"Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness."
-Ambrose Bierce
womenView Quote
"We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.“
-Ambrose Bierce
posted in attitude
Other Quotes
Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection
"Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of."
-Ambrose Bierce
womenView Quote
"Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced."
-Ambrose Bierce
wisdomView Quote
"Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her."
-Ambrose Bierce
weddingView Quote
"What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends."
-Ambrose Bierce
warView Quote
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."
-Ambrose Bierce
warView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"Even when I'm playing someone named Fat Amy, I'm all about confidence and attitude."
-Rebel Wilson
attitudeView Quote
"An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him."
-William Minto
attitudeView Quote
"I can't believe the pro-choicers attitude toward unborn children-to me it's the ultimate liberal cause, to defend those without a voice."
-Michael Aston
attitudeView Quote
"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."
-Gene Barry
attitudeView Quote
"A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people."
-Bessie Head
attitudeView Quote
"My first feeling about the paper and the attitude is that it is absurd."
-Arthur Holly Compton
attitudeView Quote