Quotes 1621 till 1640 of 25144.
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A masculine education cannot spare from professional study and the necessary acquisition of languages, the time and attention which I have bestowed on the compositions of my countrymen.
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A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details.
Politics and the English Language (1945) -
A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.
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A masterpiece is something said once and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in the mind, if only at the back.
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A meaningful life - this is what we look for in art, in its smallest dewdrops as in its unleashing of the tempest. We are at peace when we have found it and uneasy when we have not.
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A mere literary man is a dull man; a man who is solely a man of business is a selfish man; but when literature and commerce are united, they make a respectable man.
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A metaphysician is one who, when you remark that twice two makes four, demands to know what you mean by twice, what by two, what by makes, and what by four. For asking such questions metaphysicians are supported in oriental luxury in the universities, and respected as educated and intelligent men.
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A mighty pain to love it is,
And 't is a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.From Anacreon, vii. Gold; reported in Bartletts Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). -
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
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A minority group has "arrived" only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
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A minority group has arrived only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
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A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong.
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A mission could be defined as an image of a desired state that you want to get to. Once fully seen, it will inspire you to act, fuel your imagination and determine your behavior.
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A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over, anything but friends.
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A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
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A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
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A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
Soon to be a Major Motion Picture (1980) -
A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.
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A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.
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A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 am and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5 p.m. to make this molehill into a mountain. An accomplished molehill man will often have his mountain finished before lunch.
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