Quotes with formal

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  • Francoise Sagan Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal.
    Francoise Sagan
    French writer (1935 - 2004)
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  • Stephen Vizinczey Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
    Stephen Vizinczey
    Hungarian writer and critic (1933 - 2021)
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  • Angela Carter The bed is now as public as the dinner table and governed by the same rules of formal confrontation.
    Angela Carter
    British author (1940 - 1992)
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  • Bob Goodlatte The oak has long been an enduring and mighty tree. It is truly a part of our national heritage and it merits the formal distinction of America's National Tree.
    Bob Goodlatte
    American politician, attorney, and lobbyist (1952 - )
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  • Anthony Holden The Princess's so-called 'time and space speech' at the end of '93 about a year after the formal separation, looking back on it it's called her retirement from public life but we've seen in fact it's nothing of the kind.
    Anthony Holden
    English writer, broadcaster and critic
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  • Maya Angelou The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.
    Maya Angelou
    African-American poet and writer (1928 - 2014)
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  • Ray Kroc While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.
    Ray Kroc
    American businessman, founder McDonalds (1902 - 1984)
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  • Roland Barthes Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack to the feast, from the conversation at the local cafĂ© to the speech at a formal dinner.
    Roland Barthes
    French writer, literary critic, linguist and philosopher (1915 - 1980)
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  • Bill Nye You're dressed in a tuxedo, you wear a bow tie. A bow tie with a tuxedo is more formal than a straight tie with a tuxedo.
    Bill Nye
    American science communicator, television presenter (1955 - )
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  • Ambrose Bierce Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors.
    Ambrose Bierce
    American writer (1842 - 1914)
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