Quotes with great-grandmother

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  • William Cobbett Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of ''speculation''; but which ought to be called Gambling.
    William Cobbett
    British journalist (1763 - 1835)
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  • Brad Falchuk Any great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing.
    Brad Falchuk
    American television writer, director, and producer (1971 - )
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  • Bobby Jindal Anybody who spends time off of Louisiana's shores can recognize that these oysters are not endangered. To classify them as such risks great harm to not only fishermen who make their living collecting oysters in the Gulf, but also to Louisiana's economy in total.
    Bobby Jindal
    American politician (1971 - )
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  • Karl Marx Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.
    Karl Marx
    German economist and state philosopher (1818 - 1883)
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  • Peace Pilgrim Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.
    Peace Pilgrim
    American activist, mystic and pacifist
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  • Gore Vidal Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • B. Kevin Turner Apple makes great hardware. The reality is, in the OS, we see things differently.
    B. Kevin Turner
    American businessman (1965 - )
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  • André Gide Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.
    André Gide
    French writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1947) (1869 - 1951)
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  • Boris Pasternak Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life. All great, genuine art resembles and continues the Revelation of St John.
    Boris Pasternak
    Russian writer (1890 - 1960)
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  • Ludwig Van Beethoven Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
    Ludwig Van Beethoven
    German composer (1770 - 1827)
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  • Ellen Key Art, that great undogmatized church.
    Ellen Key
    Zweeds writer (1849 - 1926)
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  • Willa Cather Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining of the sense of truthfulness. The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.
    Willa Cather
    American author (1873 - 1947)
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  • Billy Corgan As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.
    Billy Corgan
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Burgess Owens As a former NFL player, I am one American who will have nothing to do with any NFL Team that cannot find the corporate courage to stand for the millions of courageous past great Americans whose sacrifice gave meaning to our flag and national anthem and to the millions upon millions who still dream to come to its free shores.
    Burgess Owens
    American football player (1951 - )
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  • Bobbi Brown As a makeup artist, I learned quickly that the color of your lips affects the way a lipstick looks. If you see your friend wearing a great color, don't assume it will be right for you.
    Bobbi Brown
    American professional makeup artist, author and public speaker
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  • Bryan Batt As a rule, I try to avoid the French Quarter because of the crowds, especially Bourbon Street. But hey, some people love it. A great, wild, adult thing to see is the costume competition in front of the bar Oz on Bourbon early morning on Fat Tuesday.
    Bryan Batt
    American actor (1963 - )
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  • Brad Feld As an investor, I'm always looking for the next great American company. Who will create tomorrow's Twitter, Facebook, or Google?
    Brad Feld
    American entrepreneur, and author
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  • Bryce Dallas Howard As far as what is the line between human and machine? That's a great question.
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
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  • Candice Millard As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer.
    Candice Millard
    American writer and journalist (1968 - )
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  • Bruce Lee As long as I can remember I feel I have had this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this dominating force which I hold in my hand.
    Bruce Lee
    Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist (1940 - 1973)
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