Quotes with being

Quotes 841 till 860 of 1877.

  • Bede Griffiths It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being ready to listen to the other and so to grow together in mutual understanding.
    Bede Griffiths
    British-born priest and Benedictine monk (1906 - 1993)
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  • Joyce Carol Oates It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim.
    Joyce Carol Oates
    American writer (1938 - )
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  • Ahmed Ben Bella It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.
    Ahmed Ben Bella
    Algerian politician, socialist soldier and revolutionary (1916 - 2012)
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  • Carl Sagan It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Benazir Bhutto It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.
    As quoted in I never asked for power in The Guardian (15 August 2002)
    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • C. S. Lewis It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Bill Shuster It is only reasonable that our laws do not force our country to provide safe harbor to those individuals that are being sought out by their governments due to their terrorist ties.
    Bill Shuster
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Boris Johnson It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.
    Boris Johnson
    British politician and author (1964 - )
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  • Anna Held It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
    Anna Held
    Polish-born stage performer and singer (1872 - 1918)
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  • Jerome K. Jerome It is so pleasant to come across people more stupid than ourselves. We love them at once for being so.
    Jerome K. Jerome
    British Humorous Writer, Novelist, Playwright (1859 - 1927)
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  • Alex Grey It is the prayer of my innermost being to realize my supreme identity in the liberated play of consciousness, the Vast Expanse. Now is the moment, Here is the place of Liberation.
    Alex Grey
    American visionary artist, author and teacher
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  • Bill Owens It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.
    Bill Owens
    American photographer (1938 - )
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  • Logan Pearsall Smith It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.
    Logan Pearsall Smith
    English writer (1865 - 1946)
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  • Charles Baudelaire It is unfortunately very true that, without leisure and money, love can be no more than an orgy of the common man. Instead of being a sudden impulse full of ardor and reverie, it becomes a distastefully utilitarian affair.
    Charles Baudelaire
    French poet (1821 - 1867)
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  • Henry David Thoreau It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • W. H. Auden It is... axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people because, when we are insensitive in our dealings with others, we cannot be aware of it at the time: conscious insensitivity is a self-contradiction.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • Ben Stein It isn't the rich people's fault that poor people are poor. Poor people who get an education and work hard in this country will stop being poor. That should be the goal for all poor people everywhere.
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
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  • C. S. Lewis It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.
    C.S. Lewis on joy
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Ayn Rand It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • John Updike It rots a writer's brain, it cretinises you. You say the same thing again and again, and when you do that happily you're well on the way to being a cretin. Or a politician.
    John Updike
    American writer and criticus (1932 - 2009)
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