Commendable Quotes

Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand -- a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods -- or it should be an art, which is always a search for something for which there is no market demand, something new and untried, where the values are intrinsic and have nothing to do with standardized values. - Willa Sibert Cather

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction. - James Branch Cabell

We have to divide into two parts -- one is the relief and the second is reconstruction. He said that the response of the international community in the context of rescue and relief have been commendable. - Shaukat Sultan

We are really hungry to play international cricket. We have had very little opportunities to play international games since our commendable performance in the last World Cup. We are hoping that our lack of exposure would be taken under consideration by the world cricket governing body. - Steve Tikolo

Wasn't a person the police considered recommendable. - Sylvie Bordelais

This is a welcome and commendable move by Coronation and we certainly hope that there are medium-term plans to raise this allocation significantly above the proposed 10% as we believe there is room to do more. - Sello Moloko

This is a commendable gesture by the developer. It's unprecedented in the city. - Garvis Sams

They taught me, not by precept, but by example, that nothing is more commendable, and more fair, than that a man should lay aside all else, and seek truth; not to preach what he might find; and surely not to try to make his views prevail; but, like Lessing, to find his satisfaction in the search itself. - Learned Hand

The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme. - John Buford

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting. - Ovid