Quotes with half-point

Quotes 581 till 600 of 790.

  • Brooks Atkinson The most fatal illusion is the narrow point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.
    Brooks Atkinson
    American theatre critic (1894 - 1984)
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  • Barry Eisler The most important guideline when it comes to argument is the golden rule. If someone were addressing your point, what tone, what overall approach would you find persuasive and want her to use? Whatever that is, do it yourself.
    Barry Eisler
    American novelist
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  • Eva Figes The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices - against half the human race - that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.
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  • Ben Shapiro The Muslim world just doesn't believe that skin color is all that important. Obama may be half-black, but he's still all-Western, according to them. It doesn't matter whether you're black, white or green - if you're not a devotee of Muhammad, you don't matter.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Fred Friendly The news is the one thing the networks can point to with pride. Everything else they do is crap and they know it.
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  • Rod Laver The next point - that's all you must think about.
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  • Bobby Fischer The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting hand you have the same starting hand. What's the point?
    Bobby Fischer
    American chess grandmaster (1943 - 2008)
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  • Humphrey Bogart The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go.
    Humphrey Bogart
    American screen and stage actor (1899 - 1957)
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  • Ben Carson The P.C. police are out in force at all times... We've reached a point where people are actually afraid to talk about what they want to say.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Leigh Hunt The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
    Leigh Hunt
    British poet, essaywriter (1784 - 1859)
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  • Karl Marx The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.
    Karl Marx
    German economist and state philosopher (1818 - 1883)
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  • Al Franken The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.
    Al Franken
    American comedian, politician and author (1951 - )
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  • Donald Trump The point is that you can't be too greedy.
    Donald Trump
    American businessman (1946 - )
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  • Barbara Deming The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.
    Barbara Deming
    American feminist and advocate (0 - 1984)
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  • Brendan Myers The point of a philosophical spirit is to rely primarily upon one's own thinking.
    Brendan Myers
    Canadian philosopher and author (1974 - )
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  • Abraham Tucker The point of aim for our vigilance to hold in view is to dwell upon the brightest parts in every prospect, to call off the thoughts when running upon disagreeable objects, and strive to be pleased with the present circumstances surrounding us.
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  • Peter Ustinov The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.
    Peter Ustinov
    British actor, writer, director (1921 - 2004)
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  • Bertrand Russell The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Louise Lynn Hay The point of power is always in the present moment.
    Louise Lynn Hay
    American writer of books on personal growth (1926 - 2017)
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  • Carolyn Gold Heilbrun The point of quotations is that one can use another's words to be insulting.
    Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
    American academic, feminist and author (1926 - 2003)
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