Quotes with -even

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  • Ann Beattie When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in Cambridge and took photography classes. I didn't even know how to aim the camera in those days.
    Ann Beattie
    American novelist (1947 - )
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  • Marianne Moore When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.
    Marianne Moore
    American poet (1887 - 1972)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Bruce Schneier When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.
    Bruce Schneier
    American cryptographer, computer security professional and writer (1963 - )
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  • William B. Given When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A reviewed decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.
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  • Samuel Ullman When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at twenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.
    Samuel Ullman
    American businessman, poet and humanitarian (1840 - 1924)
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  • Abraham Isaac Kook When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.
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    Abraham Isaac Kook
    Israeli Orthodox Rabbi (1865 - 1935)
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  • Thich Nhat Hanh When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.
    Thich Nhat Hanh
    Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist (1926 - )
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  • Honoré de Balzac When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even out virtues.
    Honoré de Balzac
    French writer (1799 - 1850)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • E. M. Cioran When you have understood that nothing is, that things do not even deserve the status of appearances, you no longer need to be saved, you are saved, and miserable forever.
    E. M. Cioran
    French-Romanian philosopher (1911 - 1995)
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  • Carl Sagan When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll never forget it.
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Bill Hader When you saw Jon Lovitz or Dana Carvey or Phil Hartman doing something, they were acting. It was real acting. Like, they were acting like that person. They weren't like - it wasn't even like they were really trying to go for a laugh, especially in Phil Hartman's case.
    Bill Hader
    American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director (1978 - )
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  • Barbara Boxer When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, 'Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?' They want that.
    Barbara Boxer
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Bono When you truly accept that those children in some far off place in the global village have the same value as you in God's eyes or even in just your eyes, then your life is forever changed; you see something that you can't un-see.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Carole King When you're down and troubled
    And you need some loving care
    And nothing, nothing is going right.
    Close your eyes and think of me
    And soon I will be there
    To brighten up even your darkest nights.
    Tapestry (1971) Youve Got a Friend
    Carole King
    American singer-songwriter (1942 - )
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  • Benny Blanco When you're making music, it's meant to be shared with people. Sometimes, even if I'm writing a song, someone else brings a vibe. There's something different about it. If someone can play a better bassline than me, I'll let them do it. I'm just here to fit in and see where it goes.
    Benny Blanco
    American record producer, DJ, songwriter (1988 - )
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  • Bridget Moynahan When you're suddenly pregnant and no one is standing by your side, even if you're in your 30s, it's a hard conversation. I'm a traditional girl, and I believe in marriage, and I just always thought that's the way I'd be doing this.
    Bridget Moynahan
    American actress and model (1971 - )
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  • David Hume Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions.
    David Hume
    Scottish Philosopher, Historian (1711 - 1776)
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  • Marcus Aurelius Where life is possible at all, a right life is possible; life in a palace is possible; therefore even in a palace a right life is possible.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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