Quotes About Common

Terrible fires resemble terrible people. They are unpredictable. They are selfish. they are deadly and ruinous. And no matter where they are prowling, no matter what treachery they are cooking up, they have something in common. They can be stopped.

Berlin. 25 June 1940. I have the impression that we are rushing for a common currency for the whole of Europe. That would be progress, of course, and, one would hope, of lasting significance. Letter from Helmuth von Moltke (military intelligence)1

The probable is what usually happens. ~ ARISTOTLE

It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled.

To bluntly suggest that all Nazis had a common, homogenous extraordinary personality that predisposed them to the commission of extraordinary evil is an obvious oversimplification.

and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them satirical: perhaps without exactly knowing what it was to be satirical; but that did not signify. It was censure in common use, and easily given.

I wish nature had made such hearts as yours more common.

Pride,' observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, 'is a very common failing, I believe. By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed; that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or other, real or imaginary.

It's a truth universally acknowledged...

It was the desire of appearing superior to other people. The motive was too common to be wondered at.

Because they neither flattered herself nor her children, she could not believe them good-natured; and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them satirical: perhaps without exactly knowing what it was to be satirical; but THAT did not signify. It was censure in common use, and easily given.

She had only meant to oppose the too common idea of spirit and gentleness being incompatible with each other.

Pride is a very common failing I believe.

Pride, observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, is a very common failing

By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed, that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or another, real or imaginary.

Woolf criticism has not evolved smoothly, and it would be misleading to say that any one approach or interpretation has ever prevailed to the exclusion of others. There are continuities and discontinuities in trends and arguments, areas of common ground and major points of dispute.

I will never see her, hard as I try to look past love. My eyes will always cast a light over her, and I will always think that this love, mine for her, is a dear thing. But it is as common as sand, as common as flesh.

Ah—now you think I have been lying to you, that this is only a story. It has a king in it. And while a story with Death might be true, a story with a king in it is always a fairy tale. But remember, this comes from a time when kings were as common as corn. Plant a field and you got corn. Plant a kingdom and you got a king. It is that simple.

The others are all common mouths chattering, empty heads like wooden whistles blowing common tunes.

I do suffer from depression, I suppose. Which isn't that unusual. You know, a lot of people do.

There are many things in common with my life and my character in 'American Crime.' My upbringing has definitely helped me out in this role.

All the education programmes provided by our foundations are in pursuit of a common vision to upgrade education standards and quality of life.

No design works unless it embodies ideas that are held common by the people for whom the object is intended.

The people who work in the fashion industry and the people who work in the film industry have a lot in common. They're very creative. Their eye is very aesthetic.