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All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression;...

All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable.

Quote by Paul Cezanne about opinion, dignity, symbol

Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be...

Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about war, impossible

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.

Quote by Joseph Addison about curiosity, pleasure, imagination, idea, soul

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To...

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Quote by Joseph Addison about joy, friendship, secret, human imperfections, life

To form another person's opinion, you are its mirror, and to raise a halfway decent human being on this planet is a pretty hard job in this day and age.

Quote by Kim Basinger about opinion, age, olderness, people, human imperfections, being, day

My sun sets to raise again.

My sun sets to raise again.

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about sun

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can...

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.

Quote by George W. Bush about age, olderness

Natural ability without education has more often raised a...

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about ability, education, glory, virtue, man

The quality of life is so different in France. There is the possibility of living a simple life. I would never contemplate raising my daughter in LA. I would never raise any child there.

Quote by Johnny Depp about quality, children, life

I add this, that rational ability without education has...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about talent, ability, education, glory, virtue, man

My mother couldn't afford to raise me, but then she had my little brother, so when we moved back to Michigan, we were just staying wherever we could, with my grandmother or whatever family would put us up.

Quote by Eminem about family, mother

Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about teachers, parents, money, people

The vast upheaval of the World War set in motion forces that will either destroy civilization or raise mankind to undreamed of heights of human welfare and prosperity.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about prosperity, destruction, civilization, force, war, human imperfections, world

It's traditional for an heiress to be raised in a...

It's traditional for an heiress to be raised in a sheltered way. No one thinks that's true of me, but it actually was.

Quote by Paris Hilton

You don't have a baby based on that publicity madness. People don't live like that. Especially black people who were raised in families with morals and standards and integrity.

Quote by Whitney Houston about advertising, integrity, magic, people

After any salary raise, you will have less money at the...

After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, salary, money, end

The best time to ask for a raise is when everything has...

The best time to ask for a raise is when everything has gone wrong and your boss is in a panic mode.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, heads, bad, time

Never ask for a raise after you have successfully...

Never ask for a raise after you have successfully completed a project.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce

If you do it right the first time, you will not be asked...

If you do it right the first time, you will not be asked to resolve the problem and therefore will not be in a position to ask for a raise.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, rightness, time

Expect to get your pay raise the same day the hospital...

Expect to get your pay raise the same day the hospital raises the parking rates and other charges.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, day

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