(66 quotes found)
“Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.”
William Shakespeare
“Among well-bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his turn; and an easy stream of conversation maintained without vehemence, without interruption, without eagernes”
David Hume
“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? . . . Or does it explode?”
Langston Hughes
“Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.”
Chamfort
“a dream deferred is a dream denied.”
“Defer not thy well-doing; be not like St. George, who is always a horseback, and never rides on.”
Benjamin Franklin
“He defers to economic interests over the public health, to executive agencies over the Congress, and to secrecy over the public's right-to-know, ... He's always tweaking the facts to the benefit of insiders.”
Carl Pope
“Rather than making some hard decisions about future weapons systems, the DoD has essentially deferred to long-standing service interests.”
Carl Conetta
“I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little self-righteous.”
Billy Crudup
“It would not surprise me, ... just given how much President Bush defers to Rumsfeld on every issue. The president might see this as a vote of no-confidence in Rumsfeld. The surprise would be if he does sign off on it.”
Charles Pena
