing that needs to happen for the world in general. There's a mass of people who are broken.

While I'm the Attorney General, we will address each issue with one question: What's the right thing to do?

I don't pay attention to fame stuff, in general, so for me, I'm on a show and people like it and that's perfect.

Once a suggestion has entered the general atmosphere of human thought, it is very difficult to neutralise it.

This truth must be recognized as a dogma and assume the validity of an axiom in the general understanding of painting

In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell.

Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.

When you're a general manager, you don't get to see every single player, so you have to rely on your scouts.

Life provides material for its agitation which makes its general views comprehensible to the masses.

The happiest conversation is that of which nothing is distinctly remembered, but a general effect of pleasing impression.

The business of a general is to kick away the ladder behind soldiers when they have climbed up a height.

I didn't approve of murder on general principles. Not even of people who seemed to go around begging for it.

I know that I and my office acted with the highest integrity as an independent inspector general should act.

The way I work with my cinematographer is not based on general principles, but the ideas are triggered by the locations where we shoot.

A man must study general conditions, to seize them so as to be able to anticipate probabilities.

From when I was about seven, I thought I wanted to be an architect. I've always loved spaces and dwellings in general.

There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.

There are a lot of studies that suggest a higher rate of creativity in bipolars than the general population.

Up until 'Bridesmaids', the general consensus was that women preferred comedy a bit softer.

That is the way of youth and life in general: that we do not understand the strategy until after the campaign is over.

There's nothing wrong with having a bit of fun as long as I continue to do my duties as General Manager.

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

I really believe that cultivating creativity, as a general principle, is about managing your energy.

The army general will always be present because he is a reference for any Cuban communist.

If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.

Wanting to be better as an actor, model, and person in general motivates me to push myself.

It's like being the general of an army [directing a film]. You send people out to die.

I think that being open, in general, is really important. If you're not, you close yourself off to experiences.

I think it's a reflection of the music business in general, which to me seems very fragmented.

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.

Our expanding Canadian operations are concrete evidence of General Motors confidence in Canada.

No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.

To establish justice and to promote the general welfare, America does not need the abortion license.

I do not believe there has ever been a name as important as Pierre Cardin in the general history of couture.

Humans are complex, and I think in entertainment in general, it's very easy to put people in boxes.

There's so much dishonesty with motherhood in general... The truth is it's just a lot of embarrassing, humiliating moments.

Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated.

Surgeon general's job is to protect, promote and advance the health, safety and security of the nation.

Mickey Mouse to me means safety, comfort and tradition. A general wash of happiness.

To explain why a man slipped on a banana peel, we do not need a general theory of slipping.

No encounter, mouth open up ... that is how the drug businesses see the general public.

I have respect for therapists in general, because they hear so many stories. It's a lot to hold and take in.

I just think that pick-up lines in general are horrible. None of them work.

Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.

Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent to a First World War General.

I'm a very creative person in general. I like to create stuff in my downtime off the court.

You've been telling us about how to secure peace, but come on, now, General-just among us Rotarians and Rotary Anns-'fess up! With your great experience, don't you honest, cross-your-heart, think that perhaps-just maybe-when a country has gone money-mad, like all our labor unions and workmen, with their propaganda to hoist income taxes, so that the thrifty and industrious have to pay for the shiftless ne'er-do-weels, then maybe, to save their lazy souls and get some iron into them, a war might be a good thing? Come on, now, tell your real middle name, Mong General!

Men have slow reflexes. In general it takes several generations later for them to understand.

With YouTube - with the Internet in general - you have information overload. The people who don't necessarily get credit are the curators.

When I began my tenure as surgeon general, I did not intend to focus on emotional well-being.

The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.