Quotes 901 till 920 of 1272.
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The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife.
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The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
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The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.
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The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year, Of wailing winds, and naked woods and meadows brown and sear.
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
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The military mind is indeed a menace. Old-fashioned futurity that sees only men fighting and dying in smoke and fire; hears nothing more civilized than a cannonade; scents nothing but the stink of battle-wounds and blood.
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The mind as well as the body must be not only strong but well disciplined in order to act with promptness and vigor in new and untried situations. It is hard to turn men's minds from the old and deeply worn channels in which they have long been flowing.
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The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice bills was $55 million a year, about one-tenth of what was necessary.
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The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine a Beethoven making $100, 000 a year?
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The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which is altogether owing to early instruction: Miss is scarce three years old, but she's spoke to every day to hide her leg, and rebuked in good earnest if she shows it; whilst little Master at the same age is bid to take up his coats, and piss like a man.
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The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.
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The newest books are those that never grow old.
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The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had a good feed and tanked up on good wine gives his old lady a kiss after supper and his day is over. Finished.
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The obvious issue is providing clean drinking water and sanitation to every single human being on earth at the cost of little more than one year of the Kyoto treaty.
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The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything, and the young know everything.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.
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