Quotes with best-written

Quotes 421 till 440 of 1544.

  • Alexander Pope I find myself... hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Cormac McCarthy I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have.
    The Sunset Limited (2011) 46
    Cormac McCarthy
    American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter (1933 - 2023)
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  • Anne Campbell I had hoped that the board would accept Johnny Hon's offer of a loan to buy the stadium back for the club, as I think this would be best way of continuing the long tradition of Cambridge United in Cambridge - and it was a generous offer.
    Anne Campbell
    English politician (1940 - )
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  • Bruce Fairchild Barton I had never thought of advertising as a life work, though I had on the side, written some very successful copy.
    As quoted in The Mirror Makers: A History of American Advertising and Its Creators (1984)
    Bruce Fairchild Barton
    American author, advertising executive, and politician (1886 - 1967)
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  • Samuel Johnson I hate mankind, for I think of myself as one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Woodrow Wilson I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • Brooke Shields I have always liked lionesses. Female lions have always seemed like the best. They were really strong and took care of their babies and are beautiful.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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  • John Locke I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
    John Locke
    English philosopher (1632 - 1704)
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  • Steven Wright I have an existential map; it has you are here written all over it.
    Steven Wright
    American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer (1955 - )
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  • Abu Bakr I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.
    Abu Bakr
    Companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (573 - 634)
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  • William Butler Yeats I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Calvin Coolidge I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Frank Moore Colby I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.
    Frank Moore Colby
    American Editor, Essayist (1865 - 1925)
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  • Lee Iacocca I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.
    Lee Iacocca
    American businessman and CEO of Chrysler (1924 - 2019)
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  • Oscar Wilde I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Ernest Hemingway I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.
    Ernest Hemingway
    American writer (1899 - 1961)
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  • George W. Bush I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.
    George W. Bush
    American politician (1946 - )
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  • Anne McCaffrey I have written my own screen version of Pern, but had no buyers yet.
    Anne McCaffrey
    American-Irish writer (1926 - 2011)
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  • Carl Sandburg I have written some poetry that I don't understand myself.
    Carl Sandburg
    American Poet (1878 - 1967)
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  • Anthony Trollope I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
    Anthony Trollope
    British writer (1815 - 1882)
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