Twelve Quotes - page 3

That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man bath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of twelve men of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty, except by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers. (George Mason)
But Christ's lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself. View quote
Geoffrey Chaucer
My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was actually twelve miles from a lemon. View quote
Sydney Smith
Now, on the contrary, when every one is to cultivate himself into man, condemning a man to machine-like labor amounts to the same thing as slavery. If a factory-worker must tire himself to death twelve hours and more, he is cut off from becoming man. Every labor is to have the intent that the man be satisfied. [...] His labor is nothing taken by itself, has no object in itself, is nothing complete in itself; he labors only into another's hands, and is used (exploited) by this other. View quote
Max Stirner
Hitler was undoubtedly a genius but he lacked self-control. He recognized no limits. Otherwise the thousand-year Reich would have lasted more than twelve years. View quote
Wilhelm Frick
Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it. View quote
A. E. Waite
Why should I be afraid now? Strange men have come to kill me ever since I was twelve years old. View quote
Mario Puzo
Who was the greatest business man ever. . . The greatest salesman? Advertiser? Who? . . . It was Jesus. . . Jesus was the founder of modern business. . . he picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organization that conquered the world! View quote
Paul Harding
Twelve minutes. I can give you that. View quote
Rick Riordan
She'd secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she'd fallen for him hard. View quote
Rick Riordan
I didn't have any real art training, but when I was about twelve nad thirteen, another boy and I went to a sign painter's house every Friday night and took lessons. (Rube Goldberg)
I started reading SF when I was about twelve and I read all I could, so any author who was writing about that time, I read. But there's no doubt who got me off originally and that was A. E. van Vogt. View quote
Philip K. Dick
When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner. View quote
Frances Mayes
I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work. View quote
Shia LaBeouf
Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six. View quote
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Let me give you free advice, kid. Whenever something is coming for you, snap its neck or double tap. Never, ever hesitate. It's infinitely better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.” – Death. View quote
Sherrilyn Kenyon
If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve, it is the thought that is hurting you now. View quote
James Hillman
She didn't like being twelve. It felt like someplace between who she'd been and who she was about to be. It felt like no place at all. View quote
Alice Hoffman
Twelve days north of Hopeless and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. View quote
Cressida Cowell
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about. View quote
Earl Nightingale
So when I was told to work, ten, twelve hours a day as an assistant pro, I didn't complain. It was normal. (Bernhard Langer)
My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I've been doing this for twelve years. View quote
Christina Milian
Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot. View quote
Christopher Eccleston
The year you win an Oscar is the fastest year in a Hollywood actor's life. Twelve months later they ask, 'Who won the Oscar last year?' View quote
Cliff Robertson
So I started chanting when I was nineteen, which was about twelve years ago, and it really had a huge impact on my outlook, happiness, and general creativity. View quote
Duncan Sheik