Heir Quotes

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust. John F. Kennedy
Future Trust Obligation Faithful Past Owes Despair State Those Frankly Gives Inventory Facts He Takes His Nor Accounting Prudent Heir Whom Careful
The power should be in individual democracies in individual communities. It shouldn't be an oligarchy or some small group of elite. Power should be with the people and not with some politician or some heir to the throne or some madman. Finn Jones
Democracy People Power Politician Group Madman Some Small Throne Individual Small Group Heir Should Communities Oligarchy Elite
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir. Tacitus
Hate Power Those Supreme Supreme Power Always Suspect Heir Next
Syria is the proud heir of an ancient civilization that has a unique spectrum of minorities that encompasses Muslims and Christians of various denominations. There are at least ten such ethnic and religious groups. Ahmed Zewail
Syria Ancient Muslims Religious Minorities Ten Various Civilization Proud Least Denomination Heir Ethnic Unique Groups Spectrum Christians
C. Peter Wagner was the Donald McGavran professor of church growth at Fuller. He was considered to be the heir of McGavran, founder of the church growth movement. That movement essentially said, 'Whatever grows a church is good' and needs to be nurtured. Anthea Butler
Good Needs Church Whatever Nurtured Considered He Said Wagner Donald Essentially Movement Heir Fuller Peter Professor Founder Grows Growth
Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age. Benazir Bhutto
Future Faith Age Poet Philosopher Saw Synthesis Adherence Adjustment He Between Course Islamic Tradition Intellectual Modern Modern Age Which Heir Pakistan Illustrious Societies
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past. Francis Herbert Hedge
Man Past Own Every Ancestors He His Heir Fortune Every Man
Sarah Palin is an heir to the women's movement. She has not been constrained by gender. At no point in her life has she thought, 'I can't do that because I'm a woman.' Gail Collins
Life Woman Women Thought Gender Constrained No Point Point She Because Been Movement Heir Sarah Sarah Palin Her Palin
I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which we have lost, but which places obligations on us. Gerhard Richter
Art Myself Great Obligations Culture Lost Rich Painting See General Vast Which Places Heir Us
The Queen made a great fuss of her future daughter-in-law, trying to demonstrate that she was interested in Diana for her personal qualities and not just for what she represented, as the wife of the heir to the throne. Ingrid Seward
Future Great Queen Wife Made Fuss Throne Qualities She Demonstrate Diana Trying Personal Just Interested Heir Her
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. J. L. Austin
Character General Ritual Conventional Which Heir Ceremonial Ill Acts
The crown is not my right, and pleaseth me not. The Lady Mary is the rightful heir. Jane Grey
Me Rightful Crown Mary Lady Heir Right
I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women, who were born when the country hoped for a male heir, made their way as leaders. Kate Williams
Women Queen Made Seen Country Way Those Hoped Born Written Leaders How Were Male Up Close Victoria Heir Who Elizabeth
When Caroline Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 as her father's rightful heir, she laid upon him the mantle of Camelot and the enduring mystique of John F. Kennedy, who, according to polls, continues to be America's most beloved president. Kitty Kelley
Father President Rightful Obama John John F. Kennedy Mystique Most She Him According America Endorsed Polls Enduring Laid Barack Barack Obama Heir Mantle Who Her Kennedy Beloved
Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. Muhammad Iqbal
Art Men Object Prophecy Poetry Make Heir Then
George W. Bush, though a president's son, is cast as Reagan's heir even more than his father's. Nancy Gibbs
Son Father President Though More Cast Reagan George His George W George W. Bush Than Bush Heir Even
The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise. Publilius Syrus
Disguise Laughter Weeping Heir
Many labourers can trace their descent from farmers or well-to-do people, and it is not uncommon to find here and there a man who believes that he is entitled to a large property in Chancery, or elsewhere, as the heir. Richard Jefferies
Property Man People Entitled Elsewhere Find Uncommon He Trace Well-To-Do Heir Farmers Who Large Many Descent Believes Here
The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir. Thomas Fuller
Doctor Patient Recover Likely Makes His Heir Who
I read all of Rider Haggard's books. For me he had the romance of Africa with a little bit of mysticism. I'm delighted to be looked on as his heir and be categorised as an adventure novelist because that's exactly what I am. Wilbur Smith
Me Books Bit Exactly Exactly What Delighted Mysticism Had Haggard He Adventure Looked Read Because Am His Romance Africa Little Little Bit Heir Rider Novelist

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