Quotes with by-word

Quotes 141 till 160 of 406.

  • Anne Stevenson I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings.
    Anne Stevenson
    American-British poet and writer (1933 - 2020)
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  • George Eliot I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Bryce Dallas Howard I've admired Anthony Hopkins for so long, and when I finally got to meet him in person, I became totally immobile and speechless! I stood there looking at him and couldn't say a word.
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
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  • Billie Holiday I've been told that nobody sings the word hunger like I do. Or the word love.
    Lady Sings the Blues
    Billie Holiday
    American jazz musician and singer-songwriter (1915 - 1959)
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  • Andrew Motion I've found a different way to scent the air: already it's a by-word for despair.
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  • Aeschylus If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.
    Aeschylus
    Greek dramatist (525 - 456)
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  • Steven Wright If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
    Steven Wright
    American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer (1955 - )
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  • Carrie Fisher If anything, my mother taught me how to sur-thrive. That's my word for it.
    Carrie Fisher
    American actress, writer and comedienne (1956 - 2016)
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  • Billie Joe Armstrong If Britney would paint her ass green, I'm sure you could spot green asses all over LA as soon as the word was out.
    Billie Joe Armstrong
    American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor (1972 - )
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  • Brett Hoebel If I could give one tip for people - it's not an exercise or nutrition regimen. It's to walk your talk and believe in yourself, because at the end of the day, the dumbbell and diet don't get you in shape. It's your accountability to your word.
    Brett Hoebel
    American personal trainer
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  • Ralph Ellison If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.
    Ralph Ellison
    American writer and essayist (1914 - 1994)
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  • Bill Haslam If we believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, then we shouldn't be recognizing it only as a book of historical and economic significance.
    Bill Haslam
    American businessman and politician (1958 - )
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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt If we can ''boondoggle'' ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    American statesman (1882 - 1945)
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  • Anton Chekhov If you cry "Forward!" you must without fail make plain in what direction to go. Don't you see that if, without doing so, you call out the word to both a mond and revolutionary, they will go in directions precisely opposite?
    Anton Chekhov
    Russian playwright and short story writer
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  • Anton Chekhov If you cry ''Forward'' you must be sure to make clear the direction in which to go. Don't you see that if you fail to do that and simply call out the word to a monk and a revolutionary, they will go in precisely opposite directions?
    Anton Chekhov
    Russian playwright and short story writer
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  • Beth Ditto If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Malcolm X If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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  • Milan Kundera Immortality is a ridiculous illusion, an empty word, a butterfly net chasing the wind.
    De grap (1967)
    Milan Kundera
    Tsjech writer and criticus (1929 - 2023)
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  • Napoleon Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.
    Napoleon
    French Emperor (1769 - 1821)
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  • Napoleon Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
    Napoleon
    French Emperor (1769 - 1821)
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