Prominent Quotes

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. (Laozi)
Early to Bed and Early to Rise is a Bad Rule for any one who wishes to become acquainted with our most Prominent and Influential People. View quote
George Ade
Far more thought and care go into the composition of any prominent ad in a newspaper or magazine than go into the writing of their features and editorials. View quote
Marshall McLuhan
I thought my nose was too prominent so I had this corrected via plastic surgery in 1959. View quote
Marie Windsor
Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin. View quote
William Robertson Smith
In this instance of the fire-arms, the Asiatic has been most improperly bracketed with the native. The British Indian does not need any such restrictions as are imposed by the Bill on the natives regarding the carrying of fire-arms. The prominent race can remain so by preventing the native from arming himself. Is there a slightest vestige of justification for so preventing the British Indian? View quote
Mahatma Gandhi
I pointed to an article with bold headlines reporting that the police had refused to allow the PAP to hold a rally at Empress Place, and then to the last paragraph where in small type it added the meeting would take place where we were now. I compared this with a prominent report about an SPA rally. This was flagrant bias. View quote
Lee Kuan Yew
If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent. View quote
Ramakrishna
Well, what does "good” mean anyway...? As Wittgenstein suggested, "good,” like "game,” has a family of meanings. Prominent among them is this one: "meets the criteria or standards of assessment or evaluation.”. View quote
John Searle
There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors. View quote
Chester A. Arthur
When I die, my epitaph or whatever you call those signs on gravestones is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like." I am so proud of that I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. And when you come to my grave you will find me sitting there, proudly reading it. (Will Rogers)
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest. View quote
Swami Vivekananda
The history of Canada has been profoundly influenced by the habits of an animal which very fittingly occupies a prominent place on her coat of arms. View quote
Harold Innis
Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men. View quote
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bears when first born are shapeless masses of white flesh a little larger than mice, their claws alone being prominent. The mother then licks them gradually into proper shape. View quote
Pliny the Elder
Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me. View quote
Dennis Rodman
That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they've been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate. View quote
Bob Edwards
Practically all the prominent leaders of thought in China today are openly agnostics and even atheists. View quote
Hu Shih
But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prominent in this business, it will help change the view about who can run big companies. View quote
Christie Hefner
My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers. View quote
Evelyn Glennie
For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. (Kelly Miller)
I love the Walking Dead, but I dont wanna be an actual prominent character on the show. I just wanna be a zombie. View quote
Liana Liberato
Intervention continues to be a prominent dimension of the post-cold war world. View quote
Mike Jackson
In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place. View quote
Tracy Kidder
Now, the United Nations is an organization that I believe was founded with good intentions. As a matter of fact, a prominent Tennessean named Cordell Hull was very involved with it. View quote
Zach Wamp