English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Walter Lippmann Quotes

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation.

Walter Lippmann

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Aldous Huxley quote: "Pully, hauly, tug with a will; the gods wiggle waggle, but the..."
Pully, hauly, tug with a will; the gods wiggle waggle, but the sky stands still. Aldous Huxley
Benny Hinn quote: "Because we are continually growing in the Lord, preachers and..."
Because we are continually growing in the Lord, preachers and lay people alike must be open to the Lord's correction. Benny Hinn
Larry Craig quote: "Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts...."
Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people. Larry Craig
It is according to how we are able to answer the question of what we do (normally the first enquiry we will have to field in any new acquaintance) that the quality of our reception is likely to be decided. Alain de Botton
Abraham Lincoln quote: "You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what..."
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves. Abraham Lincoln
Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds. Anne Rice
Leigh Hunt quote: "There is no greater mistake in the world than the looking upon..."
There is no greater mistake in the world than the looking upon every sort of nonsense as want of sense. Leigh Hunt
If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Skeet Ulrich quote: "The more you understand me, the less characters I can play."
The more you understand me, the less characters I can play. Skeet Ulrich
I haven't had a stationary home since going with the circus, but since my parents lived in Lafayette about 25 years ago and my sister lives here now, I always claim it as home. Emmett Kelly
Aaron Spelling always had his finger on the pulse of pop culture, he knew what the public wanted to see. He was one of the most loyal men in this business and believed in me at a time in my career when no one else would. Alyssa Milano
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "Excess of strength alone is proof of strength"
Excess of strength alone is proof of strength Friedrich Nietzsche
The pressure to make public retractions of past statements - there's something medieval about it. What does it mean, anyway, to 'retract' what you've said? How can anyone state categorically that a thought he once had is no longer valid? In modern times an idea can be refuted, yes, but not retracted. Milan Kundera
Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool. Jay-Z
John Draper quote: "Time is nothing absolute; its duration depends on the rate of..."
Time is nothing absolute; its duration depends on the rate of thought and feeling. John Draper