Quotes with dead-ends

Quotes 361 till 380 of 516.

  • Douglas Adams The moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven t. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor.
    Douglas Adams
    British science-fiction writer (1952 - 2001)
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  • Ian McEwan The moment you lose curiosity in the world, you might as well be dead.
    Ian McEwan
    English novelist and screenwriter (1948 - )
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  • Robert Wilson The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
    Robert Wilson
    American theater stage director and playwright (1941 - )
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  • Germaine Greer The most threatened group in human societies as in animal societies is the unmated male: the unmated male is more likely to wind up in prison or in an asylum or dead than his mated counterpart. He is less likely to be promoted at work and he is considered a poor credit risk.
    Germaine Greer
    Australian writer and public intellectual (1939 - )
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  • Washington Irving The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
    Washington Irving
    American writer (1783 - 1859)
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  • Henry Miller The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Thomas B. Aldrich The ocean moans over dead men's bones.
    Thomas B. Aldrich
    American writer, editor (1836 - 1907)
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  • Aldous Huxley The only completely consistent people are the dead.
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Aldous Huxley The only consistent people are the dead.
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    American short story writer (1804 - 1864)
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  • Camille Paglia The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them.
    Source: Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Caitlin Rose The only two shows I watch are 'Walking Dead' and 'Nashville,' but both just went off the air for a couple of months, so I feel like I have to be productive because I'm not sitting around waiting for the next episode of zombies or mainstream country music.
    Caitlin Rose
    American country singer (1987 - )
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  • W. H. Auden The only way to spend New Year's Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • Thomas Carlyle The past is all holy to us; the dead are all holy; even they that were wicked when alive.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Edward Thomas The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.
    Edward Thomas
     
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  • John Keats The poetry of the earth is never dead.

    John Keats
    English poet (1795 - 1821)
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  • Thomas Hobbes The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.
    Thomas Hobbes
    British philosopher (1588 - 1679)
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  • Gabriel Garcia Marquez The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.
    Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    Colombian writer (1927 - 2014)
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  • Roger Simon The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would not be caught dead in otherwise.
    Roger Simon
     
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  • Bob Schaffer The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.
    Bob Schaffer
    American politician (1962 - )
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