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As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.

Quote by Joe Baca about proudness, man, moment

I've always been surprised at the degree of success of The Mirror and the Lamp and duration of esteem for it. I had no reason to expect in 1953 that it would appeal to more than a specialized group interested in literary criticism.

Quote by M. H. Abrams about criticism, literary critic, reason

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

Quote by John Adams about heart, man

The chief ingredients in the composition of those...

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Quote by Joseph Addison about good, good luck, praise, common sense, sense, nature, truth

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human...

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Quote by Winston Churchill about quality, courage, human imperfections

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about friendship, sun, life, world

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg about artists, self-control, reason

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

Quote by Thomas Paine

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem to lightly.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem to lightly.

Quote by Thomas Paine

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly, it is...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly, it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Quote by Thomas Paine about value

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about deeds

The most important element of a free society, where...

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.

Quote by Ron Paul about society, violence

Love is of that excellent nature, that it is esteemed by the best of men, and accepted from the meanest persons; what then is the affection of a Father.

Quote by John Pearson about love, affection, people, nature, man

What reason then can we produce, that the life of a man...

What reason then can we produce, that the life of a man whom we esteem, should be sorrow to himself, and his death be grief to us.

Quote by John Pearson about reason, sadness, death, man, life

Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is...

Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.

Quote by Martin Luther King Jr. about liberty, slavery, night, self-control, common sense, sense

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what...

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

Quote by John Milton about respect, self-control, rightness, nothing

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