Quotes 501 till 520 of 964.
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Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate for reasons other than the need for mutual back-scratching.
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Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.
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Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.
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Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.
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Man's mind, stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.
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Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.
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Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done.
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Marriage is part of a sort of 50's revival package that's back in vogue along with neckties and naked ambition.
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Maybe it's just a personal thing, but I get so much grounding from Iceland because I know it's always going to be there. I have a very happy, healthy relationship with the country, so it's really easy to go everywhere because I always have Iceland to go back to.
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Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
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Meditation is the most significant because it opens the door for all other significant things: love, prayer, God, light, music, poetry.
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Memories are contrary things; if you quit chasing them and turn your back, they often return on their own.
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Midnight, and the clock strikes. It is Christmas Day, the werewolves birthday, the door of the solstice still wide enough open to let them all slink through.
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Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.
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Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.
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Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that Al Gore is going to pick up that statement and carry it through the next election.
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Money in the bank is like toothpaste in the tube. Easy to take out, hard to put back.
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Money, you've got lots of friends
Crowding round the door
When you're gone, spending ends
They don't come no more
Rich relations give
Crust of bread and such
You can help yourself
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More and more do I see that only a successful revolution in India can break England's back forever and free Europe itself. It is not a national question concerning India any longer; it is purely international.
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More than ever before, Americans are suffering from back problems, back taxes, back rent, back auto payments.
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