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Quotes 981 till 1000 of 1835.

  • Alexis de Tocqueville Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    French aristocrat, political philosopher and sociologist (1805 - 1859)
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  • Bill Laswell Nothing was a style first. Everything started as an idea. A guy did something with an idea. Someone copied him. Some copied all of them and it became trendy and then it became a style.
    Bill Laswell
    American bass guitarist (1955 - )
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  • Samuel Johnson Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Blair Underwood Now it's a fully realized production but for the fact that we're holding our scripts in our hand and some of us used them, and some of us didn't and you have to by union rules hold the script. You don't have to use them but you gotta hold them.
    Blair Underwood
    American actor (1964 - )
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  • Bud Abbott Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third.
    Source: To which Costello replies "Thats what I want to find out." From: Naughty Nineties (1945)
    Bud Abbott
    American comedian and actor (1897 - 1974)
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  • Aaron Spelling Nowadays, people always say, how come he's doing such young shows? But they never mention The Mod Squad. I was very proud of that show. It's the first time an African-American guy kissed a white girl.
    Aaron Spelling
    American film and television (1923 - 2006)
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  • Sir Walter Scott O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.
    Source: Marmion
    Sir Walter Scott
    British writer and poet (1771 - 1832)
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  • Howard Nemerov Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose?
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  • Amelia Earhart Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.
    Amelia Earhart
    American aviation pioneer and author (1897 - 1937)
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  • Bill Rancic Obviously, many people may remember me as the first winner of 'The Apprentice,' but prior to that, I was an entrepreneur. I started my first business when I was in college, and then getting my lucky break was when Donald Trump hired me on.
    Bill Rancic
    American entrepreneur (1971 - )
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  • Bjorn Lomborg Of course, the world is full of problems. But on the other hand it's important to get the sense... are we generally moving in the right direction or the wrong direction?
    Bjorn Lomborg
    Danish author (1965 - )
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  • Edwin P. Whipple Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.
    Edwin P. Whipple
    American essay writer (1819 - 1886)
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  • Alfred Lord Tennyson Oh for someone with a heart, head and hand. Whatever they call them, what do I care, aristocrat, democrat, autocrat, just be it one that can rule and dare not lie.
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    English poet (1809 - 1892)
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  • Bayard Taylor Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have swept like the waves of a deluge down the valley of the Rhine! War has laid his mailed hand on those desolate towers and ruthlessly torn down what time has spared, yet he could not mar the beauty of the shore, nor could Time himself hurl down the mountains that guard it.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Laurence J. Peter Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to believe.
    Laurence J. Peter
    Canadian educator and hierarchiologist (1919 - 1990)
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  • Sir Walter Scott Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.
    Sir Walter Scott
    British writer and poet (1771 - 1832)
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  • Eric Hoffer Old age equalizes - we are aware that what is happening to us has happened to untold numbers from the beginning of time. When we are young we act as if we were the first young people in the world.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • John McCain On my honor, I swear to you, that from my first day in office to the last breath I draw, I will do everything in my power to make you proud of your government.
    John McCain
    American politician (1936 - 2018)
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  • Adelbert von Chamisso On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.
    Adelbert von Chamisso
    German writer, liar and explorer (1781 - 1838)
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  • Charles Baudelaire On the day when a young writer corrects his first proof-sheet he is as proud as a schoolboy who has just got his first dose of pox.
    Charles Baudelaire
    French poet (1821 - 1867)
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