Old-Fashioned Idea Quotes

I think a submarine is a very worthwhile weapon. I believe we can defend ourselves with submarines and all our troops back at home. This whole idea that we have to be in 130 countries and 900 bases... is an old-fashioned idea.

The difficulty for most of us in the modern world is that the old-fashioned idea of God has become incredible or implausible.

The old-fashioned idea is that responsibility falls upon those who borrow and lend. Money was not borrowed by campesinos, assembly plant workers, or slum-dwellers. The mass of the population gained little from borrowing, indeed often suffered grievously from its effects.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

And I had an old-fashioned idea that dividends were a good thing.

I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.

I enjoy the old-fashioned idea of, like, 'His Girl Friday' and 'Bringing Up Baby', those old movies.

Status based on wealth is an old-fashioned idea; I find it repugnant, actually.