Best 37 quotes in «hallmark quotes» category

[Re: Valentine's Day cards] On these little visual interpretations, no emblem is so common as the heart, — that little three-cornered exponent of all our hopes and fears, — the bestuck and bleeding heart ; it is twisted and tortured into more allegories and affectations than an opera hat. What authority we have in history or mythology for placing the head-quarters and metropolis of God Cupid in this anatomical seat rather than in any other, is not very clear ; but we have got it, and it will serve as well as any other. Else we might easily imagine, upon some other system which might have prevailed for any thing which our pathology knows to the contrary, a lover addressing his mistress, in perfect simplicity of feeling, " Madam, my liver and fortune are entirely at your disposal," or putting a delicate question, "Amanda, have you a midriff' to bestow?" But custom has settled these things, and awarded the seat of sentiment to the aforesaid triangle, while its less fortunate neighbours wait at animal and anatomical distance.

One of the hallmarks of social wellness is being inclusive, not exclusive, with our friendship.

The hallmarks of a dishonest society are cash for silence, non-disclosure agreements and the illegal removal of rights of those in the know.

The hallmark of a disorganized individual is that they never finish what they start.

Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information-hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad translations.

Belief without evidence is the very hallmark of the savage.

Benign neglect, bordering on sloth, remains the hallmark of our investment process.

Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.

Contentment should be the hallmark of my life, as I put my affairs in the hands of God.

Human beings were not well served by permanence or stasis. Obviously, if individuals were progressing, they were undergoing a series of presumably desirable alterations, but in a universe where flux is fundamental, it can be argued that even change for the worse is preferable to no change at all. Isn't fixity the hallmark of the living dead?.

I ignore Hallmark Holidays. And this comes from a guy who has sold a million Opus greeting cards.

Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement.

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

I think if I lost an edge, or the music didn't have the aggression or whatever, which is maybe one of the hallmarks of what I do, if indeed it is, I still think if you have something original in what you do and you keep doing that, then you're all right.

Detailed analytical indexing is generally the hallmark of good back-of-the-book indexes.

I have always followed my instincts when it comes to music and life in general. They were telling me very loudly that it was time for John D., Hallmark and I to get back together.

Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society.

It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.

Obsolescence is the very hallmark of progress.

Mistaking insolence for freedom has always been the hallmark of the slave.

Saying 'no' or even 'stop' is the hallmark of the professional you want on your team.

One of the very hallmarks of our nation is the ideal of E Pluribus Unum. It is a concept that richly flows from the highest ideals of our nation.

Often times I'll quickly dash off an email or text message when I leave a party. A particularly enjoyable evening, however, that warrants a thank-you note or a phone call. I always say a handwritten note is the ultimate hallmark of a classy woman. But an email is better than nothing.

The ability to take pride in your own work is one of the hallmarks of sanity.

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

The hallmark of good science is the testing of a plausible hypothesis that is then either supported or rejected by the evidence.

The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged.

The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one's own convictions - not obstinately or defiantly

Solyndra will be remembered in the history books as a sad hallmark of a newly installed administration that felt it was above the rules, lusting for positive headlines rather than focused on delivering results.

The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

The hallmark of the minor artist is to be obsessed with style as an end in itself.

Total openness to serving others is our hallmark, it alone is our title of honour!

True Love. I’m starting to suspect the concept is pure illusion, an insipid brand name manufactured by Hallmark and Disney.” — Cupcake

Watching 'The Sound of Music' is like being beaten to death by a Hallmark card.

History is the hallmark of humanity.

Daily abnormal environmental radiation exposures are the hallmark of the modern human.