Quotes of Tribute - somelinesforyou

“ He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute. ”

- Alan Jackson

“ We have a problem. "Congratulations." But it's a tough problem. "Then double congratulations.". ”

- W. Clement Stone

“ It's a great tribute to be joining such an elite group of players. ”

- Paul Coffey

“ To shoot a man because one disagrees with his interpretation of Darwin or Hegel is a sinister tribute to the supremacy of ideas in human affairs — but a tribute nevertheless. ”

- George Steiner

“ It is a tribute to the peculiar horror of contemporary life that it makes the worst features of earlier times — the stupefaction of the masses, the obsessed and driven lives of the bourgeoisie — seem attractive by comparison. ”

- Christopher Lasch

“ For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. ”

- Bible

“ The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots. ”

- Sean Connery

“ I can think of no better tribute. ”

- Patrick Stewart

“ In particular, I would like to pay tribute to Mr. de Mello. He was one of the finest international civil servants. ”

- Helen Clark

“ Commendation, n: the tribute that we pay to achievements that resemble, but do not equal, our own. ”

- Ambrose Bierce

“ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. ”

- Bible

“ Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed Or to victorie. ”

- Robert Burns

“ And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. ”

- Bible

“ And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and one. ”

- Bible

“ There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. ”

- Bible

“ And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was thirty and two persons. ”

- Bible

“ And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and twelve. ”

- Bible

“ By designating Sun Studio as a National Historic Landmark, we also pay tribute to Sam Phillips and his musical legacy,... Sam is often credited with the invention of rock 'n' roll. ”

- Bill Frist

“ Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives. ”

- Jonathan Swift

“ Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one. ”

- Jean de La Fontaine

“ I want to thank and pay tribute to all of our volunteers — those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay. ”

- Robert Orben

“ In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. ”

- Thurgood Marshall

“ Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for pre-eminence. ”

- Oliver Goldsmith

“ He was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart. ”

- Damon Runyon

“ The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. ”

- Jean Genet

“ Usually the greatest boasters are the smallest workers. The deep rivers pay a larger tribute to the sea than shallow brooks, and yet empty themselves with less noise. ”

- W. Secker

“ I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself. ”

- Dan Hicks

“ At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad… it's meant to be a tribute. ”

- Al Yankovic

“ Compliments are only lies in court clothes. ”

- Unknown

“ The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. ”

- James William Fulbright
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