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Quotes 1321 till 1340 of 1569.

  • Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Truth comes home to the mind so naturally that when we learn it for the first time, it seems as though we did no more than recall it to our memory.
    Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
    French author (1657 - 1757)
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  • Edward Gibbon Truth, naked, unblushing truth, the first virtue of all serious history, must be the sole recommendation of this personal narrative.
    Edward Gibbon
    British historian (1737 - 1794)
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  • Billy Sunday Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.
    Billy Sunday
    American athlete and evangelist (1862 - 1935)
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  • Barbara Mikulski Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.
    Barbara Mikulski
    American politician (1936 - )
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  • Carl von Clausewitz Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Jose Ortega Y Gasset Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give reasons or to be right, but simply shows himself resolved to impose his opinions.
    Jose Ortega Y Gasset
    Spanish writer and philosopher (1883 - 1955)
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  • William Ellery Channing Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.
    William Ellery Channing
    American Unitarian minister (1780 - 1842)
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  • Caitlin Stasey Unfortunately for the 'Tomorrow' series, I feel that for the actors that were in the first film, maybe our commitment to it is done.
    Caitlin Stasey
    Australian actress (1990 - )
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  • Burgess Owens Unfortunately, I have been a little disappointed that we have issues out there like traditional marriage, abortion, school education, and we have so much silence from the black community, from black preachers, because they understand first hand the impact of all that.
    Burgess Owens
    American football player (1951 - )
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  • Edgar Quinet Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.
    Edgar Quinet
    French poet, historian and politician (1803 - 1875)
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  • Ang Lee Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to show that you're in good hands. So we broke that rule. I think a lot of that comes from the western audience.
    Ang Lee
    Taiwanese film director, producer, and screenwriter (1954 - )
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  • Brad Feld Usually, the first three months post acquisition are up and down. The acquirer and the acquiree are trying to figure out how to interact. The founders of the acquiree are usually tired from the deal process and adjusting to their new reality.
    Brad Feld
    American entrepreneur, and author
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  • Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Usually, when you get early versions of scripts, they are not very good. I found 'Borgen' amazing from the very first read-through because of how fast-paced and gripping it was. It felt more international because of the way it didn't dwell on the characters' personal lives as many Danish shows used to, but still, nobody thought it would travel.
    Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
    Danish actrice (1982 - )
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  • A. S. W. Rosenbach Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.
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  • Lord Chesterfield Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Aaron Allston Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
    Aaron Allston
    American game designer and author (1960 - 2014)
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  • Bayard Taylor Walking at random through the streets, we came by chance upon the Cathedral of Notre Dame. I shall long remember my first impression of the scene within. The lofty gothic ceiling arched far above my head and through the stained windows the light came but dimly - it was all still, solemn and religious.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Karl Kraus War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost.
    Karl Kraus
    Austrian writer and journalist (1874 - 1936)
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  • Bjornstjerne Bjornson Watch over your child, as it struggles for breath on the outermost verge of life, or see your wife follow the child to that outermost verge, beside herself for anxiety and sleeplessness, - then love will teach you that life comes first.
    Bjornstjerne Bjornson
    Norwegian writer (1832 - 1910)
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  • George Bernard Shaw We all go about longing for love: it is the first need of our natures, the loudest cry of our hearts.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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