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I never had to choose a subject - my subject rather chose...

I never had to choose a subject - my subject rather chose me.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway

When in trouble change the subject. However, this may...

When in trouble change the subject. However, this may lead the subject to another one of your offenses.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, change

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't...

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Quote by Winston Churchill about philosophy, change, mind

The subject is to the painter what the rails are to the...

The subject is to the painter what the rails are to the locomotive. He cannot do without it.

Quote by Diego Rivera about art

I believe that historians and analysts of historical events need the authority of facts supplied by living witnesses to the events, which they make their subject.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about events, authority, need

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

Quote by Charles Babbage about public, character, people

Editorial processes are subjective, based on what's...

Editorial processes are subjective, based on what's available at a given moment in time, and ultimately unfair.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about moment, time

When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the...

When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about wanderer, night, experience, life, things

No great poetry, of whatever kind, is conceivable unless...

No great poetry, of whatever kind, is conceivable unless the subject has become integrated with the poet's mind and mood.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about poetry, mind, poets

To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points of view, with new ideas advanced - this is far more instructive than to read a brief account of the...

Quote by Fredrik Bajer

Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one...

Quote by Joseph Addison about sadness, humanity, common sense, nature, man, life

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing...

Quote by Aristotel about religion, saints, god

I have no consistency, except in politics; and that...

I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about indifference, politics

There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune...

There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about wealth, war, nothing

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

Quote by Charles Dickens about punctuality, habits, determination, order, time

There is no subject so old that something new cannot be...

There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.

Quote by Feodor Mihailovici Dostoievski about old, olderness

My books are different because I don't follow a certain...

My books are different because I don't follow a certain formula. I simply write about subjects that fascinate me.

Quote by Jackie Collins about books

The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.

Quote by William Falconer about simplicity, fear, hope, nature

Regimentation of American life means forming society into...

Regimentation of American life means forming society into regiments, subjecting it to orders, drills, commanders.

Quote by John Thomas Flynn about society, americans, life

Originally the League was forbidden to touch the subject of tariffs, and there was a strong predisposition to regard banking as a mystery that must be removed entirely from the purview of governments.

Quote by Arthur Henderson

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