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Quotes 881 till 900 of 1835.

  • George Bernard Shaw Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    French writer and philosopher (1712 - 1778)
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  • Albert Camus More and more, revolution has found itself delivered into the hands of its bureaucrats and doctrinaires on the one hand, and to the enfeebled and bewildered masses on the other.
    Albert Camus
    French writer, essayist and Nobel Prize winner in literature (1956) (1913 - 1960)
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  • James Thomson More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.
    James Thomson
    Scottish poet (1700 - 1748)
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  • Gabriel Heatter More power than all the success slogans ever penned by human hand is the realization for every man that he has but one boss. That boss is the man - he - himself.
    Gabriel Heatter
    American radio commentator and journalist (1890 - 1972)
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  • Bill Hybels More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat.
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • C. S. Lewis Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.
    Source: The Pilgrims Regress
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Bobby Vinton Most of those takes were one take. I made those records in three minutes. I didn't have time to get nervous or scared the first time I sang it. It was all 'live' and I enjoyed it so much.
    Bobby Vinton
    American singer and songwriter (1935 - )
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  • Fred A. Allen Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats; then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.
    Fred A. Allen
    American comic (1894 - 1956)
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  • William James Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Angela Carter Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place.
    Angela Carter
    British author (1940 - 1992)
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  • Brit Hume MSNBC got some very good people. They've got a good-looking set. All They're first-class. Somewhere along the way, they kind of lost their identity as a news channel, and they started doing a lot of other sort of magazine-type programming.
    Brit Hume
    American journalist and political commentator (1943 - )
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  • Charles Dudley Warner Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.
    Charles Dudley Warner
    American writer (1829 - 1900)
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  • Harry Mathews Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am.
    Harry Mathews
    American writer (1930 - 2017)
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  • Josh Billings Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.
    Josh Billings
    American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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  • Christian Nevell Bovee Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
    Christian Nevell Bovee
    American writer
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  • Brett Hoebel My approach to training changed dramatically throughout my experience as one of the trainers on 'The Biggest Loser.' Getting to know each person was an important reminder that to get the body physically fit, you must first get mentally and emotionally 'fit.'
    Brett Hoebel
    American personal trainer
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  • Lord Melbourne My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.
    Lord Melbourne
    British Statesman, Prime Minister (1779 - 1848)
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  • Bill Flores My family came from Spain in 1725, and if people want to consider me Hispanic, they can, but I didn't advertise that way, and I'm an American first.
    Bill Flores
    American businessman and politician (1954 - )
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  • Bobby Darin My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys.
    Bobby Darin
    American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor (1936 - 1973)
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