Quotes with double-edged

Quotes 41 till 54 of 54.

  • Gore Vidal Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Bernard Pivot This programme would only really make sense and work properly if it was also broadcast on France's international television channel TV5. So I ended up with a double production, on France 2 and TV5.
    Bernard Pivot
    French journalist and interviewer (1935 - )
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  • Logan Pearsall Smith Those who talk on the razor-edge of double-meanings pluck the rarest blooms from the precipice on either side.
    Logan Pearsall Smith
    English writer (1865 - 1946)
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  • George Eliot To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Robert Smith True repentance has a double aspect. It looks upon things past with a weeping eye, and upon the future with a watchful eye.
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • W. Clement Stone We have a problem. ''Congratulations.'' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations.''
    W. Clement Stone
    American businessman and author (1902 - 2002)
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  • Bruce Johnston We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that.
    Bruce Johnston
    American singer, songwriter (1942 - )
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  • Bee Wilson What strikes me, the more I cook, is that the best recipes are ones where the basic anatomy is so sound it will survive multiple adjustments. When a recipe has good bones, you can change the seasoning, double the garlic, swap lime for lemon, and it still turns out delicious.
    Bee Wilson
    British food writer, journalist and historian
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  • Harriet Beecher Stowe Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
    Harriet Beecher Stowe
    American Novelist (1811 - 1896)
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  • Arthur Laffer With the shrinking of the US economy, and it's shrinking very rapidly, you not only have more money, but you also have fewer goods. That's a classic double-whammy on inflation.
    Arthur Laffer
    American economist and author (1940 - )
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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and things, that never have been, or are likely to be.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
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  • Billy Williams As I look out there and see the culture of baseball, a lot of blacks and Latins, it's given me a lot of joy to know that Jackie started that. If Jackie hadn't come in '47, me and Ron Santo wouldn't have played in Double-A and all those years in the big leagues.
    Billy Williams
    American baseball player (1938 - )
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