Quotes by Precedent Society likes to file you away, put you in this or that category. And I never fit any category. Maybe that's why I was left out of a lot of things, or why my work was not really understood, because there was no precedent for it. Agnes Denes precedentfitlikes There's no precedent for women philosophers and there's no precedence for most of the things I did. Agnes Denes precedencephilosopherprecedent Is not Precedent indeed a King of men? A Word from the Psalmist. Algernon Charles Swinburne precedentkingsmen Stability means respecting precedents. Arlen Specter stabilityprecedentmean We have the precedent of Collin Powell ten years ago, when he showed the evidence, it was false, and it was forged. Bashar al-Assad evidenceprecedentyears The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents. Belva Ann Lockwood precedentgenerationsglory The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew. Claude Debussy aeroplanesprecedentcentury The only thing that can be safely predicted is that sometime soon your organization will be challenged to change in ways for which it has no precedent. Gary Hamel precedentorganizationway Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand. George Washington precedentgovernmenthands Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent. Glen Cook precedentcynicismhistorical It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing. Howard Carter precedentvisionsight Everything I write has a precedent in truth. Ian Fleming precedentwriting It's only now that I realize that behaviour always has a context and precedents, it's what you do rather than what you are, although we often never recognise that context or understand what these precedents are. Irvine Welsh precedentrealizingbehaviour Precedents once established are so much positive power. James Madison precedent That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it. Madame de Stael precedentpast Don’t let the urgent take precedent over the important. Michael Hyatt urgentprecedentimportant The mark of mediocrity is to look for precedent. Norman Mailer precedentmediocritylooks When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it. Owen Hart precedentbeltskind You shouldn't reward me for endangering your life, you know. Think of the precedent you're setting. Rainbow Rowell precedentrewardsthinking Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure. Sallust precedentgovernment12»
