Whether Quotes

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.

I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall.

People need to focus on bigger issues instead of whether George Bush is an idiot or not.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

Whether it is successful or not is not the exercise for me. It is not up to me. It is out of my hands now. I am not going to in two years have hindsight and say I made a big mistake.

Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.

In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long.

Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.

I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.

What I am more concerned about is whether our whole civilization will be around in the next 25 years.

I don't care whether you use natural gas, ethanol, the battery. You can use anything, just so it's American.

It is most necessary to avoid rusticity in any way, whether in material, design, or execution.

The question arises whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage.

Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and ask yourself whether the situation of the United States is not the best to be found.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war.

Sometimes I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America.

It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor - as long as you've got money.

I'm making this decision based on whether I believe in my heart that I'm ready to be president of the United States and that I want to be president of the United States right now.

The question that will decide our destiny is not whether we shall expand into space. It is: shall we be one species or a million? A million species will not exhaust the ecological niches that are awaiting the arrival of intelligence.

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time.

The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties.

I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.

You don't know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They're very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.

You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The attorney general decided that the court with the biggest - with the greatest venue, with the best jurisdiction was the New York court. That was the right decision to make.

Apart from being interested in a good role, I think it's necessary to make up your mind as to whether it will make a movie that will entertain an audience all over the world and not just in your own backyard.

No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely.