Welcome to our collection of General Quotes! Throughout history, individuals from all walks of life have shared insights, wisdom, and perspectives that resonate across time and culture. Whether it’s words of encouragement, profound observations, or witty remarks, quotes have the power to inspire, provoke thought, and offer guidance in various aspects of life.
In this curated compilation, you’ll find a diverse array of quotes spanning a wide range of topics. From timeless classics to contemporary voices, these quotes encapsulate the essence of human experience, touching upon themes of love, friendship, success, resilience, and more. Whether you’re seeking motivation, seeking solace, or simply looking for a dose of inspiration, you’re sure to find something here that speaks to you.
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Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It’s about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there? Neil LaBute
If you stop at general math, you’re only going to make general math money. Snoop Dogg
I really just do what I like. I don’t understand what the general public likes sometimes. Rob Zombie
Gaming in general is a male thing. It isn’t that gaming is designed to exclude women. Everybody who’s tried to design a game to interest a large female audience has failed. And I think that has to do with the different thinking processes of men and women. Gary Gygax
African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they are – to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence. Wangari Maathai
I love red bell peppers. Bell peppers in general, really. I like to eat them like apples. They’re so crunchy and delicious. Alex Honnold
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. John Ruskin
If there is not the war, you don’t get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don’t get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. Theodore Roosevelt
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. John Adams
I’ve always followed my heart and pursued my dreams, and I imagine that people find that inspiring. I hope that is the effect I have on my fans and people in general. I definitely want to project a positive energy out into the world. Britney Spears
I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise. Ezra Cornell
As a general thing, I have not ‘duped the world’ nor attempted to do so… I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told. P. T. Barnum
I met the surgeon general – he offered me a cigarette. Rodney Dangerfield
The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. Karl Marx
In general, the more food we eat in its natural state – without additives – and the less it is refined, the healthier it will be for us. Food can affect the mind, and deficiencies of certain elements in the body can promote mental depression. Ezra Taft Benson
In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance. Mao Zedong
New York is a city with virtually no habitable public space – only private spaces expensively maintained within the general disaster. John Updike
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. Robert E. Howard
As much as I’d only like to concentrate on the creative side of acting, the whole business in general is just that – a business – and you have to do your homework if you want to be successful. Margot Robbie
Society, in general, has taught for many generations that when you reach a certain age, you have to learn to stop playing. Matthew Mercer
Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein’s general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out. Stephen Hawking
That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures, and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular. Abraham Lincoln
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. Marie Curie
The essence of cinema is editing. It’s the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy. Francis Ford Coppola
I like people in general, which is why it’s fun for me to interact with my fans. James Maslow
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country. Maximilien Robespierre
My whole mission in general, ever since I was fourteen, was to write music that would help people heal. Melanie Martinez
The divine is God’s concern; the human, man’s. My concern is neither the divine nor the human, not the true, good, just, free, etc., but solely what is ‘mine,’ and it is not a general one, but is – ‘unique,’ as I am unique. Nothing is more to me than myself! Max Stirner
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. William Blake
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. Bertrand Russell
I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will. Charles Spurgeon
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. W. Somerset Maugham
He piled upon the whale’s white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart’s shell upon it. Herman Melville
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up. Daniel Pipes
Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society. Lawrence Kohlberg
When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won the Crusades and driven the pagans out of the Holy Land. Noam Chomsky
I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death. Thomas Hobbes
Education is the key solution for change, for peace, and for help in the fight against racism and discrimination in general. Clarence Seedorf
Cyber war takes place largely in secret, unknown to the general public on both sides. Noah Feldman
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain. Niccolo Machiavelli
It’s quite amazing how tattoos in general have been more and more accepted. Lorenzo Lamas
There’s something outrageously funny about the bold-faced lying that’s going on, in a general way. Just the blatant denial of facts, whether it’s climate change or crowd sizes. Every day, there’s another blatant lie. I think there’s comedy in there somewhere. Matt Walsh
You want to know whether we’re better off? I’ve got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive. Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive! Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive! Joe Biden
You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public. Scott Adams
Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs. Andrew Mellon
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. Sun Tzu
Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He be glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal. Ali ibn Abi Talib
Never take advice from anyone in a tie. They’ll bankrupt you. Don’t ask a general for advice on war, and don’t ask a broker for advice on money. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. Pablo Picasso
