Uniforms quotes
155 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Any man who has been given the honor of being promoted to general and who says, "I will protect another general who protects Communists," is not fit to wear that uniform, general."
"Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe."
"If it requires a uniform, it's a worthless endeavor."
"When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept."
"Our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for our nation every day; they should not have to jeopardize their financial well-being as well."
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"Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors."
"My uniform experience has convinced me that there is no other God than Truth"
"I wear the same pants, same shirt and same shoes every day. I learned it from the greats, like Einstein. It's a uniform essentially."
"Nudity is the uniform of the other side... nudity is a shroud."
"People in uniform always look so great."
"Above all, our freedom endures because of the men and women in uniform who defend it."
"A man becomes the creature of his uniform."
"What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show."
"Now, when Luke Skywalker unmasks his father, he is taking off the machine role that the father has played. The father was the uniform. That is power, the state role."
"Let all the laws be clear, uniform and precise for interpreting laws is almost always to corrupt them."
"Our team is good at getting dressed real quick, because we're the type of team that wears their uniforms all day."
"Every body persists in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces having impact upon it."
"I will say that since our capture we have met with uniform kindness, and while in the penitentiary our relations with the officers have been cordially pleasant, and for their considerate and kind disposition we feel profoundly grateful."
"We are always getting away from the present moment. Our mental existence, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with a uniform velocity from the cradle to the grave."
"Just putting my uniform on keeps me going. Being able to get out there keeps me going. That's the best therapy."
"I like to keep a uniform - wear a blazer, try to keep the same colour pants; very tailored, very fitted but still edgy."
"Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards."
"The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform"
"Masters are always and everywhere in a sort of tacit, but constant and uniform combination, not to raise the wages of labor."
"Friendship requires a steady, constant, and unchangeable character, a person that is uniform in his intimacy."
