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Quotes 941 till 960 of 1201.

  • Italo Calvino The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.
    Italo Calvino
    Italian writer (1923 - 1985)
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  • Carl von Clausewitz The side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain.
    On War (1832)
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Henry David Thoreau The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • David J. Schwartz The success combination in business is: Do what you do better... and: Do more of what you do...
    David J. Schwartz
    American motivational writer and coach (1927 - 1987)
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  • Birgitte Hjort Sorensen The thing with drama is you're allowed to invent people who are maybe slightly better than real people.
    Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
    Danish actrice (1982 - )
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  • Baltasar Gracian The things we remember best are those better forgotten.
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    Baltasar Gracian
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • Napoleon The torment of precautions often exceeds often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
    Napoleon
    French Emperor (1769 - 1821)
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  • Philip K. Dick The trouble with being educated is that it takes a long time; it uses up the better part of your life and when you are finished what you know is that you would have benefited more by going into banking.
    Philip K. Dick
    American science fiction writer (1928 - 1982)
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  • G.W.F. Hegel The valor that struggles is better than the weakness that endures.
    G.W.F. Hegel
    German philosopher (1770 - 1831)
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  • Billy Joel The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Sir Walter Scott The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
    Sir Walter Scott
    British writer and poet (1771 - 1832)
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  • Charles Dickens The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • Kin Hubbard The world gels better every day - then worse again in the evening.
    Kin Hubbard
    American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist (1868 - 1930)
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  • Alcee Hastings The world is better because of Coretta Scott King. She affected countless lives and her voice will be deeply missed, especially by those who carry on her incredible undertaking.
    Alcee Hastings
    American politician (1936 - )
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  • Finley Peter Dunne The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better - it is just turning around as usual.
    Finley Peter Dunne
    American Journalist, Humorist (1867 - 1936)
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  • Sidney Madwed The world will change for the better when people decide they are sick and tired of being sick and tired of the way the world is, and decide to change themselves.
    Sidney Madwed
    American business consultant, lyricist and author
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  • John Sterling The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.
    Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert (1848) p.184
    John Sterling
    Scottish author (1938 - )
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  • Bianca Walkden There are a lot of kicks out there in taekwondo that are flashy, so I like all of those. My favourite is probably chop because I'm better at it than the others. But I like a good back kick if I can nail it well.
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  • Bob Brown There are better alternatives... Australia should be exporting its solar technology, not its uranium.
    Bob Brown
    Australian politician, medical doctor and environmentalist (1944 - )
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  • William Hazlitt There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our friends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please - that is, as they please or displease us.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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