I served in all commissioned ranks from a second Lieutenant to a Major General. And during that time, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. Smedley Butler
I was always interested in the 1920s and the gangster world, in general. Terence Winter
I went to a general store but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific. Steven Wright
As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he’s a great military man, I want you to know that. Norman Schwarzkopf
The coniferous forests of the Yosemite Park, and of the Sierra in general, surpass all others of their kind in America, or indeed the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the number of species assembled together, and the grandeur of the mountains they are growing on. John Muir
The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular. Edward Gibbon
No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it. Fernando Pessoa
People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that’s what they’ve always cast me as. Eartha Kitt
Success in the revolution and construction depends on how a party, the General Staff of the revolution, is built and on how its leadership role is enhanced. Kim Jong-un
Body love is more than acceptance of self or the acceptance of the body. Body love is about self-worth in general. It’s more than our physical appearance. Mary Lambert
Moses – the man of God – was a species of human chameleon – scholar, general, law-giver, leader, etc. Charles Studd
My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding general laws out of large collections of facts. Charles Darwin
I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted. Alan Turing
The most important relationship a head coach has on his team isn’t with the other coaches, the owner or the general manager. It’s with the quarterback. He’s the one who runs the show on the field; He’s the ultimate extension of his coach. If there isn’t a high level of mutual trust between them, both coach and quarterback will be doomed. Bruce Arians
Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I’ve had my share of injuries throughout my career. It’s humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I’ve been hurt, I’ve learned from that injury and come back even more humble. Troy Polamalu
Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a be general natural law. St. Jerome
Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free. Joseph de Maistre
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Socrates
Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors into dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer opportunities for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well-being. In short, they make cities better places to live. David Binder
Is evolution a theory, a system, or an hypothesis? It is much more: it is a general condition to which all theories, all hypotheses, all systems must bow and which they must satisfy henceforward if they are to be thinkable and true. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ours are too obvious to be disregarded. Franklin Pierce
In a very general way, our society has fallen out of love with the skilled trades. Part of the problem is a myriad of myths and misperceptions that surround the jobs themselves, but the biggest cause is our stubborn belief that a four-year degree is the best path for the most people. Mike Rowe
As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other. Giacomo Casanova
My advice to women in general: Even if you’re doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want – and don’t allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge. Nicki Minaj
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. Thomas Carlyle
My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, ‘Oh God, I’ve got to do this today.’ Richard Branson
But truth is most likely to be exhibited by the general sense of contemporaries, when the feelings of the heart can be expressed without suffering itself to be disguised by the prejudices of man. Mercy Otis Warren
The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. Thomas Paine
Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking. Napoleon Bonaparte
I strive for perfection, but I’m not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions. ASAP Rocky
No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal. Franklin D. Roosevelt
General consultant to mankind. George Bernard Shaw
We can’t win at home. We can’t win on the road. As general manager, I just can’t figure out where else to play. Pat Williams
The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics. Orson Pratt
What I’m trying to say, in general, I think, as long as you try as hard as you can and show that you can answer the call and run with the ball when you get it, there really is no limit. Kenny Omega
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Benjamin Disraeli
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. Sun Tzu
My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you know, there’s millions of recipes out there to be had. Jamie Oliver
I have a deep respect for life in general; just a huge, deep respect for life. And I have definitely grasped onto the fact that every minute, every moment, to be grateful and thankful for. Because we really don’t know what’s two seconds away. We really don’t. It’s so unpredictable. Jim Breuer
It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man – social and political – and to the entire universe as a whole. Dmitri Mendeleev
In general my children refuse to eat anything that hasn’t danced in television. Erma Bombeck
Whatever you wanna be, just, at the end of the day, if you’re being a good person, which is not hard to be, and you’re putting positive energy into the world, and you’re appreciative and loving to the people around you that care about you and everybody in general, then it’ll work out. Gnash
Is not general incivility the very essence of love? Jane Austen
I struggle with reading a bit. I’m slightly dyslexic, so reading takes me quite a while, and in general, I’m not a big book reader at all. And something like ‘Game of Thrones’ seems very daunting to me! Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true. Julius Caesar
General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible. Fidel Castro
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt. Mikhail Bakunin
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. Benjamin Franklin
Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another. Voltaire
The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. Martin Van Buren