Firm Quotes

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought. (John Kenneth Galbraith)
The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into a brotherhood; this project is the only firm and trustworthy groundwork for cooperation among males and all male bonding is based on it. View quote
Andrea Dworkin
Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. View quote
Fran Lebowitz
Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. View quote
David Hume
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. View quote
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a *part* of Europe. View quote
Dan Quayle
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. View quote
David Brinkley
An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as two peas in the same pod. View quote
Franklin D. Roosevelt
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. View quote
Abraham Lincoln
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. View quote
Abraham Lincoln
I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before. (Cass Sunstein)
He who is firm in will molds the world to himself. View quote
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Everyone recognizes that's a joke because obviously the number and shape of the pieces doesn't affect the size of the pizza. And similarly, the stocks, bonds, warrants, etc., issued don't affect the aggregate value of the firm. View quote
Merton Miller
Is it, in Heav'n, a crime to love too well To bear too tender, or too firm a heart To act a lover's or a Roman's part Is there no bright reversion in the sky, For those who greatly think, or bravely die. View quote
Alexander Pope
In mainstream economic theory, the firm and the market are, for the most part, assumed to exist and are not themselves the subject of investigation. One result has been that the crucial role of the law in determining the activities carried out by the firm and in the market has been largely ignored. View quote
Ronald Coase
A firm consist of the system of relationships which comes into existence when the direction of resources is dependent on an entrepreneur. View quote
Ronald Coase
A book is like a man clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun. View quote
John Steinbeck
I've got a firm policy on gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be the one controlling it. View quote
Clint Eastwood
Marketing, and the whole firm, should devote extraordinary endeavour towards delighting, keeping for ever and expanding the sales to the 20 per cent of customers who provide 80 per cent. View quote
Richard Koch
Come one, come all this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. View quote
Walter Scott
I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact. (Winston Churchill)
The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between them. View quote
Arthur Henderson
Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim . View quote
Eileen Caddy
My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm! View quote
Dick Bruna
We all need a firm sense of identity. View quote
Christopher Eccleston