Praiseworthy Quotes - Page 5

• Freemasonry is a moral order, instituted by virtuous men, with the praiseworthy design of recalling to our remembrance the most sublime truths, in the midst of the most innocent and social pleasures, founded on liberality, brotherly love and charity.

  Andrew Jackson

  Men, Order, Remembrance

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• I certainly don't mean to suggest that all investigative journalism prior to 9/11 in the US was praiseworthy. But there were more examples to which one could point, and there were at last some activist photographers who understood that getting information into the public sphere in spite of military censorship was a right and obligation within democracy. That strain in war journalism did nearly vanish during that time.

  Judith Butler

  Military, War, Mean

  Interview with Cihan Aksan and Jon Bailes, www.counterpunch.org. October 11, 2013.

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• I did not take the name, I just named myself Cassius Clay, this is a honorable, Mohammed Ali, given to me by my religious leader and teacher, the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, and I would like to say that Mohammed means in Arabic "one who is worthy of praise" and one praiseworthy, and Ali means the most High, but the slave name Clay meant dirt with no ingredients.

  Muhammad Ali

  Teacher, Religious, Mean

  Source: thefederalist.com

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• Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.

  Walter Benjamin

  Book, Writing, People

  Walter Benjamin (1996). “Selected Writings: 1927-1934”, p.488, Harvard University Press

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• It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live.

  Chinua Achebe

  Men, Thought Provoking, Brave

  Chinua Achebe (1986). “Arrow of God”, p.11, Heinemann

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• I believe in helping our fellow man in need. I believe that reaching into your own pockets to help someone in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into somebody else's pockets to help your fellow man in need is despicable. And, or those of us who are Christians, I'm very sure that when God gave Moses the commandment Thou Shalt Not Steal, he did not mean ...unless you get a majority vote in Congress.

  Walter E. Williams

  Christian, Believe, Mean

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• Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

  Bill Parcells

  Basketball, Team, Commitment

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• You cannot obey God without your obedience spilling out in a blessing to all those around you.

  Adrian Rogers

  Blessing, Obedience, Spilling

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