General Quotes

The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election.

Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more.

I went out to Charing Cross to see Major General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition.

I love Africa in general South Africa and West Africa, they are both great countries.

The general election is not an organizational exercise - it's a mass media exercise.

These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.

There are some people that the press like to pick on and not just the gay press, but the press in general. And some people, the press just doesn't care about at all.

The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.

In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic.

I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general.

When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.

Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.

Now having said that, I realize that releasing a film in the real world is like trying to get General Motors to release a handmade car.

Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.

But I think the guys are very happy to accommodate the people and that's part of golf in general.

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world.

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.

It takes a lot of energy to work, in general, especially if you're the lead in something.

After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact on the general public my colour work wasn't reviewed.

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

The tests which showed that this was the only rifle which had the markings which were shown on the bullets; the fact that a man was seen by several witnesses, not identified, but seen in the window with the general description of what he looked like.

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

All forces are a deterrent to and would be employed in a general war. Most of our forces could be employed in a limited war, if required.