Quotes with couldn’t

Quotes 121 till 138 of 138.

  • William S. Burroughs There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.
    William S. Burroughs
    American writer and artist (1914 - 1997)
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  • Bob Hawke There is no doubt that this government and this country are benefiting from the reforms that we brought in the 1980s, and that couldn't have been done without the co-operation of the trade union movement.
    Bob Hawke
     
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  • Ben Roethlisberger There will always be hard times. Use adversity to fuel your fire. In high school, I wanted to play quarterback but couldn't until I was a senior. I played wide receiver instead, and this ultimately helped me because I learned more about the game.
    Ben Roethlisberger
    American football player (1982 - )
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  • Barry McGuire There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.
    Barry McGuire
    American singer-songwriter (1935 - )
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  • Bill Bruford We all lived in the same house, or most of us did. And as far as I can make out we were confined to the property, because at twenty-four hours' notice we'd have to do a gig somewhere. So you couldn't leave the building for more than twelve hours in case a gig came through.
    Bill Bruford
    English drummer, composer and producer (1949 - )
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  • Bill Bryson We couldn't place their accents but we thought the smaller one might be Australian since he seemed so at home down under.
    Source: Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Burnie Burns We started on April 1, 2003. So long ago, you couldn't watch video in a web browser; you had to watch it in a different player, like in Quicktime player or something like that.
    Burnie Burns
    American writer, actor, producer and director (1973 - )
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  • Butch Trucks We've been lucky because quite a few young people keep coming to see us play. We couldn't tour as much as we do if we could only count on the baby boomers.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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  • Beth Ditto When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when I'd come home to find that the water had been turned off because my mother couldn't afford the bill. Suddenly, everything feels easier.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Boyd Holbrook When I got into high school, I got really into basketball. I had this itch that I wanted to just move. I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew that if basketball became a scholarship or something, it would be a means to that. It turned out I couldn't jump that high.
    Boyd Holbrook
    American actor and model
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  • Barry White When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.
    Barry White
    American singer-songwriter, record producer and composer (1944 - 2003)
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  • Ann Coulter Why couldn't Obama have picked somebody respectable as his running mate, you know, like John Kerry did?
    Ann Coulter
    American far-right media pundit and author (1961 - )
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  • Ben Folds Why would I want to sound like Joni Mitchell? I've got Joni Mitchell records, and they're great, and I couldn't possibly be that good.
    Ben Folds
    American singer-songwriter, musician and composer (1966 - )
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  • Bela Lugosi Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn't stand it.
    Bela Lugosi
    Hungarian-American actor (1882 - 1956)
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  • Bernard Malamud Writers who can't invent stories often substitute style for narrative. They remind me of the painter who couldn't paint people, so he painted chairs.
    Bernard Malamud
    American novelist (1914 - 1986)
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  • Bill Walsh Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives.
    Bill Walsh
    American football coach (1931 - 2007)
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  • Irvin S. Cobb You couldn't tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation.
    Irvin S. Cobb
    American author, humorist, editor and columnist (1876 - 1944)
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  • Bill Mauldin [Soldier speaking to another soldier:] Why the hell couldn't you have been born a beautiful woman?
    Source: LIFE Magazine, 16 July 1945, Cartoon Caption
    Bill Mauldin
    American cartoonist (1921 - 2003)
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