Quotes about "extent"

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Definitions and meanings of word "extent"

• Noun: the point or degree to which something extends; examples: "the extent of the damage", "the full extent of the law", "to a certain extent she was right"

• Noun: the distance or area or volume over which something extends; examples: "the vast extent of the desert", "an orchard of considerable extent"

Featured authors with quotes containing word "extent"

Ferdinand de Saussure
3 quotes about extent
Swiss Educator
Thursday 26 November 1857 - Saturday 22 February 1913
Spiro T. Agnew
3 quotes about extent
American Politician
Saturday 9 November 1918 - Tuesday 17 September 1996
Mariel Hemingway
2 quotes about extent
American Actress
Born Wednesday 22 November 1961
Christopher Alexander
2 quotes about extent
American Architect
Born Sunday 4 October 1936
Henry Charles Carey
2 quotes about extent
American Economist
Sunday 15 December 1793 - Monday 13 October 1879
Jeffrey Eugenides
2 quotes about extent
American Writer, Novelist
Born Wednesday 13 April 1960
Alex Campbell
2 quotes about extent
Canadian Politician
Born Friday 1 December 1933
Alexander the Great
2 quotes about extent
Greek Leader
356 B.C. - 323 B.C.
Aldous Huxley
2 quotes about extent
English Writer, Novelist
Thursday 26 July 1894 - Friday 22 November 1963
Horace Walpole
2 quotes about extent
English Author
Friday 24 September 1717 - Thursday 2 March 1797
Sigmund Freud
2 quotes about extent
Austrian Psychologist, Philosopher, Scientist, Psychiatrist
Tuesday 6 May 1856 - Saturday 23 September 1939
Gabriel Byrne
2 quotes about extent
Irish Writer, Actor, Producer, Director
Born Friday 12 May 1950

The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent, and are all places within that extent equally full of matter? Do atoms exist or is matter infinitely divisible?

James C. Maxwell

Words: mind, man, perplexed, hard, questions, space, infinite, sense, material, world, extent, all, places, within, equally, full, matter, atoms, exist, infinitely, divisible
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Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

James C. Maxwell

Words: age, does, protect, love, some, extent, protects
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Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do.

James C. Maxwell

Words: success, important, extent, puts, one, position, more, things, likes
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We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

James C. Maxwell

Words: must, respect, other, fellows, religion, sense, extent, theory, wife, beautiful, children, smart
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That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station.

James C. Maxwell

Words: big, thing, growing, singing, radio, extent, dream, sing, station, Memphis, air, force, came, right, back, started, knocking, doors
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It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.

James C. Maxwell

Words: impossible, overlook, extent, civilization, built, renunciation, instinct
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A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.

James C. Maxwell

Words: man, free, choice, extent, rational
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It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

James C. Maxwell

Words: takes, considerable, knowledge, just, realize, extent, own, ignorance
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There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses: the meetings waste time.

James C. Maxwell

Words: one, criticism, leveled, conferences, applicable, great, extent, peace, congresses, meetings, waste, time
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Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.

James C. Maxwell

Words: science, technology, multiply, around, increasing, extent, dictate, languages, speak, think, either, use, remain, mute
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I didn't say I wouldn't go into ghetto areas. I've been in many of them and to some extent I would say this; if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

James C. Maxwell

Words: say, ghetto, areas, some, extent, seen, one, city, slum, all
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To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

James C. Maxwell

Words: one, extent, seen, city, slum, all
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I've been in many of them and to some extent I would have to say this; if you've seen one city slum you've seen them all.

James C. Maxwell

Words: some, extent, say, seen, one, city, slum, all
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They knew who I was in Australia in 2006, but not to a great extent. Now, with the momentum of a second World Cup, it has gone crazy.

James C. Maxwell

Words: knew, Australia, great, extent, now, momentum, second, world, Cup, gone, crazy
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

James C. Maxwell

Words: real, knowledge, know, extent, ones, ignorance
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On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.

James C. Maxwell

Words: one, hand, ask, some, areas, universal, benefits, longer, affordable, other, let, look, issue, dependency, trapped, people, poverty, through, extent, welfare
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Over the past several years, all of us as Canadians, and as members of the North American cultural and economic environment, have been to a greater or lesser extent party to a significant attitudinal change towards our culture.

James C. Maxwell

Words: over, past, several, years, all, Canadians, members, North, American, cultural, economic, environment, greater, lesser, extent, party, significant, attitudinal, change, culture
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But most Canadians have recognized to a greater or lesser extent that despite much of the so-called progress of the affluent society, essential ingredients to a meaningful life seem to be either entirely lacking, or at best, difficult to grasp.

James C. Maxwell

Words: Canadians, recognized, greater, lesser, extent, despite, progress, affluent, society, essential, ingredients, meaningful, life, seem, either, entirely, lacking, best, difficult, grasp
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I don't know how the editors are going to take it or how it may be received. But to some extent I'm hoping that with the next book, when people pick it up and read it, it will scare the pants off of them.

James C. Maxwell

Words: know, editors, going, take, may, received, some, extent, hoping, next, book, people, pick, read, will, scare, pants, off
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I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

James C. Maxwell

Words: rather, excel, knowledge, excellent, extent, powers, dominion
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