Quotes with forget-me-nots

Quotes 141 till 160 of 253.

  • Alexis de Tocqueville Not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors, but also clouds their view of their descendants and isolates them from their contemporaries. Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart.
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    French aristocrat, political philosopher and sociologist (1805 - 1859)
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  • Sholem Asch Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.
    Sholem Asch
    Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist (0 - 1957)
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  • Earl Wilson Nowadays people can be divided into three classes - the haves the have-nots and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-haves
    Earl Wilson
    American columnist (1907 - 1987)
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  • Ben Jonson O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
    Ben Jonson
    British Dramatist, Poet (1572 - 1637)
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  • Henry David Thoreau Of what significance are the things you can forget.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Phyllis Mcginley Oh, high is the price of parenthood, and daughters may cost you double. You dare not forget, as you thought you could, that youth is a plague and a trouble.
    Phyllis Mcginley
    American poet and author (1905 - 1978)
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  • Beilby Porteus One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were privileg'd To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. Ah! why will kings forget that they are men, And men that they are brethren?
    Beilby Porteus
    English Bishop and reformer (1731 - 1809)
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  • Georg Groddeck One must not forget that recovery is brought about not by the physician, but by the sick man himself. He heals himself, by his own power, exactly as he walks by means of his own power, or eats, or thinks, breathes or sleeps.
    Georg Groddeck
    German physician, founder of psychosomatics (1866 - 1934)
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  • Baz Luhrmann Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
    Baz Luhrmann
    Australian director, writer, and producer (1962 - )
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  • Eric Hoffer Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end results of
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • John Irving Our memory is a monster; you forget it - it does not.
    Source: In One Person (2012) 260
    John Irving
    American-Canadian novelist and screenwriter (1942 - )
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  • Howard W. Newton People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it.
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  • Barry Ritholtz People forget that although we can pinpoint the price, we can only guess at future earnings. The past isn't much help: It simply tells whether a market was pricey or cheap.
    Barry Ritholtz
    American author and newspaper columnist
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  • John Jay Chapman People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this, that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.
    John Jay Chapman
    American author (1862 - 1933)
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  • Brad Wenstrup Politicians - in both political parties - spend too much money. And they forget to focus on what matters most: fixing the economic mess they created and putting people back to work.
    Brad Wenstrup
    American politician, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Reserve" class="mw-redirect&# (1958 - )
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  • Stephen Vizinczey Powerful men in particular suffer from the delusion that human beings have no memories. I would go so far as to say that the distinguishing trait of powerful men is the psychotic certainty that people forget acts of infamy as easily as their parents birth
    Stephen Vizinczey
    Hungarian writer and critic (1933 - 2021)
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  • Doug Horton Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you.
    Doug Horton
    American Protestant clergyman
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  • Brad Meltzer Remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget that prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.
    Brad Meltzer
    American political thriller novelist and non-fiction writer (1970 - )
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  • Warren Buffett Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
    Warren Buffett
    American investment entrepreneur (1930 - )
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  • Carolyn Chute Sadly I don't work well under restrictions. I need to forget the world and its rules and laws in order to enter the dreamlike flow of the fictional world. So I may be in some bad trouble.
    Carolyn Chute
    American writer and populist
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