Quotes with heavier-than-air

Quotes 3121 till 3140 of 4330.

  • Bernard Bailyn The idea of sovereignty current in the English speaking world of the 1760's was scarcely more than a century old. It had first emerged during the English Civil War, in the early 1640's, and had been established as a canon of Whig political thought in the Revolution of 1688.
    The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Ch. V, TRANSFORMATION, p. 198
    Bernard Bailyn
    American historian, author, and academic (1922 - 2020)
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  • Billy Corgan The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.
    Billy Corgan
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Ezra Pound The Image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Charles A. Lindbergh The improvement of our way of life is more important than the spreading of it. If we make it satisfactory enough, it will spread automatically. If we do not, no strength of arms can permanently oppose it.
    Charles A. Lindbergh
    American aviator and inventor
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  • Will Rogers The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr.
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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  • Will Rogers The Income Tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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  • Logan Pearsall Smith The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano -is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
    Logan Pearsall Smith
    English writer (1865 - 1946)
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  • Marcel Duchamp The individual, man as a man, man as a brain, if you like, interests me more than what he makes, because I've noticed that most artists only repeat themselves.
    Marcel Duchamp
    French painter and sculptor (1887 - 1968)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately anticipated.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • Nathaniel P. Willis The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.
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  • Ezra Pound The intellect is a very nice whirligig toy, but how people take it seriously is more than I can understand.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Barry Eisler The Internet is a limitless library at your fingertips. It's a great place to start with the acquisition of knowledge. My process is to go to a place when I'm writing about it. Nothing captures the essence, feeling and flavor of a place better than when I'm actually there and doing the writing.
    Barry Eisler
    American novelist
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  • Ben Huh The Internet is far more engaging as an interactive medium than broadcast. Barriers to creating content are going away; they're almost gone. People are taking control of their entertainment. People are Tweeting, posting on Facebook and YouTube.
    Ben Huh
    South-Korean-American internet entrepreneur (1979 - )
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  • Bing Gordon The Internet Treasure companies tend to go public rather than get acquired, although there are clear exceptions, like Instagram, YouTube, Skype and PayPal.
    Bing Gordon
    American video game executive and technology venture capitalist
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  • Benjamin Netanyahu The Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would be infinitely more costly than any scenario you can imagine to stop it.
    Benjamin Netanyahu
    Israeli politician (2009 - )
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  • Candace Bushnell The joke that I make is that there are instances on the TV series that happen to me, - except on Sex and the City they always make it better or worse than real life and I am actually saying that in a joking way.
    Candace Bushnell
    American author and journalist (1958 - )
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  • Carl Honore The journey that 'In Praise of Slowness' has made since publication shows how far this message resonates. The book has been translated into more than 30 languages. It appears on reading lists from business schools to yoga retreats. Rabbis, priests and imams have quoted from it in their sermons.
    Carl Honore
    Canadian journalist (1967 - )
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  • Barbara Corcoran The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • William Shakespeare The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may have in the sworn twelve a thief or two guiltier than him they try.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Lee Iacocca The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.
    Lee Iacocca
    American businessman and CEO of Chrysler (1924 - 2019)
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