Quotes having the keyword Nineteenth
The financial history of the Baltimore and Ohio since the close of the nineteenth century is interesting chiefly in connection with changes in the control of the property.
by John Moody (Businessman, American , born in 1868) keywords: baltimore, century, changes, chiefly, close, connection, control, financial, history, interesting, nineteenth, ohio, property , since
When the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth, the demand of workers for a fair share of the wealth they were creating was conceded only after riots and strikes.
by John Boyd Orr (Politician, Scottish , born in 1880) keywords: after, brought, century, conceded, creating, demand, fair, increase, industrial, nineteenth, only, rapid, revolution, riots, share, strikes, wealth, were , workers
In the first quarter of the nineteenth century the experimental proof for the interdependence of the composition and properties of chemical compounds resulted in the theory that they are mutually related, so that like composition governs like properties, and conversely.
by Wilhelm Ostwald (Scientist, German , born in 1853) keywords: century, chemical, composition, compounds, conversely, experimental, first, governs, interdependence, mutually, nineteenth, proof, properties, quarter, related, resulted , theory
In the nineteenth century, many Anglican theologians, both evangelical and catholic, embraced positively the proposal of evolution.
by Arthur Peacocke (Theologian, English , born in 1924) keywords: anglican, both, catholic, century, embraced, evangelical, evolution, many, nineteenth, positively, proposal , theologians
Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates.
by John Pilger (Journalist, Australian , born in 1939) keywords: believe, believed, century, classic, days, european, imperialists, literally, mission, nineteenth, pirates, public, same, sense, service, simply, these , were
Pacifist propaganda and the resolutions of the parliamentarians encouraged such treaties, and toward the end of the nineteenth century their number had increased considerably.
by Ludwig Quidde (Critic, German , born in 1858) keywords: century, considerably, encouraged, end, had, increased, nineteenth, number, pacifist, propaganda, resolutions, such, their, toward , treaties
When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I'm familiar with. I don't write stories about the nineteenth century.
by Satyajit Ray (Director, Indian , born in 1921) keywords: century, familiar, first-hand, know, nineteenth, original, situations, stories, story , write
The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and aspirations, and discoveries, and ideals but it had no logic.
by Gertrude Stein (Author, American , born in 1874) keywords: aspirations, century, completely, cosmic, discoveries, had, hopes, ideals, lacking, logic, nineteenth , terms
On the whole, the psychological work of the last quarter of the nineteenth century emphasized the study of consciousness to the neglect of the total life of intellect and character.
by Edward Thorndike (Psychologist, American , born in 1874) keywords: century, character, consciousness, emphasized, intellect, last, life, neglect, nineteenth, psychological, quarter, study, total, whole , work
The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment reconciled itself with the loss of independence, and fighting for its own freedom, fought at the same time for the freedom of other nations.
by Lech Walesa (Activist, Polish , born in 1943) keywords: century, fighting, fought, freedom, had, hope, independence, itself, loss, moment, nation, nations, nineteenth, other, own, reconciled, same, throughout, time , which
