Quotes with common-place

Quotes 961 till 980 of 1131.

  • Bob Rae To suggest that the global market-place of the twenty first century there will be no role for the state and the public sector is clearly nonsense.
    The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998) Ch. Four, Self-Interest and the Public Interest: T
    Bob Rae
    Canadian diplomat, lawyer and negotiator (1948 - )
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  • Thomas Traherne To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness.
    Thomas Traherne
    British Clergyman, Poet, Mystic (1636 - 1674)
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  • Calvin Harris To throw a shoe at a man in Dundee is the equivalent of a kiss on the cheek and an embrace in London. Dundee is a very different place; they have their own rules.
    Calvin Harris
    Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter (1984 - )
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  • H. L. Wayland To value riches is not to be covetous. They are the gift of God, and, like every gift of his, good in themselves, and capable of a good use. But to overvalue riches, to give them a place in the heart which God did not design them to fill, this is covetous
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  • Aristotle To write well, express yourself like common people, but think like a wise man. Or, think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Lewis Mumford Today, the degradation of the inner life is symbolized by the fact that the only place sacred from interruption is the private toilet.
    Lewis Mumford
    American social philosopher (1895 - 1990)
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  • Bianca Kajlich Too many people get married and lose themselves. You have to fiercely hold on to who you are, and you need to celebrate that in the other person because that's what made you fall in love in the first place.
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  • Abdul Kalam Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.
    Wings of Fire
    Abdul Kalam
    11th President of India (1931 - 2015)
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  • John Kenneth Galbraith Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.
    John Kenneth Galbraith
    American economist (1908 - 2006)
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  • Bo Bennett Traditional investment vehicles such as IRAs, CDs, stocks and bonds do have their place, but for the rich, they are used more as temporary storage facilities rather than life-long homes.
    Bo Bennett
    American author (1972 - )
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  • Camille Paglia Tranvestism is far more common among men, I noted, because it originates in the primary relation of mother and son.
    Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990)
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Lady Randolph Churchill Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.
    Lady Randolph Churchill
    American-born British socialite, mother of Winston Churchill
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  • Ann Landers Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
    Ann Landers
    American columnist (1918 - 2002)
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  • Philip Massinger True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.
    Philip Massinger
    English dramatist (1583 - 1640)
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  • Ban Ki-moon True security is based on people's welfare - on a thriving economy, on strong public health and education programmes, and on fundamental respect for our common humanity. Development, peace, disarmament, reconciliation and justice are not separate from security; they help to underpin it.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Barbara Smith Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish.
    Barbara Smith
    American lesbian feminist and socialist (1946 - )
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  • Abraham Polonsky Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal. D'you think I picked the East Side like Columbus picked America?.
    Abraham Polonsky
    American film director, screenwriter and novelist (1910 - 1999)
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  • Brad Feld Twitter has always been that refreshing place where I can quickly find out what is going on in my tech world. I follow mostly entrepreneurs and VCs - some who I know and some who I don't know. I have a few companies in my feed. But no newspapers, no magazines, and no mainstream media.
    Brad Feld
    American entrepreneur, and author
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  • Henry David Thoreau Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Giambattista Vico Uniform ideas originating among entire peoples unknown to each other must have a common ground of truth.
    Giambattista Vico
    Italian philosopher, historian (1668 - 1744)
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